Trade Radar · open rumor · Monday, September 28 · 3 d ago
Trail Blazers Notes: Morant, Lillard, Henderson, Arena
Reported by Jason QuickRead the original report ↗
Asked Monday about the Trail Blazers’ offseason trade for Ja Morant, general manager Joe Cronin said he did extensive background work on the two-time All-Star point guard before making the deal, according to Jason Quick of The Athletic. “I’ve studied Ja Morant for a long, long time, and I’m very, very confident he is a […]
Confidence
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| Reporter starting tier | 50 | 1 call on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −4 | 3 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
Portland Trail Blazers
$194.5M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet
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