While the NBA world is watching in real-time the implosion of Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, there are two teams, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who are legitimately interested in trading for the franchise superstar.

The Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat are reportedly interested in him and would make him the focal point of their organization. What both franchises have in common is a definite need at the point guard position.

However, like their interest in the 26-year-old, both organizations did not have interest in trading for former Atlanta Hawk player Trae Young (now on the Washington Wizards). Despite Young being on a value decline, both organizations opted to wait for the Morant sweepstakes.

For Memphis, they are hoping to get a pretty fruitful return for the former second overall pick. That would consist of future draft picks and young prospects. However, per the reporting of ESPN, Morant’s current value is not perceived to be high by NBA personnel.

While it remains to be seen how accurate the report is, one thing for sure is that Morant has bought a house in Miami. It was purchased through a trust he manages about three weeks ago. It is roughly four miles away from the arena the Heat play in. Plus, his representatives find Miami to be very “attractive.” This was reported by Miami New Times’ Ryan Yousefi.

Contractually speaking, for any team that is interested in acquiring the young player, Morant has two seasons left on his current deal with $42.17 million in 2026-27 and $44.89 million in 2027-28.

This season, Morant is averaging 19.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Memphis Grizzlies are officially open to trading Ja Morant before this season’s trade deadline. They want to “reset” their roster for their upcoming future.

If the Grizzlies were to trade their franchise player, they reportedly want young players and draft picks in return. This would launch Jaren Jackson Jr. as their new face of the franchise.

They believe having a team centered around Jackson, Cedric Coward, Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells, and Cam Spencer would be highly beneficial to their success.

This last offseason, the 26-year-old was eligible to sign a three-year, $178 million extension. However, Memphis wanted to wait before jumping to any decisions.

Right now, this situation is mirroring the Trae Young situation where he was ultimately traded to the Washington Wizards instead of remaining as their face of the franchise.

While Memphis has looked at keeping him, they are in favor of resetting this team. This began back in June when they traded Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic for four first-round picks.

According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, despite the Memphis Grizzlies trading away Desmond Bane, the organization has no intentions of trading Ja Morant or Jaren Jackson Jr.; while they are remodeling their team, they won’t fully launch into a hardcore rebuild.

General manager Zack Kleiman has went on record to say Memphis is not close to contention, which heavily implies changes were going to be made. This was after the Grizzlies were swept in the first round of the postseason by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

With them hiring Tuomas Iisalo as their permanent head coach, this will usher in a new type of system – a more upbeat, faster pace offense. They believe this will greatly benefit Jackson Jr. and Morant.

Rumors continue to speculate what moves the Grizzlies will make in the draft, in other trades, and even potential free agent signings. They have increased cap space and flexibility to mold their roster as they see fit.