{"id":22255,"date":"2019-06-19T12:18:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T16:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=22255"},"modified":"2019-06-19T12:20:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T16:20:57","slug":"mike-conley-traded-to-utah-jazz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/06\/19\/mike-conley-traded-to-utah-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Conley Traded to Utah Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/memphis-grizzlies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> have traded franchise centerpiece <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/conlemi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Conley<\/a><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/utah-jazz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Utah Jazz<\/a>. The Grizzlies will receive <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/allengr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grayson Allen<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crowdja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jae Crowder<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/korveky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Korver<\/a><\/strong>, and draft picks in the trade.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Mike Conley Traded to Utah Jazz<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Speculation arose that the Memphis Grizzlies would part ways with Conley near the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline. He survived the season despite the Grizzlies sending <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gasolma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Gasol<\/a><\/strong> to the Raptors, but many believed his time in Memphis was limited.<\/p>\n<p>As first reported by Shams Charania of <em>The Athletic,\u00a0<\/em>the Grizzlies finally pulled the trigger on a trade. ESPN&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski fired back with the details in &#8220;Woj Bomb&#8221; fashion, shedding light on the context of the trade.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Memphis is trading franchise star Mike Conley Jr. to Utah, league sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1141372374174130177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Memphis has traded guard Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver and Jae Crowder, the 23rd pick in Thursday&#39;s Draft and a future first-round pick, league sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1141372910671716352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies are now in full rebuild mode, though they&#8217;ve taken the first few steps toward a <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/05\/27\/memphis-grizzlies-future-remains-unclear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">potentially bright future<\/a>. The trade all but solidifies the idea that the Grizzlies will select <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/05\/17\/ja-morant-nba-draft-player-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ja Morant<\/strong><\/a> with the second overall pick in Thursday&#8217;s draft, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=jacksja01,jacksja02&amp;search=Jaren+Jackson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0looks like a future franchise player. Add another first-round pick this year and another to come, and the Grizzlies have quite the glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n<p>For the Jazz, the move makes perfect sense. They got rid of players they used as fillers while upgrading the point guard position alongside budding superstar <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mitchdo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a><\/strong>. The Jazz made the playoffs last season and have now added a third star to the duo of Mitchell and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goberru01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rudy Gobert<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The trade ultimately makes sense for both teams. The Grizzlies got rid of Conley and his contract while getting younger in the process, and the Jazz added what could be a critical piece of a contender to a playoff team.<\/p>\n<p>The Grit and Grind era is now officially over in Memphis. Gasol is an <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/06\/13\/nba-finals-game-6-warriors-raptors-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA Champion<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/toronto-raptors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Raptors<\/a>. Conley, the franchise&#8217;s all-time leading scorer, is off to Utah.<\/p>\n<p>The future is bright for both teams, as two new eras are ushered in.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Image:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1071544614\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1071544614?et=oWOMduCUSLNJw54mnLrUBQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=5RXV94X626R9P71Iaii1V0EgJ5W0BB0gjmlC5ubuExM=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Memphis Grizzlies have traded franchise centerpiece Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz. The Grizzlies will receive Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, and draft picks in the trade. Mike Conley Traded to Utah Jazz Speculation arose that the Memphis Grizzlies would part ways with Conley near the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline. 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