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06/29 16:27 CDT Portland is acquiring 2-time All-Star Ja Morant in a trade with
Memphis, AP source says
Portland is acquiring 2-time All-Star Ja Morant in a trade with Memphis, AP
source says
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
Ja Morant is headed to Portland, after the Trail Blazers and Memphis agreed on
a trade Monday that sees the Grizzlies starting anew and gives the two-time
All-Star a chance to revive his career, a person with knowledge of the
agreement told The Associated Press.
Portland is sending Jerami Grant and Kris Murray to the Grizzlies as part of
the deal, said the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because
the trade has not gotten the required league approvals.
ESPN first reported the agreement.
It's a big swing by the Trail Blazers and could suggest Portland --- with new
owner Tom Dundon, whose Carolina Hurricanes just won the Stanley Cup --- might
not be done making moves. Morant adds to a logjam at point guard right now for
Portland, with Jrue Holiday, Damian Lillard and Scoot Henderson also on the
current roster.
Morant has averaged 22.4 points for his career but has played only 79 games
over the last three seasons because of injuries and suspensions --- including a
25-game banishment after he was seen on a livestream holding a gun while he was
in the passenger seat of a vehicle. That came not long after an eight-game
suspension for flashing a gun in a Denver-area nightclub, also captured on
social media.
Grant averaged 18.6 points last season for Portland and will be joining his
sixth team by going to Memphis. Murray averaged 5.8 points per game this past
season for the Trail Blazers.
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