Overview
- Memphis is taking offers for Morant ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline, with no agreement in place and an asking focus on draft picks and young players, multiple outlets report.
- Morant was ruled out of Thursday’s game in Berlin with a right calf contusion, marking a sixth straight absence, after saying he would "hopefully" play during the Europe trip.
- Asked about the rumors in Berlin, Morant answered "live with it" and pushed back on talk of a rift with coach Tuomas Iisalo, as video also surfaced of a heated exchange with teammate Vince Williams Jr.
- Several reports say Morant and his camp view the Heat as an attractive landing spot; local reporting describes preliminary Miami–Memphis talks as exploratory and not close to a deal.
- League chatter highlights a cooled market given Morant’s recent injuries, career-low efficiency and sizable contract, while Jaren Jackson Jr. is widely viewed as Memphis’ rebuild cornerstone even as teams like Boston gauge his availability.