The Ja Morant era is over in Memphis.The Grizzlies couldn’t find a market for the 26-year-old last season, but that has changed as we enter free agency in 2026. The Portland Trail Blazers are sending Jerami Grant and Kris Murray to the Grizzlies in exchange for the two-time All-Star, one-time All-NBA point guard.ESPN first reported the deal.The Blazers now have a lot of guards to play, and I’m not sure how many of them you can play together, but that’s not a bad problem to have in June. That’s something you figure out later on this summer or early next season. What does this mean for the Blazers? Did the Grizzlies get enough? Let’s bust out the red ink and put some grades on this trade.Blazers acquire Ja MorantThis is a pretty interesting trade. The Blazers don’t exactly need lead guards. They have Jrue Holiday for two more years (the second year is a player option). They have Damian Lillard for two more years (the second year is a player option). And they have Scoot Henderson for at least one more year — he’s extension eligible until the start of the season — before he potentially hits restricted free agency next summer.Adding Morant to that group seems to signal a couple of things.
Ja Morant trade grades: Is this the best the Grizzlies could do?
The 26-year-old Morant has some image rehabilitation to do in a crowded Blazers backcourt.










