Morant unhappy

Joshyjosh31 said:
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Yeah, Ja is one of those star talents who arrives in a burst of fireworks, but is unable to meet the moment when defenses adjust and the pressure arrives, in addition to being poorly equipped to deal with the responsibility and accountability that comes with being a star-level NBA talent. He's still got time to turn it around, but his stock is dropping precipitously around the league, I have to imagine.
 
Padrino said:
Yeah, Ja is one of those star talents who arrives in a burst of fireworks, but is unable to meet the moment when defenses adjust and the pressure arrives, in addition to being poorly equipped to deal with the responsibility and accountability that comes with being a star-level NBA talent. He's still got time to turn it around, but his stock is dropping precipitously around the league, I have to imagine.
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He's much too selfish to be a lead player for a contender. I wouldn't want him on my team. Not worth the excess baggage and distraction
 
All this talk about Morant…I’m more interested in Jaren Jackson Jr if they move Morant for a rebuilding package.

At that point, they’ll only have a 26 year old Jaren Jackson Jr and a bunch of younger guys, and although I like some of those young guys, I wouldn’t say any of them project to be all star offensive talents which you need next to JJJ.

I like the makings of a lineup that looks like…

PG - ???
SG - Ellis
SF - Murray
PF - Jackson Jr
C - Sabonis

Obviously, that PG spot will be key. Perhaps our 2026 1st turns out to be a high pick and we draft a PG with all star potential to give this group a high ceiling or perhaps Clifford breaks out and proves to be a star in the making and shows he has the chops to be a PG (Ellis can defend the PGs on the defensive end).
 
twslam07 said:
All this talk about Morant…I’m more interested in Jaren Jackson Jr if they move Morant for a rebuilding package.

At that point, they’ll only have a 26 year old Jaren Jackson Jr and a bunch of younger guys, and although I like some of those young guys, I wouldn’t say any of them project to be all star offensive talents which you need next to JJJ.

I like the makings of a lineup that looks like…

PG - ???
SG - Ellis
SF - Murray
PF - Jackson Jr
C - Sabonis

Obviously, that PG spot will be key. Perhaps our 2026 1st turns out to be a high pick and we draft a PG with all star potential to give this group a high ceiling or perhaps Clifford breaks out and proves to be a star in the making and shows he has the chops to be a PG (Ellis can defend the PGs on the defensive end).
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JJJ is young enough to keep during a rebuild and if they traded him we wouldn’t have a competitive offer vs other teams
 
twslam07 said:
What makes you think we couldn’t make a competitive offer for their rebuild?
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What’s our offer?! Carter, ellis, Nique and four first rounders is probably the best we could do. Jackson would fit 90% of teams and would be coveted. I think teams like SA, GSW, Portland, OKC (doubtful), Chicago, Atlanta and houston can top our offer unless we’re unprotecting picks


https://twitter.com/x/status/1985359772539895952

If we’re buying low on Morant I’d be in not a lot of teams need a pg and he has extra baggage. If it’s Carter, Schroeder and multiple firsts Lavine/Morant backcourt is a lot of offense but we’d be the worst defending team unless we find another wing to pair with Keegan
 
Joshyjosh31 said:
the way the team is constructed any trade for anyone under 6’6 sucks. If we had ellis starting and a big wing next to Keegan this would be a good trade but a backcourt of Ja/Lavine with Sabonis at center is terrible defensively
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Any trade for Ja sucks. The way the team is constructed has nothing to do with it.
 
kingsboi said:
always be careful with an individual who shows up like this when not playing

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I would not personally touch him. He's a selfish immature person that clearly hasn't learned any lessons over the past few years. Between clearly trying to push the line with celebrations that border on mocking the NBA's decision to suspend him for the gun issues, and then these most recent issues, he's not worth it. He is an athletic marvel which a game that likely will not age well over the next few years.
 
The only Morant trade I might be "slightly" interested in would be LaVine+ a FRP for Ja. It has to be a true buy-low type scenario where Mem just wants him out, they keep a player that can keep them competitive, but not on long-term money along with draft capital
 
Strange to me that the NBA caught overnight to the Monk/Sexton/CJ type being overpaid and not worth their contracts when you can find THJ for the minimum.

I wonder if the Fox/Morant types are next. small athletic PGs who can't shoot are fun to watch, but at a certain point feels like there is a cap on how far they can go. They also tend to fall off a cliff much earlier than others.
 
Tetsujin said:
Only the Kings would somehow turn a positional logjam into a deficit. GG’s lowkey been bad since his rookie season so that’s another buy low prospect in the move.
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I'm not in favor of going all in on Morant. But -
Morant/Westbrook
LaVine/Carter
Demar/Nique
Keegan/GG
Sabonis/Precious/Eubanks

With how many guards they have, this still isn't a deficit lol.
 
twslam07 said:
Do you think there are any other considerations other than personnel?
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I suppose the Grizzlies might be willing to trade Jackson, Jr. to the Kings if you're willing to give up, like, all of your FRPs for the foreseeable future... Are you of the opinion that Jackson, Jr. is worth that much?
 
QWERTYLICIOUS said:
Any trade for Ja sucks. The way the team is constructed has nothing to do with it.
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I agree but if we’re being realistic we will be one of the teams in on him he’s a big name and we do need a pg Schroeder should not be starting on a serious team. If we didn’t have Lavine a Ja trade would be tolerable.. if the fox trade was for say vassal and Schoan you’d have three great defenders and size next to Ja and Sabonis


BillyStrings said:
The Sacramento Kings are currently listed as the betting favorite to acquire Ja Morant, with odds of +400, according to SportsBetting.ag
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There it is
 
Joshyjosh31 said:
I agree but if we’re being realistic we will be one of the teams in on him he’s a big name and we do need a pg Schroeder should not be starting on a serious team. If we didn’t have Lavine a Ja trade would be tolerable.. if the fox trade was for say vassal and Schoan you’d have three great defenders and size next to Ja and Sabonis




There it is
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Yeah there it is. 10 years back to level ground if it bombs out. Kings again trying to trick reality and skip huge steps in the process, what could go wrong? lol.
 
The_Jamal said:
The only Morant trade I might be "slightly" interested in would be LaVine+ a FRP for Ja. It has to be a true buy-low type scenario where Mem just wants him out, they keep a player that can keep them competitive, but not on long-term money along with draft capital
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Morant has more years and if he is now an albatross I'm not giving up assets to get off LaVine who for all we know could opt out or restructure to remain with the team but with a better roster next year.

I'd do some kind of swap with them but I am not sure they wouldn't/shouldn't be the team sending sweetener in that case.
 
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