Why Only LA Clippers Should Chase Ja Morant

Merlin sees a market where Ja Morant has become toxic to most teams, and the LA Clippers look like the only realistic suitor. LA can cobble together a cheap package — John Collins (expiring), Bogdan Bogdanović, a minimum player and maybe a late pick — because other clubs avoid him over declining athleticism, poor shooting, suspension history and episodes of quiet quitting, and a clash with the "screen-free, egalitarian attack" he "hated". Merlin notes the Clippers are old, thin on prospects and fragile healthwise with James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, so they have less to lose. If Morant revives his game he could spark a reset, but the odds favor disappointment. The move is a high-risk, short-term hail mary rather than a long-term plan.