{"id":28601,"date":"2025-04-30T08:26:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=28601"},"modified":"2025-04-30T08:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:26:04","slug":"wednesday-update-293","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/30\/wednesday-update-293\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

I continue to hear that a Ja Morant trade in the offseason is a possibility. Let\u2019s think about what the Grizzlies might get back in return. Their starting shooting guard (Bane) and power forward (JJJ) are locked into their spots. Zach Edey has made a compelling case to retain his role as starting center. Pippen Jr. is showing potential as a starting point guard, especially at an average annual value of $2.4 million a year. <\/span><\/p>\n

That leaves the small forward role. Let\u2019s ask ChatGPT, what small forward could the Grizzlies get in a trade for Ja Morant? The reply:<\/span><\/p>\n

Star-for-star trades:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Brandon Ingram, Toronto<\/li>\n
  2. Mikal Bridges, Brooklyn<\/li>\n
  3. Scottie Barnes, Toronto (ChatGPT says: More of a combo guard, but still fits)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Package-based targets:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. OG Anunoby, NY Knicks + picks or role players<\/li>\n
    2. Khris Middleton, Milwaukee + assets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Wildcard ideas:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Michael Porter Jr., Denver<\/li>\n
      2. RJ Barrett, Toronto<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        I like the Ingram idea a lot. He’d be a great fit here.<\/p>\n

        A few weeks ago, I made a prediction that panhandling Downtown would see a major increase in the late spring. I can now put a date on that prediction: June 1. I\u2019ll say more about it at a later time.<\/span><\/p>\n

        The Redbirds host Louisville tonight at 6:05. There’s a $55 Coors Light Chill Zone specialty ticket that gets you an all-you can-eat buffet and unlimited beer and wine.<\/p>\n

        StyleBlueprint had a look at Felicia Suzanne’s new location and proclaimed it gorgeous<\/a>.<\/p>\n

        The CA looks at what’s different about RiverBeat music festival this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

        The CA also tells you what you need to know<\/a> before heading to the festival.<\/p>\n

        Andre Agassi makes his pro pickleball debut<\/a> today.<\/p>\n

        That’s all I’ve got.<\/p>\n

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        I continue to hear that a Ja Morant trade in the offseason is a possibility. Let\u2019s think about what the Grizzlies might get back in return. Their starting shooting guard (Bane) and power forward (JJJ) are locked into their spots. Zach Edey has made a compelling case to retain his role as starting center. Pippen … Continue reading “Wednesday update”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28601"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28601"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28603,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28601\/revisions\/28603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}