{"id":561901,"date":"2026-01-26T13:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/561901\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:18:25","slug":"grizzlies-rumors-marc-steins-sense-on-ja-morant-trade-talks-after-elbow-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/561901\/","title":{"rendered":"Grizzlies rumors: Marc Stein\u2019s \u2018sense\u2019 on Ja Morant trade talks after elbow injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grizzlies rumors: Marc Stein\u2019s \u2018sense\u2019 on Ja Morant trade talks after elbow injury<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It has all gone downhill for Ja Morant<\/a> on the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> since 2023, and he now finds himself in the center of trade talks aplenty as the Grizzlies scour the market<\/a> for a potential return on someone they deemed to be their franchise cornerstone after drafting him second overall in 2019.<\/p>\n

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Morant is currently out<\/a> with an elbow injury, with him being on the mend for at least three weeks, further complicating trade matters for both him and the Grizzlies. In light of this recent development, Memphis is still looking to<\/a> trade him away, but not for pennies on the dollar similar to how the Atlanta Hawks received peanuts for Trae Young.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sense is that the Grizzlies remain more than open to trade inquiries for Morant \u2026 yet also still under pressure to get more in return for Memphis\u2019 runaway most popular player than the two team-friendly contracts (CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert) that Atlanta settled for in the Young trade,\u201d NBA insider Marc Stein wrote.<\/p>\n

Morant is younger than Young, although he comes with off-court baggage that is sure to depress his trade value as well. The injury issues and underperformance when he\u2019s been on the court hasn\u2019t helped either.<\/p>\n

It would take a lot for the Grizzlies<\/a> to be able to get what they think they deserve in exchange for Morant, as first and foremost, he has to show that he is healthy and still capable of rising to his superstar levels of yore.<\/p>\n

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Where do the Grizzlies go from here with Ja Morant?\"Petre<\/p>\n

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Stein noted that the Grizzlies have been alienating Morant, from openly shopping him on the trade market to favoring head coach Tuomas Iisalo over him, which means that the relationship between the two sides may be irreconcilable at this point.<\/p>\n

One thing\u2019s for sure: Morant\u2019s days with the Grizzlies are numbered. It seems as though it\u2019s likely Memphis finds him a new home, if not now, then come offseason time.<\/p>\n

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