The Golden State Warriors made a big push to acquire Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns ahead of the trade deadline, but Durant didn’t want the reunion to happen. Because of that, the Warriors moved on and acquired Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat,

In other words, it was an underwhelming trade deadline for the Grizzlies, especially as there were so many stars getting moved around them. Guys like Jimmy Butler and Kevin Durant were seemingly on the market, but the Grizzlies could not put the pieces together to acquire an elite talent to pair with Jaren Jackson Jr. and Ja Morant.

Did the Grizzlies try to trade for Kevin Durant? ESPN's Bob Myers said Thursday that Durant and Jimmy Butler both turned down Memphis.

Ja Morant struggled early against the Phoenix Suns, but he stuck with it and help the Memphis Grizzlies pick up an overtime win.

Ja Morant had 29 points and eight assists and the Memphis Grizzlies closed overtime with a 7-0 run to beat the Phoenix Suns 151-148 on Tuesday night

The Phoenix Suns ' struggles to get back in the win column continued in their 151-148 overtime loss at the Memphis Grizzlies (38-20) on Tuesday. Phoenix dropped its second straight game and have lost six of their last seven.