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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17827827297511782782726506.png" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies smiles during the game against the Miami Heat on April 3, 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. <em>Issac Baldizon, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File</em></span></span></span>Two-time NBA All-Star guard Ja Morant is being traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to Portland in exchange for forwards Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, ESPN reported on Monday.</div><p>Morant, selected by Memphis with the second overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, averaged 22.4 points, 7.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds a game for the Grizzlies over seven seasons.</p><p>But he played only 20 games this past season with calf and ankle injuries and was in just nine games in the 2023-24 campaign due to suspension and a right shoulder injury.</p><p>His time in Memphis, however, was mired in controversy.</p><p>In March 2023, the NBA conducted an investigation into a video of Morant displaying a gun at a Colorado nightclub, which led to an eight-game suspension.</p><p>When another Instagram video in May showed him displaying a gun, he was issued a 25-game suspension for the start of the 2023-24 campaign.</p><p>The Grizzlies traded forward Jaren Jackson Jr. to Utah in February and sent guard Desmond Bane to Orlando last June and Morant&#x27;s departure completes the departure of what had been a young core of stars.</p><p>The move comes just ahead of the start of NBA free agency, which could produce several moves by top names to other clubs for new contracts.</p><p>In 12 NBA seasons, Grant has averaged 13.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 776 games for Philadelphia, Oklahoma City, Denver, Detroit and Portland.</p><p>Murray, 25, has averaged 5.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists a game over three seasons with Portland.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>OTHER NBA STORIES:</strong></div><div><strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/24/wizards-choose-teenage-talent-dybantsa-with-no-1-pick-in-nba-draft-1505">Wizards choose teenage talent Dybantsa with No.1 pick in NBA Draft</a></strong></div><div><strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/14/knicks-beat-spurs-to-claim-first-nba-title-in-53-years-1137">Brunson leads Knicks to first NBA title in 53 years </a></strong></div><div><strong><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/23/two-time-nba-mvp-giannis-antetokounmpo-to-join-miami-heat-reports-1213">NBA: Antetokounmpo joining Miami Heat in blockbuster -- reports </a></strong></div>

<p>Two-time NBA All-Star guard Ja Morant is being traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to Portland in exchange for forwards Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, ESPN reported on Monday.</p>

Two-time NBA All-Star guard Ja Morant is being traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to Portland in exchange for forwards Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, ESPN reported on Monday.

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NBA: Grizzlies deal Ja Morant to Portland -- report

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Published June 30, 2026 10:50 AM PHT

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Updated June 30, 2026 02:44 PM PHT

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