Because Baker of "The Ringer" revealed on the show that NBA Grizzlies young master Morant may be the target of the next shocking trade, on the 20th, Grizzlies general manager Kleiman came forward to make a stern clarification.

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Kleiman confronted the rumors and said: "I can't blame the other 'higher-ups' fantasizing that we're going to trade Ja out, but it's really a fantasy. We don't trade Ja. Please continue to underestimate Ja, this team and this city, and we'll talk for it with what we do on the field. I'm not going to add fuel to this nonsense, we're going to keep an eye on basketball. ”

According to "CBS Sports", the reason why Kleiman quickly clarified the rumors was because the Doncic trade caused turmoil in the league, because after the trade occurred, the idea that "no one can't be traded" appeared, and it made other teams think that there is room for some trade that is considered impossible to come true.

The report pointed out that Kleiman's first major decision after taking office was to select Morant with a roster pick in the 2019 draft, and since then, Kleiman has regarded Morant as the core of the Grizzlies, and all the team's operations so far are to build a lineup suitable for Morant and finally hit the NBA annual championship.