One of the emerging storylines around the NBA so far this year is the trade rumors surrounding several key players in the league, including Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant and Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball . Ball recently shot down a report of his own desire to be traded, while Morant has already been suspended for a game this year due to his calling out the coaching staff after a loss.

Recently, an article was published on ESPN.com detailing some league execs' hesitancy when it comes to these players.

“The combination of pain in the a**, injury prone, not that good anymore and big contract is a bad one,” said one scout about Morant, per Tim McMahon and Bobby Marks of ESPN.

“Ja has been going down, down, down,” said a Western Conference general manager who did

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