Windhorst When I say Ja Morant has no value I dont even think thats accurate I think he has what they call in the league negative value Meaning teams werent willing to take Ja Morant unless the Grizzlies also added draft compensation

Windhorst NBA executives believe the substantial return for Jaren Jackson Jr could reshape the Memphis Grizzlies approach making them more willing to absorb undesirable contracts alongside draft capital in a potential Ja Morant deal

Cedric Coward on Ja Morant If you want to say all the negative connotations about him you're dead wrong and you need to keep your thoughts to yourself Ja is one of the best people I've ever met One of the best people to be around

Kendrick Perkins on Ja Morant He has one foot on the grave the other on the banana peel when it comes down to his career Ja Morant better wake the hell up cuz in 2 years after this contract he could find himself out of the league

Windhorst When Luka LeBron and Reaves play together they're just not a good team when it's just Reaves and Luka out there the Lakers are an excellent team When all 3 of them play out there they're not It's actually a 20 point difference

Windhorst The key here is that the Cavs are moving away from believing in the Core 4 and I think the genesis of this is because they're worried that Donovan is not going to re-sign this summer

Windhorst The Cleveland Cavaliers are signaling that they are willing to move away from their core-4 in large part because there are legitimate worries that Donovan Mitchell will not extend with the franchise this Summer