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Ja Morant is headed to nan Portland Trail Blazers successful a waste and acquisition that would extremity his volatile run pinch nan Memphis Grizzlies, according to aggregate reports Monday.
Pending NBA support and physicals, nan teams agreed to a swap that sends Morant to Portland for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray.
The Blazers were rumored to beryllium a imaginable landing spot for Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown, and Monday’s acquisition of Morant creates a logjam of guards connected nan roster. Speculation successful Portland remains focused connected the Blazers uncovering a lucifer pinch Boston to bring Brown connected committee successful a imaginable pairing pinch Morant, a two-time All-Star successful Memphis.
Morant is signed for 2 much seasons pinch salaries of $42.167m (2026-27) and $44.887m (2027-28) earlier he’s eligible to go a free supplier successful 2028.
Morant, 26, played only 20 games past play and a full of 79 nan past 3 years.
In 327 profession games, Morant averaged 22.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1 bargain per game.
He was drafted No 2 wide successful 2019, has missed much than 100 games successful his profession because of injuries and was suspended 25 games successful 2023 for a gun- related incident.
The Grizzlies vanished 25-57 past play and person parted pinch astir of nan premier formed from their 51-win play successful 2022-23, nan 2nd of their back-to-back Southwest Division titles.
Memphis traded three-point master Desmond Bane to nan Orlando Magic before nan 2025 NBA draught and shipped two-time All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. to nan Jazz at nan waste and acquisition deadline successful February.
Grant, 32, has played for 5 teams since entering nan NBA pinch nan 76ers successful 2014. He averaged 18.6 and 3.5 rebounds per crippled successful 57 games for nan Blazers past season.
Murray, 25, conscionable completed his 3rd NBA play successful Portland. He was nan No 23 wide prime successful nan 2023 draught and has averaged 5.3 points successful 188 profession games.
