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Ja Morant is headed to the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade that would end his volatile \u2060run with the Memphis Grizzlies, according to multiple reports Monday.<\/p>\n
Pending NBA approval and physicals, the teams agreed to a \u2060swap that sends Morant \u2060to Portland \u200bfor Jerami Grant and Kris Murray.<\/p>\n
The Blazers were rumored to be a possible landing spot for Celtics All-Star Jaylen \u2060Brown, and Monday\u2019s acquisition of Morant creates a logjam of guards on the roster. Speculation in Portland remains focused on \u2060the Blazers finding a match with Boston to bring Brown on board in \u200ba possible pairing with Morant, a two-time \u200cAll-Star in Memphis.<\/p>\n
Morant is \u200csigned for two more seasons with salaries of $42.167m (2026-27) and $44.887m (2027-28) before \u200che\u2019s eligible to become a free agent in 2028.<\/p>\n
Morant, 26, played only 20 games last season and a total of 79 the past three years.<\/p>\n
In 327 career games, Morant averaged 22.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.6 rebounds and one steal per game.<\/p>\n
He was drafted No 2 overall in 2019, has \u200cmissed more than 100 games in his career because of injuries and was suspended 25 games in 2023 for a gun- related \u200bincident.<\/p>\n
The Grizzlies finished 25-57 last season and have parted with most of the prime cast from their 51-win season in 2022-23, the second of their back-to-back Southwest Division titles.<\/p>\n
Memphis traded three-point specialist Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic \u2060before last year\u2019s draft and shipped two-time All-Star Jaren Jackson \u200bJr to the Jazz \u200bat the trade deadline in \u200bFebruary.<\/p>\n
Grant, 32, has played for five teams since entering the \u200bNBA with the \u200c76ers in 2014. He \u200baveraged 18.6 \u200band 3.5 rebounds per game in 57 games for the Blazers last season.<\/p>\n
Murray, 25, just completed his third season in Portland. He was the No 23 overall pick in the 2023 draft and has averaged 5.3 points in 188 career games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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