Trade Radar · open rumor · Sunday, November 1 · 4 d ago

Grizzlies Notes: Boozer, Stewart, Jackson, Spencer, Lopez

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

The Grizzlies went just 25-57 last season and ended 2025/26 in full-on tank mode, having signed several G League players to 10-day hardship contracts in the last couple months. Then they traded former franchise player Ja Morant to Portland in July, completely turning the page on the old core. The way last season ended, combined […]

Confidence

49%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+8	1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age	−4	4 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Ja Morant

Trail Blazers · G · 19.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 8.1 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $42.17M · next season $44.89M

Memphis Grizzlies

$161.1M · under the cap · 22 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

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Ja Morant → Grizzlies

Send out at least $33.53M

The Grizzlies are under the cap, so to take on $42.17M they need to send out $33.53M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.

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