{"id":166540,"date":"2025-11-12T11:07:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=166540"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:07:29","slug":"could-a-ja-morant-to-the-clippers-trade-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/11\/12\/could-a-ja-morant-to-the-clippers-trade-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Could a Ja Morant to the Clippers Trade Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Clippers fall deeper and deeper into a hole, can they explore a trade with the Grizzlies for disgruntled star<\/span> Ja Morant<\/span><\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Could a Ja Morant to the Clippers Trade Work?<\/b><\/h2>\n

After their loss against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, the Los Angeles Clippers fell to a 3-7 record—their worst start since the 2023-2024 season.\u00a0 Although the Clippers still went on to win 51 games that season and finish 4th in the West, that roster was vastly different from the squad now.<\/span><\/p>\n

For starters,<\/span> Kawhi Leonard<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> James Harden<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Ivica Zubac<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Nicolas Batum<\/span><\/a> are the only players who remained on the roster. Second, the players mentioned were three years younger. Third, the squad still had other scoring threats such as<\/span> Paul George<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> Russell Westbrook<\/span><\/a>, and<\/span> Norman Powell<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Clippers played at a 53 win pace last season with Norm in the lineup.
Clippers played at a 57 win pace with Bogi in the lineup last season (granted it was 60 games to 30)<\/p>\n

Lost both of them (for different reasons) and were unable to sign playable guards. And now here we are.<\/p>\n

— Mark Thompson (@mathomp_501) November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n