Overview
- No deal materialized by the Feb. 5 deadline as teams balked at Morant’s availability, recent form and contract commitments.
- Talks with the Heat, Timberwolves and Bucks did not progress, with a Milwaukee concept involving Ryan Rollins plus Kyle Kuzma or Bobby Portis salaries rejected by Memphis.
- Miami showed interest yet hesitated to assume roughly two years and $84 million due to injury, suspension risk and fit concerns, per the Miami Herald.
- Morant is rehabbing a left‑elbow UCL sprain and is expected to return shortly after the All-Star break, with both sides preferring he play to rebuild value ahead of summer discussions.
- He becomes eligible for a three-year, $178 million extension this summer that the Grizzlies have shown no interest in, and he has logged 20 games with career-low efficiency as Memphis went 7–13 in those appearances.