Ja Morant averaged 19.5 points and 8.1 assists over 20 games with Memphis last season.
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.
Portland sent forwards Jerami Grant and Kris Murray to the Grizzlies as part of the deal.
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.
Ja dropping.
Welcome to Rip City, Ja Morant! 👏 pic.twitter.com/VtE7Fpgh8p
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) June 30, 2026
Trail Blazers receive:
- Ja Morant
Grizzlies receive:
- Jerami Grant
- Kris Murray
ESPN first reported the agreement. Jake Fischer of The Stein Line newsletter later reported the Grizzlies additionally added $1 million in cash considerations.
Morant, the 2020 NBA Rookie of the Year and a two-time All-Star, has averaged 22.4 points for his career but has played only 79 games over the last three seasons because of injuries and suspensions.
🐻 2x All-Star
🐻 All-NBA Second Team
🐻 Rookie of the Year
🐻 All-Rookie First Team
🐻 Most Improved Player
🐻 Franchise record for points in a single game (52)12, thank you for every highlight, every memory, every unforgettable moment and for all you've given this team, this… pic.twitter.com/1RscVZdelL
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) June 30, 2026
Grant, a 32-year-old forward, played his past four seasons with Portland after starting his career in Philadelphia, Oklahoma City, Denver and Detroit. He averaged 18.6 points and 3.5 rebounds over 57 games last season.
Murray, the No. 23 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, averaged 5.8 points and 3.6 rebounds over 56 games with Portland last season.
Morant’s MIP-award year in 2021-22 saw Memphis win 56 games, tying a franchise record. That team was built around a young core four of Morant, Dillon Brooks, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane.
And now, they’re all gone. Brooks played only one more season with the Grizzlies after that and has changed teams twice since, Bane went to Orlando last summer and Jackson was traded to Utah in February.
