Ja Morant Unhappy with Grizzlies Coaching Staff; Appears to Have Quit on His Team Tonight; *UPDATE*: Ja Suspended 1 Game

[Sedale Threatt]

It's the beginning of the season and "calling out" your star player for having a bad game is idiotic.

That doesn’t appear to be what happened.

[okboomer]

He's only played over 2000 minutes twice in his career. I wouldnt give him an extension either.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

I can't see any GM in their right mind trading for this guy who is a head case, injury prone and a bad 3pt shooter who is owed about 127mil for the next 3 years.

There are plenty of bad contracts and desperate teams out there. It just depends on the value coming back. Bucks didn't have the assets but probably would be all over a damaged Ja and a bunch of picks

[Sofia]

Ja’s a punk

[Frank Dux]

It's crazy that he's only 26 and his career is nose diving. Just 3 years ago the Memphis Grizzlies looked like the next up and coming team. How quickly things change in the NBA

Just goes to show you can never take your opportunity for granted. The league moves on fast if you get caught up in drugs/booze, especially if you’re an undersized guy who completely relies on athleticism.

[MrBigShot]

Ja is a testament to the fact that talent and athleticism aren't everything. He is the antithesis of DRose.

[BayAreaDub]

He belongs on the Kings

[Lunartic]

Why didn't the Griz just keep the same young team together anyway? They're garbage now

[doogie_hauser]

Why didn't the Griz just keep the same young team together anyway? They're garbage now

That's not really fair.

They are a small market team that will always find it difficult to attact big names and stars
They got a very good return for Desmond Bane and some very good and exciting young players

Their front office incorrectly bet on Ja Morant turning his off field antics aside and now will probably need to trade him at a sunk cost.

Playing in the West doesn't help either when geographically they should be in The East.

Overall they need to move from JA and trade him as soon as possible.

[doogie_hauser]

It's crazy that he's only 26 and his career is nose diving. Just 3 years ago the Memphis Grizzlies looked like the next up and coming team. How quickly things change in the NBA

Just goes to show you can never take your opportunity for granted. The league moves on fast if you get caught up in drugs/booze, especially if you’re an undersized guy who completely relies on athleticism.

You can forgive a player for one or two indiscretions (unless it is something as serious and bad as what Miles Bridges who shouldn't be allowed to play in the NBA anymore imo) but JA has really racked up too many misdemeanours on his rap sheet and poor attitude card.

The lack of remorse and sheer culpability and accepting ownership from previous mistakes really irks me about JA, he genuinely thinks he is above the law and doesn't care about this teammates.

[Lunartic]

Why didn't the Griz just keep the same young team together anyway? They're garbage now

That's not really fair.

They are a small market team that will always find it difficult to attact big names and stars
They got a very good return for Desmond Bane and some very good and exciting young players

Their front office incorrectly bet on Ja Morant turning his off field antics aside and now will probably need to trade him at a sunk cost.

Playing in the West doesn't help either when geographically they should be in The East.

Overall they need to move from JA and trade him as soon as possible.

They traded away 2 legit starters in Bane and Brooks, two key components in them winning games. Those are unforced errors.

Ja is a maniac but a lot easier to trade when he's leading a 50+ win team vs some sub .500 junkpile.

[OrlandoDream]

MIA and LAL are getting ready to offer Herro and Reaves package for Ja.

[TheGeneral99]

Crazy how 3 years ago the Grizz were the #2 seed in the West and Ja was the most exciting young star in the league.

**** changes quick.

[Saul Goodman]

Maybe the Rockets see it as a worthwhile risk



Fred VanVleet
Reed Sheppard
Tari Eason
2027 Brooklyn 1st


For

JA

[djsunyc]

Maybe the Rockets see it as a worthwhile risk



Fred VanVleet
Reed Sheppard
Tari Eason
2027 Brooklyn 1st


For

JA

that's way too much for him

[Larry Ellison]

Why didn't the Griz just keep the same young team together anyway? They're garbage now

That's not really fair.

They are a small market team that will always find it difficult to attact big names and stars
They got a very good return for Desmond Bane and some very good and exciting young players

Their front office incorrectly bet on Ja Morant turning his off field antics aside and now will probably need to trade him at a sunk cost.

Playing in the West doesn't help either when geographically they should be in The East.

Overall they need to move from JA and trade him as soon as possible.

They traded away 2 legit starters in Bane and Brooks, two key components in them winning games. Those are unforced errors.

Ja is a maniac but a lot easier to trade when he's leading a 50+ win team vs some sub .500 junkpile.

I don't see the Bane trade as an error. They got a very good return for him. Bane isn't exactly lighting it up in ORL. But really the trade was a way to add draft capital, opening up a longer timeline to build around youth. The Grizz were not a championship contender with Bane. The trade was an acknowledgement of that. They sold high on Bane to a team that was desperate enough for outside shooting that it was willing to overpay. Good trade.

[doogie_hauser]

That's not really fair.

They are a small market team that will always find it difficult to attact big names and stars
They got a very good return for Desmond Bane and some very good and exciting young players

Their front office incorrectly bet on Ja Morant turning his off field antics aside and now will probably need to trade him at a sunk cost.

Playing in the West doesn't help either when geographically they should be in The East.

Overall they need to move from JA and trade him as soon as possible.

They traded away 2 legit starters in Bane and Brooks, two key components in them winning games. Those are unforced errors.

Ja is a maniac but a lot easier to trade when he's leading a 50+ win team vs some sub .500 junkpile.

I don't see the Bane trade as an error. They got a very good return for him. Bane isn't exactly lighting it up in ORL. But really the trade was a way to add draft capital, opening up a longer timeline to build around youth. The Grizz were not a championship contender with Bane. The trade was an acknowledgement of that. They sold high on Bane to a team that was desperate enough for outside shooting that it was willing to overpay. Good trade.

That Bane deal also freed up valuable cap space dor The Grizz (which is extremely previous in today's luxury tax/apron strings capped league)

We are all assuming too that The Grizzlies will move to the East once Vegas and Seattle enter as expansion teams (along with i assume Minnesota)

Memphis seem to have a solid record of talent identification via the draft. They will be fine going fowards, especially once they rid themselves of Ja Morant and his hubris.

[JRoy]

Ja is a testament to the fact that talent and athleticism aren't everything. He is the antithesis of DRose.

I don’t know.

Rose is also greasy off the court.

[Lunartic]

That's not really fair.

They are a small market team that will always find it difficult to attact big names and stars
They got a very good return for Desmond Bane and some very good and exciting young players

Their front office incorrectly bet on Ja Morant turning his off field antics aside and now will probably need to trade him at a sunk cost.

Playing in the West doesn't help either when geographically they should be in The East.

Overall they need to move from JA and trade him as soon as possible.

They traded away 2 legit starters in Bane and Brooks, two key components in them winning games. Those are unforced errors.

Ja is a maniac but a lot easier to trade when he's leading a 50+ win team vs some sub .500 junkpile.

I don't see the Bane trade as an error. They got a very good return for him. Bane isn't exactly lighting it up in ORL. But really the trade was a way to add draft capital, opening up a longer timeline to build around youth. The Grizz were not a championship contender with Bane. The trade was an acknowledgement of that. They sold high on Bane to a team that was desperate enough for outside shooting that it was willing to overpay. Good trade.

They won 50+ games with the intact team in an arguably better western conference.

Melting down the team to get picks to then hope to draft good enough players so they can win 44 games by 2028 seems silly to me.

[DusterBuster]

They need to dump Ja asap. He’s not a winning player by any stretch of the imagination or a guy you build a team around.