{"id":664942,"date":"2026-05-25T23:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/664942\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:25:11","slug":"nba-expert-proposes-blockbuster-ja-morant-to-suns-trade-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/664942\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA expert proposes blockbuster Ja Morant to Suns trade this offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX \u2013 With only four teams remaining in the NBA seasons, the offseason will soon arrive for the Phoenix Suns to make some critical moves for next year. The team is coming off an disheartening first-round sweep to the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>. The roster seems quite far from competing, leading some NBA experts believing that the franchise could make a big swing for a former All-Star.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Ben Golliver wrote about six possible blockbuster trades that could happen, with Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant heading to the Valley in a massive deal for the Suns.<\/p>\n

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Feb 25, 2025; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker<\/a> (1) dribbles as Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) defends during the first quarter at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Golliver\u2019s proposed Morant trade to Phoenix:\"\"<\/p>\n

Oct 29, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts against the Phoenix Suns during the second half at the Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The deal secures Phoenix an All-Star running mate next to Devin Booker. Despite recent injury history, Morant\u2019s athletic and finishing ability makes him one of the most dynamic guards in the NBA. In the five seasons the 26-year-old played more than 50 games, he has recorded over 23 points three times and over seven assists four times. Morant\u2019s playmaking ability off the bounce or on drives makes him a tough cover for any team and create some space for Booker or Jalen Green<\/a> if the trio share the court.<\/p>\n

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Grizzles are solely looking to offload Morant\u2019s $87 million salary for the next two seasons. After trading away Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/a> this past trade deadline, the franchise is moving towards a full rebuild, which Morant doesn\u2019t fit that timeline. In return, Memphis get valuable veterans in Allen and O\u2019Neale on tradable contracts that could later be flipped for future picks.<\/p>\n

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Oct 29, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; NBA Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) against the Phoenix Suns during the first half at the Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

In the hypothetical deal, the Suns would likely say goodbye to one of Mark Williams<\/a> or Collin Gillespie<\/a> in free agency, as Morant\u2019s $42 million salary in 2026-2027 will push the team close to the second apron. Trading away two valuable bench players in Allen and O\u2019Neale, then losing a key starter to free agency, might be too drastic of a change for Phoenix to pull the trigger.<\/p>\n

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Get the BEST Phoenix sports insider information, and exclusive content. SIGN UP HERE to unlock our premium content!*Reporter Tanner Tortorella covers general assignment for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @TannerTSports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOENIX \u2013 With only four teams remaining in the NBA seasons, the offseason will soon arrive for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664943,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[1017,158797,36057,22714,6412,6408,146321,207600,22495,13840,7741,159827,355,6402,18740,6415,99,2219,95710,24],"class_list":["post-664942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-arizona","tag-collin-gillespie","tag-devin-booker","tag-ja-morant","tag-jalen-green","tag-jaren-jackson-jr","tag-mandatory-credit","tag-mark-j-rebilas-imagn","tag-mark-williams","tag-memphis","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-mortgage-matchup-center","tag-nba","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-phoenix","tag-phoenix-suns","tag-sports","tag-tennessee","tag-the-suns","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}