The Grizzlies released medical updates for Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke, and Zach Edey today (via Twitter), announcing that all three players have officially been ruled out for the remainder of the 2025/26 season.
Morant has been dealing with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his left elbow and hasn’t played since January 21. In early March, the team announced he would be reevaluated in two weeks. According to today’s update, it was recommended that the point guard receive a platelet-rich plasma injection to aid the healing process. He is expected to make a full recovery before next season.
Clarke, who missed the start of the season while recovering from a procedure on his right knee, has only played two games in 2025/26 and is currently working his way back from a right calf strain. Following recent imaging, the Grizzlies determined that he requires more time before he can resume “high-intensity court work.”
Edey hasn’t played since the first week of December and there was already an expectation that he’d miss the rest of the season after undergoing ankle surgery. While he continues to recovery from that surgery, he also underwent a procedure to alleviate lingering discomfort in his left elbow, the Grizzlies announced.
Like Morant, Clarke and Edey are both expected to make full recoveries for the 2026/27 season, per the team.
Morant, a trade candidate at last month’s deadline who will likely be back on the block this offseason, will have two years and $87MM left on his maximum-salary contract. Clarke will be on an expiring $12.5MM contract in ’26/27, while Edey is entering the third year of his rookie scale deal and will earn $6.33MM.
Haven’t seen this many tanks since Band of Brothers.
Will Grizz fraft a PG. And then trade Morant. Good PG talent in top 10. Kid from Houston is solid. Can run a team and score. Should be there.
Hopefully they do. And as you said either get Flemings or Acuff. A lot depends on how the lottery goes though.
I have read about Acuff. Haven’t really checked him out yet. He has moved up. I like Fleming cause he is a more traditional PG. i read other teams coaches talk real highly of Acuff. Going to chk his tapes. And the gm coming up in tournament.