Who Should I Trade?
Ja Morant for Paolo Banchero (2025)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Paolo Banchero F - ORL  | Ja Morant G - POR  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 22 | # 39 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 35.0 | 29.5 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.2 | 7.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.9 | 16.0 |
| Field Goals % | .456 | .435 |
| Three Points Made | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Three Points Att | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| Three Points % | .323 | .283 |
| Free Throws Made | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 8.0 | 6.2 |
| Free Throws % | .748 | .843 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 7.9 | 3.8 |
| Assists | 5.2 | 6.7 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Points | 23.8 | 20.6 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 25 | # 43 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 41 |
| Ethan Masel The Fantasy Bulletin | # 20 | # 58 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 39 | # 50 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 19 | # 37 |
| Seth Fisher Total Sports Live | # 30 | # 32 |
| Jonah Hauman Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 38 |
| Paolo Banchero F - ORL | Ja Morant G - POR | |
| 2025 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 2,502 | 569 |
| Field Goals Made | 529 | 132 |
| Field Goals Att | 1,152 | 322 |
| Field Goals % | .459 | .410 |
| Three Points Made | 84 | 20 |
| Three Points Att | 275 | 85 |
| Three Points % | .306 | .235 |
| Free Throws Made | 457 | 105 |
| Free Throws Att | 590 | 117 |
| Free Throws % | .775 | .897 |
| Offensive Rebound | 85 | 8 |
| Rebounds | 604 | 65 |
| Assists | 373 | 161 |
| Turnovers | 222 | 71 |
| Steals | 51 | 20 |
| Blocks | 40 | 6 |
| Points | 1,599 | 389 |
| Paolo Banchero F - ORL | Ja Morant G - POR | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 35.0 | 29.5 |
| Field Goals Made | 8.2 | 7.0 |
| Field Goals Att | 17.9 | 16.0 |
| Field Goals % | .456 | .435 |
| Three Points Made | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Three Points Att | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| Three Points % | .323 | .283 |
| Free Throws Made | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 8.0 | 6.2 |
| Free Throws % | .748 | .843 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 7.9 | 3.8 |
| Assists | 5.2 | 6.7 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Points | 23.8 | 20.6 |
| Paolo Banchero F - ORL | Ja Morant G - POR | |
| News | ||
| Paolo Banchero scored 35 points (10-12 FG, 3-4 3PT, 12-16 FT) to go with 10 assists and seven rebounds in Wednesday's 132-125 loss to the Hawks. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Oct 22nd | Ja Morant scored 14 points (6-8 FG, 2-3 3PT) to go along with five rebounds, eight assists and three steals in the Trail Blazers 124-83 win over the Suns. Ari Koslow Thu, Oct 22nd | |
| Banchero led seven Orlando players in double figures Wednesday — 20 points (8-of-11 FGs, 3-of-5 FTs), eight rebounds, six assists, one steal, and one three-pointer in the win over the Timberwolves. Bruno Mulé Thu, Apr 9th | Ja Morant is being traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray. Diego Sandoval Mon, Jun 29th | |
| Paolo Banchero scored 23 points (6-14 FG, 0-3 3PT, 11-15 FT) to go along with 16 rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block in the 112-108 win for the Magic over the Pelicans. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 6th | The Grizzlies are expected to move on from Ja Morant this offseason. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th | |
| Paolo Banchero put up 30 points (11-22 FG, 1-4 3PT, 7-8 FT), nine rebounds, and seven assists in Thursday's win over the Kings. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Mar 27th | Ja Morant (elbow) will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season due to his lingering elbow injury. He will receive a PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injection in his elbow to improve the healing of the ligament in his elbow. David Leisering Tue, Mar 24th | |
| Banchero has averaged 37.5 points, 5.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.5 three-pointers across his last two games, and Tuesday's 36-point effort against the Cavaliers — 10-of-19 FGs, 13-of-15 FTs, six rebounds, five assists, one steal, one block, and three three-pointers — continued that dominant stretch. Bruno Mulé Wed, Mar 25th | The Grizzlies say Ja Morant will be re-evaluated in another two weeks. Ari Koslow Thu, Mar 5th | |
| Notes | ||
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