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The Portland Trail Blazers acquired two-time All-Star Ja Morant from the Memphis Grizzlies for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray. The deal, reported June 29, requires NBA approval and physical examinations.
news.google.comThe Portland Trail Blazers acquired two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant from the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-player trade. The Grizzlies received forward Jerami Grant and guard Kris Murray in return. The agreement was reported on June 29 and remains subject to NBA approval along with physical examinations.
Morant, 26, is under contract through the 2027-28 season at salaries of $42.167 million for 2026-27 and $44.887 million the year after. Morant has appeared in 79 games over the past three seasons, including 20 during the 2025-26 campaign. In 327 career games he has averaged 22.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.6 rebounds and one steal per game.
The Grizzlies finished the 2025-26 season with a 25-57 record after also trading Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic and Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz earlier in the offseason. Grant, 32, averaged 18.6 points and 3.5 rebounds in 57 games for Portland last season.
Murray, 25, was selected 23rd overall in the 2023 draft and has averaged 5.3 points across 188 career games.
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abcnews.go.comMalik Beasley and Ed Davis face federal charges along with four others in a scheme that allegedly involved stat manipulation and betting on Beasley's performance. The indictment was returned June 29, 2026.
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