Ty Jerome Has Two Major Marquee Suitors on Trade Market
Ty Jerome has been absolutely on fire this season. He's already the leading candidate for Most Improved Player as he's scoring at a 25.4 points-per-game mark through his first 11 games for the Memphis Grizzlies. He had a couple of 40-pieces, and overall is one of the early season's biggest surprises.
Jerome is doing it in all sorts of ways, with three-pointers, step-backs, and a lethal floater in the paint.
Jerome is doing it in all sorts of ways, with three-pointers, step-backs, and a lethal floater in the paint.
But at age 29, are we—or the Grizz—supposed to believe that he'll keep this up, after averaging 9.3 PPG through his first seven seasons? Granted, he did average over 19 points last year, but it was a small sample size, just 15 games. He missed the rest of the season with injuries.
The breakout has made Jerome a trade candidate around the league, and there are already two marquee suitors who have their eyes on him.
The Heat and Thunder have been named as potential suitors for Ty Jerome👀 (per @BrettSiegelNBA) https://t.co/E1SJhOpKW8
— SleeperHeat (@SleeperHeat) November 13, 2026
According to insider Brett Siegel of Clutch Points, the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder are two teams that are keen on adding Jerome.
"Jerome will certainly generate plenty of interest on the trade market over the next few months," says Siegel, "with sources already labeling two teams as suitors for the breakout guard: The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder."
Heat & Thunder both make sense for a Ty Jerome trade if Grizzlies are game
For the Heat, who have been, er... hot lately, they are still in the market for a premium backcourt player. The Thunder, as we all know, have been ravaged by injuries, and adding another star like Jerome would help.
For now, however, the Grizzlies are a surprising 8-4, and unlikely to tear anything apart while they're winning. Or are they?
One front office exec told Siegel that the Grizzlies are still looking to the future, building around this year's No. 3 overall pick Cam Boozer and 7'3" center Zach Edey (last year's lottery pick).
“Sure, all of this is fun, and Jerome has been awesome, but (GM) Zach Kleiman is always thinking," said the anonymous executive. "Winning this season wasn't necessarily in the cards for Memphis, and it's hard to envision that mindset changing.
"If they keep winning, great, but if we've learned anything about them through the years, it's that Kleiman always sells high.”
Siegel points out recent examples of this in Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr.
Still almost three months till the trade deadline, but the Heat & Thunder might not want to wait that long before pulling the trigger on upgrading their rosters.