Maybe they were interested before if Acuff got taken by the Nets. Now they got him, they have 0 interest now

This. Acuff better be the starting point guard day one with 35 mpg guaranteed, and the player with the most shot attempts on the Kings for his rookie season

We’re getting one of these for every team so this guy can karma farm

Ja Morant is an extremely Sacramento Kings coded trade piece and reporting suggests they were seriously in for him before. Things changed, and now one of the most likely suitors for Ja is out.

in fairness didn’t they have like 4-5 PGs on their roster two years ago

It’s relevant because they were one of the very few teams that inexplicably were interested in Ja before the draft.

Now there’s even one less team that might be a destination for him, making his general situation that much more tenuous.

Even still, when the Kings of all teams who took on Lavine and DeRozan are asking for draft picks just to salary dump the contract… yikes. His stock couldn’t be lower.

Yeah something dumb but going for Ja anyway is definitely something our owner would push for. So I’m pleasantly surprised it’s not happening.

I wonder if it’s simply an acknowledgement of how few options are available now.

3 teams just drafted PGs high in the first (Brooklyn, Sacramento, and Atlanta). Another PG needy team just traded for one (Minnesota). New Orleans is apparently out. Most teams already have a PG.

Like, I don’t even know who would be interested in him. Maybe Milwaukee? Or Maybe Orlando gets desperate?

Them asking for draft compensation was earlier in the season. It was already dead, but the Acuff pick pretty much just nails the coffin shut.

They are the kings bro they make horrible moves on a daily basis

The last dance 2.0, Zion and Ja flaming out together during the 2026-2027 season, would be poetic

At this point id feel safer rolling with Fears

New Orleans has Murray (who they want to showcase and increase his trade value) and Fears (who they drafted in the top 10 last year). No idea why New Orleans would be interested beyond Dumars being Dumars

If we can get off Jakob I would happily take ja

Maybe ship off Jalen Green from Phoenix for Ja. Idk if either Memphis or Phoenix would have interest in that tho. Ja and Booker could be interesting

Maybe the Warriors next to Steph. Use Butler’s expiring to match. They have nobody else who can score. I think his rim penetration next to Steph’s shooting would be interesting, even considering the defense.

Could blow up in their faces, but if he returns to form it could save Steph’s last years. And the Warriors are in such a bad spot that buying low on a guy like Ja (or Embiid or Kawhi) and praying for health/success is probably the best move.

He fits in Charlotte ngl

He’d be fire in Miami with Giannis and bam

Pelicans have a major attendance issue. Getting JA would fix that. They just need to get him for cheap.

He and his idiot father are a package deal. There’s no team that wants that problem for what little Ja has left.

Problem is basically every team is pretty content with their starting point guards so there’s no demand to get Ja. Charlotte is the only team in need now but rumors are that Coby White only re-signed because he was told he’d get to start so it wouldn’t be a good look to immediately backtrack off that after the dude signs a contract. Heat could probably use an upgrade but even Davion provides something Ja doesn’t and fits the culture better.

If the Heat can make the salary work somehow, I actually like it for them since they have solid defensive pieces around him, some shooting, and a strong enough locker room to absorb his BS. It’s not as though Bam or Giannis is going to be strongarmed by this pipsqueak.

This is a crazy take.

This would get me to tune into Pels games at minimum

Fears and Queen just don’t fit with Zion and Ja, that roster construction is gross, that team is going to give up 160 ppg

You could always just give the Timberwolves Zion for nothing? Maybe that way he wouldn’t get hurt

Run and gun 👀

Ja could definitely put the gun in “run and gun” but Zion can’t put the run :(

How’s the gang scene in NO anyway? They recruiting new members?

So we have a new giannis trade rumor now

I’ve felt this way since he had negative value at the trade deadline. I just didn’t see how a contending team could justify that salary for a guy you probably get 30 games out of. Even weak teams don’t want to be stuck with the contract for 2 years just to take a flyer on him. And the Grizzlies won’t spend picks to get rid of him.

