Rabu, 19 Juni 2019

Reports: Grizzlies trade Mike Conley to Jazz - NBA.com

The Utah Jazz are the next team this summer to pull off a reported big trade.

Per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Memphis Grizzlies are trading point guard Mike Conley to the Jazz for Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver, Jae Crowder, the No. 23 pick in the 2019 Draft and a future first-round pick.

Wojnarowski reports the Jazz will send a protected 2020 first-round pick to the Grizzlies, which will convey as a late lottery pick in 2020 or 2021 or become a lightly protected pick from 2022-24. The deal is expected to be completed on July 6.

Conley will replace point guard Ricky Rubio, who held down the position for the past two seasons. A former Ohio State standout, Conley has two more years left on his contract, with an early termination option in the final year. 

The Jazz reportedly were in the hunt for Conley during the 2018-19 season, with trade talks between the sides for the guard heating up at the trade deadline. Ultimately, that deal fell through and Conley remained in Memphis. Last season, Conley averaged 21.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals for the Grizzlies, who suffered through a 33-49 season, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Conley ranks as the Grizzlies' all-time leader in games played, points scored, assists, steals, field goals made and 3-pointers made. A steady playmaker and defensive presence, he has averaged 14.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 5.7 apg and 1.5 spg in his career. He was a key part of the Grizzlies' "Grit 'N Grind" teams of the early 2010s, which peaked with an appearance in the 2013 Western Conference finals.

This Conley-to-Utah trade comes days after another team looking to rise the ranks in the West, the Los Angeles Lakers, made perhaps the biggest blockbuster move of the offseason. Last Saturday, the New Orleans Pelicans reportedly agreed to trade superstar big man Anthony Davis to the Lakers for a combination of picks and Lakers youngsters.

Memphis now has the No. 2 overall pick in Thursday's Draft as well as the No. 23 pick as it looks to build a team around last year's top pick, Jaren Jackson Jr. Of the young players on the Grizzlies' roster from last season, only backup point guard Delon Wright is a free agent this summer (and he is a restricted one). Beyond that, the Grizzlies should be able to continue to add young pieces to their core throughout the offseason. 

For the Jazz, acquiring Conley is a multi-faceted move as well. First, it all-but assures that power forward Derrick Favors will be back next as his contract becomes guaranteed after July 6. That will allow Utah to keep its big frontcourt pairing of he and defensive big man Rudy Gobert together. Second, adding Conley shores up playmaking and 3-point shooting for the Jazz -- two areas that have been weak points for the team over the last two seasons.

Utah was 14th in offensive rating in 2018-19 (110.2) and second overall in defensive rating (105.2) last season, while also scoring 32.5 percent of its points off 3-pointers (which was ninth in the NBA). The Jazz made the playoffs and won 50 games in 2018-19, but lost 4-1 to the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. That was a bit of a letdown after a surprising run to the Western Conference semifinals in 2018.

Lastly, the Jazz did not have to part with oft-injured guard Dante Exum in the deal, which allows Utah to retain some backcourt depth in the wake of the reported trade.

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https://www.nba.com/article/2019/06/19/report-grizzlies-trade-conley-jazz

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