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Ja Morant's trade rumors are influenced by the Memphis Grizzlies' draft projection. The team's upcoming NBA Draft Lottery outcome could significantly impact Morant's future with the franchise.
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The Memphis Grizzlies traded away Desmond Bane last offseason, and they traded away Jaren Jackson Jr. before this season's trade deadline.
That just leaves Ja Morant.
And while it won't pick up steam into the playoffs are over, the watching-from-home Grizzlies certainly are already thinking about what their future with Morant may or may not look like.
Their NBA Draft Lottery outcome could play a big role, too. There are plenty of talented, young guards in this class.
If the Grizzlies are slotted high enough to grab one, Morant could be as good as gone.
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For example, ESPN's Jeremy Woo released a new mock draft on Tuesday that has the Grizzlies using the No. 6 pick to take Keaton Wagler out of Illinois.
Wagler is big enough to play alongside Morant, but he's also enough of a playmaker to take over for Morant if Memphis were to make a trade.
"Memphis made up significant ground in the race to the bottom in the second half of the season, going 2-21 in its final 23 games and landing a 9% chance at the No. 1 pick," Woo writes. "Wagler would be a malleable building block as the Grizzlies continue to remake their roster and is capable of playing alongside Ja Morant if he returns to Memphis next season."
The Grizzlies' draft lottery outcome could determine their strategy regarding Ja Morant, especially if they acquire a talented young guard.
The Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane last offseason and Jaren Jackson Jr. before the current season's trade deadline.
With Morant as the last key player, his future decisions could shape the team's direction, especially in light of recent trades.
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Wagler wasn't as high-ranking a recruit as the other one-and-done players around him on draft boards, but he proved through the course of an impressive freshman season and a run to the Final Four that he's ready for the NBA.
Whichever teams get him will feel really good about it. If it's Memphis, it could also be the signal of a trade still to come.