This is a fact. There’s little risk for the grizzlies to keep him. What is he going to do? Sit out 80% of the games again 😂

And if he plays good he increases his value. I don’t see him being traded this off season tbh.

The Laker have legit 0 use for him. Why would that happen?

We need defense, POA defender, wing defender, spacing, a center lol, nothing that Ja could give, lhis salary is also way too high.

I might be traded to Toronto or somewhere at a really low price and have a decent season.

I’m higher on Ja than this subreddit but if the Lakers do this they’re just driving Luka out of town

What the hell role would be play on the Lakers?

Thats an awful fit lol

No.  His ego is too big.  He wouldn’t enjoy being 2nd fiddle to Luka.

Grizz has zero takers. Not even with their own firsts as sweeteners. That’s how bad the situation is for Ja. It’s a shame. 

But yes he’s probably worth the risk on a vet min but we’re not there yet

Faded

he’s not going out of the league. it’s just that no one wants him at his current salary cause he only plays 50% of games due to dumbassery

His salary is the problem. He’ll be around for a while yet, especially when his salary comes back to earth

If the last 2 years haven’t done that yet, I don’t see him changing now.

Ja can still ball but the last straw was him not playing in Germany where Silver had to step in to get Ja and the organization to come together to play in Londan where Ja balled the fuck out and was the best player on the court.

Next game he gets “injured” against the Hawks and is out for the year. Two weeks before the trade deadline.

He hasnt had an agent for a year, he dosnt like this system that Iisalo has installed and he never got his extension and became disinterested in playing for the Grizz.

Kleiman knows hes still a very good player and wants something valuable in return. Other teams are looking at our situation and are basically calling out bluff waiting on us to cut him

It will be very interesting to see what happens.

Don’t think it makes sense for the Grizzlies. Ja has at least shown he’s a high level playmaker. Green just hasn’t shown anything and is pretty heavily overpaid.

It’s the same as the Acuff situation. We drafted Mikel Brown, so getting Ja is redundant and just reduces development time for him. Not to mention, if Marks and Tsai hated Kyrie, they’re gonna hate this guy. Not even attached picks could get him to us. It’s best that Ja stays put and Grizz ride out his contract.

No way. And if he’s a misfit toy, he’s a broken super soaker

I honestly think the Grizz try to rehab his value this upcoming season and he’s dealt at the deadline

I can totally see this drag into deadline season, because teams tend to be a bit more desperate for those “maybe possibly potentially could make us contenders” moves.

Also gives the Grizzlies a chance to try and rehab his value a bit early on in the season.

What I want to know is if the Kings are flagrantly out on Ja.

I think this is what will happen. Teams will take a flyer on him if he doesn’t have a big salary on their books and they didn’t have to give up anything to get him. They also can let him know that any funny stuff off the court and he’s cut.

Just typing this out and thinking through his weird behavior I think I’m lokey concerned about his mental health.

I mean Perry made some obviously terrible moves last off-season and during the season.

If healthy is such a big thing though. His success was predicated on explosive athleticism, and that’s probably gone with all the injuries. He hasn’t seemed to try and develop his shooting or his playmaking, at all, so how could he be undervalued?

Injuries are one thing, but the off court stuff and the inability or unwillingness to develop other parts of his game has made this guy an albatross.

He’s either out of the league in a couple seasons, or he’s playing the vet bench role on a minimum for a bad team.

No need to stretch. Just keep it on the books this year and next. We have no big contracts to give out

Which podcast lol?

I doubt it. He’s gonna be the entire offense and gets to shoot anything he wants. I’m talking 25 shots a game honestly. I honestly think he might be ROTY for that reason alone.

This sub constantly reminds how dumb the Kings are for letting go of quality point guards. Kings don’t so a lot of things right, but they seem to do well at drafting point guards.