Memphis Is 'Struggling Immensely' to Trade Ja Morant and the NBA Is Watching

Alright, you guys. Stop what you are doing. The NBA offseason news for Memphis just dropped, and it is WILD. Brian Windhorst from ESPN just came out and said Ja Morant "couldn't be more available" on the trade market. Seriously? The Grizzlies are reportedly "struggling immensely" to find a team willing to trade for him. You read that right. The league is watching this go down, and it's a total mess for Memphis.

Sacramento Said NO. NO!

Can you believe this? Just when you think things couldn't get crazier, Jake Fischer over at The Stein Line, via Bleacher Report, dropped another bomb. The Sacramento Kings, the *Sacramento Kings*, flat-out turned down a Ja Morant trade. Not only did they say no, but get this, Fischer also reported the Kings would demand the Grizzlies *include* draft capital along with Morant just to take him off their hands. Think about that for a second. Memphis would have to PAY teams to take their former franchise cornerstone. That's a brutal reality check, and it shows just how desperate the Grizzlies might be to move him. It's a huge signal about his value, or lack thereof, right now in the league.

Summer League Hopes and Two-Way Deals

While the Ja Morant situation is dominating the headlines, Memphis is still trying to build for the future with some younger talent heading to Summer League. Clemson's J

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estin Porter, a 6'1" grad transfer guard, is joining up. DraftExpress' Jon Chepkevich noted Porter averaged 9.6 points and shot 34.8 percent from three as a senior, leading the Tigers in threes and steals. He also had back-to-back All-CUSA seasons at Middle Tennessee. Then there's Liberty forward Zach Cleveland, who inked an Exhibit-10 contract and is also headed to Summer League. He put up 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game as a senior. Iowa's Brendan Hausen is another guard joining the Summer League squad, per Jon Chepkevich, averaging 10.9 points and 38.8 percent from deep as a junior. Finally, the Grizzlies are also signing Michigan State big man Carson Cooper to a two-way deal. Brett Siegel from ClutchPoints reported Cooper played four years for the Spartans, averaging 11 points and 7 rebounds in 26.7 minutes per game, with solid shooting at 58.4 percent from the field and 78.8 percent from the line. It's a lot of fresh faces, hoping to make an impact, but honestly, it all feels a bit overshadowed right now. The main story here is Ja. The Grizzlies front office has a massive challenge ahead. With Windhorst saying they are "struggling immensely" to find a trade partner, and the Kings essentially wanting picks just to take Morant, Memphis has to figure out how to navigate this mess. What's next? Every team in the league is watching to see how Memphis gets out of this situation. It's going to be a wild ride.

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