Memphis traded Ja and Jaren, and Ty Jerome is the guard to own
With Ja Morant in Portland and Jaren Jackson Jr. in Utah, the Grizzlies' usage is up for grabs, and the two departed stars have gone in opposite directions for fantasy.
By James · 3 min read
Ty JeromeJaren Jackson Jr.Ja MorantPhotos: NBAProMemphis traded Ja Morant to Portland on June 29, five months after it sent Jaren Jackson Jr. to Utah in a February deal, which takes the two highest-usage players off a roster that now belongs to its guards, its rookie and a center coming back from injury. For fantasy managers there are two separate questions, what the move does to the players who left and who inherits the shots that stayed behind, and our projections answer both with more confidence about the second than drafters seem to have.
- Ty Jerome MEM91stvs 82nd
- Jaren Jackson Jr. UTA40thvs 33rd
- Ja Morant POR125thvs 101st
- Cedric Coward MEM102ndvs 99th
- Zach Edey MEM61stvs 60th
- Cameron Boozer MEM81stvs 71st
The ranks below are the projections board's roster slot value under ESPN's default points scoring and under 9-cat, so the games each player is projected to miss are already in them. Draft positions are ESPN's at the end of September.
Every player in this story is on the fantasy basketball rankings and the 2026-27 projections, and the NBA depth charts show where each one stands in his team’s rotation tonight.
