The Miami Heat were recently predicted to land Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant.
ESPN NBA writer Zach Kram proposed a trade that would send Morant to Miami for Tyler Herro and Simone Fontecchio.
"If any change of scenery can help Morant rediscover his All-Star form, it's a move to Miami," Kram said. "The "Heat culture" ethos might be cliché, but it delivers results."
The Grizzlies are reportedly listening to offers for Morant, who's dealt with off-court issues lately. He was suspended by Memphis earlier this season after he was publicly frustrated about his role.
"Replacing Herro with Morant would increase variance for Miami, as the Grizzlies point guard comes with a lower floor but higher ceiling than Herro," he said. "It's difficult to imagine Herro ever being one of the top 10 players in the league, as Morant was in 2021-22."
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Morant's played in just 18 of the Grizzlies' 39 games this season. He's averaging 19 points, 7.6 assists and shooting 40.1% from the field. His 20.8% 3-point percentage is the lowest average of his career.
Morant, a 2-time All-Star, has led the Grizzlies to three playoff appearances, including a Western Conference Finals berth in 2022. But the relationship between he and the Grizzlies has soured. He's averaging a career-low 28.3 minutes per game this season.
Kram believes including Herro in a potential Morant deal would be a risk worth taking.
"The combined salaries for Herro and Fontecchio are almost a perfect match for Morant's, and Morant and Herro are similar enough in present-day value that."
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