According to the Memphis Grizzlies, they will be without center Zach Edey for at least six more weeks, as he continues his rehab from a stress reaction in his left ankle. Consulting experts said it was in Edey’s best interest to continue rehab and not rush back to play on the court.

This injury was originally diagnosed on December 11th, as the 23-year-old has only appeared in eleven games this season. He missed the start of the season due to offseason ankle surgery.

While his ankle has given him problems with availability, when he is on the court, he is an absolute force to reckon with. This season, Edey is averaging 13.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, and 1.1 assists.

Before the injury, Edey was establishing himself as a key frontcourt rotational piece. His interior defense and rebounding skills have created a void within the roster that the team is desperately trying to fix while waiting for his return.

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 Chris Haynes, the New Orleans Pelicans have made it clear to teams across the NBA that they have no intentions of becoming aggressive sellers at the deadline.

The list includes Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Herb Jones, Derik Queen, and Jeremiah Fears. Reportedly, New Orleans aren’t giving up on the Zion experiment, and they have no intentions of giving up any of their young assets.

With them publicly saying they aren’t trading players like Williamson, Murphy, or Jones, it’s unclear when they will signal the reset to build around rookies Queen and Fears. A large part of this season has been trying to understand their plans of making those two the next big pieces of their team.

Jones is not set to become a free agent until 2029, at the earliest. Williamson is locked in through the 2027-28 season. Murphy’s contract runs through the 2028-29 season.