As the trade deadline approaches — we’re just over three weeks away — rumors have continued to swirl around Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant.
Predictably, one team linked to Morant is the Miami Heat, who are 21-19 as they approach the halfway mark of the season. NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reported in early December that the Heat have had internal discussions regarding Morant. He doubled down on those reports last weekend.
And the noise has only continued to get louder.
According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, the Heat have interest in acquiring the Grizzlies’ disgruntled star.
“The Heat do have interest,” he said recently on Sirius XM NBA. “I would like to see him in Miami. I would like to see him in Miami because of the structure. [Miami Heat president Pat Riley] being there — he’s never been shy to bring on guys who have questionable paths.
“I think it would be good for Ja Morant not just as a player, but as a man to go into there. The Miami culture is different. It really is.”
Morant has missed the Grizzlies’ last five games with a calf contusion. He’s also not expected to play in the team’s international affair Thursday against the Orlando Magic.
In 18 games, he’s averaging the fewest points since his rookie season, while sporting career-lows in field goal percentage (40.1), 3-point percentage (20.8), turnovers per 75 possessions (4.43) and true-shooting percentage (50.6).
This follows Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reporting that the two most frequent destinations he’s hearing from league execs are the Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat.
“The Heat feel like a strange stylistic fit,” Mannix wrote. “They are running that same fast moving, Noah LaRoche–inspired offense that Morant hated in Memphis last season. But if Miami acquired Morant, it would undoubtedly pivot back to a more pick-and-roll heavy system. One that might make some of the current players on the roster happy anyway.”
In early November, I discussed why Miami’s adaptation of its offense — or that Morant allegedly did not like — was why he wouldn’t be a current fit.
Of course, if you get him at a bargain bin price, it’s an option worth considering. But it ultimately takes two to tango. Morant’s value isn’t high. But the Grizzlies don’t have to trade the star guard quite yet — unless it’s really desperate to.
According to the Miami Herald‘s Anthony Chiang, talks between the two sides have only been “preliminary,” up to this point.
A deal won’t get done until every side has urgency, so that’s to be expected.
The trade deadline is Feb. 5 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
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Here we go again. I get excited too but don’t get your hopes up too high. Believe it only when it gets done. We get our hearts broken a little too often lately. But, if there is ever a guy in a situation that might lead him to here, it’s this guy. I say that because his dwindling stats and his reputation make him enough of a risk that many teams will stand aside and his low trade value makes him affordable even with our limited assets.
If we get him he should be paid in direct correlation to his availability 30% = 30% , 70% =70% etc
worth the risk team is stale.disgruntled ss at a low point why not.worth the risk.he will make everybody better.trae and lemelo ball hogs,ja can dish and get to hoop like antman.unreal handle. availability only issue prob wont happen to good to be true
If they get him and he falls flat on his face I don’t want to hear your bitching.
He will be the first one.
Pre and post. Like my ex-wife. Before, during and after.
r u happy with davs 9 pts a game as a starting pg?
Taken together with his defense and assists, he is doing a good job. He would be an ideal back-up PG like Pacers back-up, J.T.. That’s why I have mentioned Dejounte more than once. Better all around player than Morant and plus cheaper. Good trade would be Wiggins to Warriors, Kuminga plus filler to Pelicans and Murray to Heat.
HFL lauded Dav. Now ready to trash him. lol
I think getting Ja and moving Dav to bench PG is a boss move. Send Kaspar, Fonteccio, Roziers contract and a pick. Call it a day.
I’m in agreement with SM on that.
ja purchased house dec 23 2025.i will welcome him at the airport if hes traded ill invite rc to the pre parade party
Isn’t that about the time he started “quiet quitting”? Asking for RC who is indisposed
No thanks!
We don’t want any.
nobody can stop ja from getting to the rim .who the else is avail.this shts getting old ty bam wig .lets see what we have in him why the f not .guy needs a change from a bad team.who the f has he played with besides jjjr.
Bane, your fav, Zach Edey and others.
zachs body to big to play.hes been injured all the time jas been a one man show.in memphis down here he has lots good players around him who need a ss.at age 26 in his prim eyears.joe mullinax locked on grizzlies says he needs a change and we will be getting a top 30 player maybe not top 10 what he was a few years ago but a dam good player.theres nobody besides ant who has a better handle and gets to the rim better than ja.he will make everybody better and with a couple more additions and subtractions i will be meeting rc and 30 in july at a parade either this year or next year.norms on a 2 year leash gotta be soon
watching phil and cleve in a 4 game series believe we get swept with ja and another one or 2 players diff outcome.pat has to realize w/o quitter changes have to happen
Ja and 2 more players? You mean a mini-Fire sale?
bye dav take your 9 pts to memphis and niko please be part of trade.at least herro can score niko cant do anything good.use herro to get a backup center or pf.
