{"id":534037,"date":"2026-01-13T15:08:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/534037\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:08:53","slug":"5-realistic-trade-destinations-for-grizzlies-star-ja-morant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/534037\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Realistic Trade Destinations For Grizzlies Star Ja Morant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For anyone that\u2019s been keeping up with the Memphis Grizzlies since at least the 2023-24 season, ESPN insider Shams Charania\u2019s revelation that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2009759833902207065?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the franchise is entertaining<\/a> trade offers for much maligned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moranja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ja Morant<\/a> is far from a surprise. In fact, it\u2019s part of the natural progression in a relationship that\u2019s been fractured.<\/p>\n<p>From the organization\u2019s perspective, Morant is no longer just a star point guard who\u2019s rough around the edges for cultural reasons. At this point, he\u2019s proven that he\u2019s too inconsistent to be the team\u2019s on-court leader and too immature to be their culture-setter. Additionally, he\u2019s injury-prone and in the midst of his worst pro season. From Morant\u2019s standpoint, the trust between he and the team has eroded as the result of his constant suspensions. He feels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/47561810\/ja-morant-trade-guide-four-deals-memphis-grizzlies-consider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">alienated by multiple people<\/a> within the organization, even his own teammates (h\/t ESPN\u2019s Michael C. Wright).<\/p>\n<p>5 Realistic Trade Destinations For Grizzlies Star Ja Morant<\/p>\n<p>With the Grizzlies reportedly willing to trade Morant, there are multiple teams that are considering being on the other side of that transaction. The Miami Heat have \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/marcstein.substack.com\/p\/sunday-best-the-nba-trade-topic-that\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">had internal discussions<\/a>\u201d about adding Morant, according to The Stein Line insider Jake Fischer. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6779151\/2025\/11\/05\/ja-morant-grizzlies-future-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">keeping their eyes on him<\/a> for months, based on a report from The Athletic\u2019s Sam Amick.<\/p>\n<p>Though they haven\u2019t been publicly linked to Morant, there are two other potential suitors that make sense for him as well: the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s explore the viability of each of these options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For anyone that\u2019s been keeping up with the Memphis Grizzlies since at least the 2023-24 season, ESPN insider&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529438,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3795],"tags":[7,294,178,293,177,4070,6,6050,7170,2828],"class_list":{"0":"post-534037","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-memphis-grizzlies","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-grizzlies","10":"tag-ja-morant","11":"tag-memphis","12":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","13":"tag-memphisgrizzlies","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nba-rumors","16":"tag-nba-trade","17":"tag-nba-trade-deadline"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115888427063337040","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}