Rockets reportedly not interested in Ja Morant trade

Key Highlights

• As evidence, look at what The Athletic’s Sam Amick wrote about the Rockets and their president Raphiel Stone's potential interest in Morant. Stone, who values this young core greatly and has frequently resisted the temptation to reach for overpriced roster shortcuts.
• Case in point, league sources say they're not interested in pursuing Memphis' Ja Morant despite having lost veteran point guard Fred VanVleet for the season with a torn ACL. The challenge in trading Morant is that availability remains the best ability.
• Morant has missed the Grizzlies' last 10 games with a calf strain (notably, Memphis is 7-3 in those 10 games), and he hasn't played 65+ games since his rookie season.
• Interested teams would also need to ask how Morant would fit culturally in their locker room. If Morant gets traded — and this is true of other point guards rumored to be available such as Trae Young and LaMelo Ball — it is more likely something that happens during the offseason.
• At the deadline, there just isn't expected to be the needed market to get a deal done.