Grizzlies trade Mike Conley to Jazz in blockbuster deal
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The Grizzlies and Jazz have reached an agreement on a trade that will send standout point guard Mike Conley to Utah, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link) and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian provides the fulGrizzlies trade Mike Conley to Jazz in blockbuster deal
The Grizzlies and Jazz have reached an agreement on a trade that will send standout point guard Mike Conley to Utah, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link) and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Chris Herrington of The Daily Memphian provides the full details on those protections. The deal will be completed once the new league year begins in July for cap reasons, according to Wojnarowski and ESPN’s Bobby Marks (via Twitter). The Jazz will have to absorb Conley using their newly opened cap room but won’t have to waive Derrick Favors‘ non-guaranteed contract to make the deal work, Marks notes (via Twitter). It’s a huge acquisition for the Jazz, who will pair Conley with Donovan Mitchell in their backcourt, with Favors and Rudy Gobert up front and Joe Ingles providing floor spacing on the wing. Conley, 31, is coming off perhaps the best season of his NBA career, averaging a career-high 21.1 PPG to go along with 6.4 APG, 3.4 RPG, 1.3 SPG and a .438/.364/.845 shooting line. Utah reportedly tried to land C Read more