Got it all planned out have you? So what’s your new line-up? Inquiring fans want to know
s, Ja Morant recently bought a $3.2 million home in Miami under the Temetrius Morant Trust, a move happening amid ongoing trade rumors linking him to the Miami Heat, suggesting a potential future in South Beach and fueling fan speculation about a big NBA trade, according to reports from January 2026. Welcome ja u need something ill bring it to u
Niko appears to be a one good game in five type. He’s definitely expendable. But, the only way he gets moved is as filler in a trade of someone else.
“Poison pill”
Exactly. Won’t be traded this season.
Rule hasn’t changed since they signed him up for 4 years.
The Memphis Grizzlies would primarily want a combination of draft picks and young players in return for Ja Morant, and are reportedly willing to take on “bad” contracts to acquire more assets. Rival executives believe they are unlikely to receive unprotected first-round picks given Morant’s recent injury and off-court issues. More likely assets would be protected first-round picks, pick swaps, or second-round picks.
Any team acquiring Morant would be committing to his existing contract through the 2027-28 season. His remaining guaranteed salary is:
He is eligible for a three-year, $178M extension next summer (nearly $60M per season), further impacting future cap space. I don’t see Riley trading too many assets for Ja or paying him so much money in the future. It’s not as though Miami would be getting Alexander, Doncic, Cunningham or Haliburton.
changes needed this
mediocre ride has got to stop.so tired of bam ty team ucch
I just can’t see morant going for picks a player in Trae young whom accomplished more taking his team to a conference finals losing to the eventual champions went for two bags of chips all due respect to cj but cmon now. If I’m pat im not doing any mortgaging of the teams future keep giving up picks
No shit. Taking him and his bloated contract is already paying.
I agree with you and hhh. No way do I give them a pick. If we had an available second rounder, okay. But no first round picks.
And no Jaquez.
I’m positive they would ask.
herro?
On the trade machine Herro and Fontecchio for Ja works $ wise but I would imagine it would not be straight up 2 for 1. Memphis will definitely ask for a 1st and probably ask for JJJ or Ware.
what is ware .where is ware, why isnt he playing more.when is he going to get 35mins a game.wtf
ware wolf…there wolf
ware wolf of london or ware wolf of pat riley ct both figments of our imagination.ware is where who knows.im not sure are u sun
If they ask for any of that, Riley better hang up immediately.
Its nice to want things. They are the ones stuck with his underperforming bloated contract and are trying to dump him. Beggars can’t be choosers. Riley should ask for Santi Aldana too and we’ll through in a 2032 pick.
Herro is odd man out
Unless they want expiring contracts, young players and picks, e.g., Jaquez, Larsson, Rozier, Jakucionis and 2 picks.
hate to give up jjj.for ja might have to if thats a deal breaker. btw its not rozier sun its the contract.rozier will never play in nba.wishing terry the best for his freedom.so lets refer to it as terrys contract sun.lets pray for terrys freedom.
Give up a guy averaging 16/5/5 who works hard, is always positive, has no off court or on court issues, is available to play for a malcontent oft injured problem child? No thanks. I would have to reassess my loyalty if they did that.
I hope the Heat would never consider that abomination
We can give them that bogus 2nd rounder we got from Brooklyn in the Highsmith trade.
hh has a tool box but just wanted to take out the defensive tool a man w.o much offense is as good as a man w.o much d.see dav and tyler as references
And he just bought a place 4 miles from the building formerly known as the triple A. I smell smoke.
r u his real estate agent.best heat news since we stole norm.all the reports have him linked to miami.
Everybody else decided to pass because of:
But, who knows. Anything is possible. There’s a sucker born every minute.
maybe he quit on them cause the team wasnt very good.i think gsw pretty happy with our quitter
Does it mean we would be getting another quitter? 🙂
Oh right, 56-26 in 2022, 51-31 in 2023, 48-34 in 2025. What source do you use for accuracy? Mad Magazine?
every article u read the heat are linked to ja.good chance we might get him