On Wednesday, a report was published by ESPN detailing the opinions of several scouts and executives around the league, who predictably chose to remain unnamed, around All-Star point guards Ja Morant , Trae Young, and LaMelo Ball . The opinions and analyses were overwhelmingly negative and painted the three potential trade candidates in an unflattering light as their respective teams continue their 2025-26 seasons.

Now, Morant has gone on the offensive, with the Grizzlies star firing back at the ESPN article with a post on his Instagram story.

“Strange times out here. Stay woke. Love to da guyz,” he wrote, alongside a blue heart emoji, via HawksMuse on X , formerly Twitter.

Morant has never been shy about keeping his opinions to himself, and his Instagram story comes at what has

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