Should Grizzlies Trade Ja Morant In Offseason?

Should Grizzlies Trade Ja Morant In Offseason?

Ja Morant isn’t quite at the heart of the Memphis Grizzlies issues. The antics that are attached to his name now are far different from ones that people focused on early in his career. His aerodynamics have been overshadowed by controversy; in, on and off the court. His character and reputation now dominate headlines more than his stat lines. No matter how he presents himself to his fans, the 25-year-old remains one of the faces of the NBA. He’s…

Grizzlies offseason primer: Is this still going to be Ja Morant's team?

Although their 48-34 regular-season win total marked a 21-win turnaround from the year before, and was only four games out of the second seed in a concertinaed Western Conference left for dead by a dominant Oklahoma City Thunder team, the Grizzlies were always some distance off of where a contender needed to be. They never were one, and as strong of a core as Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr is on paper, it increasingly feels as thou…