Grizzlies' Mike Conley Jr traded to Jazz, per reports - Yahoo Sports

The Memphis Grizzlies traded Mike Conley Jr to the Utah Jazz the day before the NBA draft. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Mike Conley Jr. to the Utah Jazz for a package of forwards and draft picks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.

Utah sending a package of players including forwards Jae Crowder and Kyle Korver, along with draft picks, to Memphis, league sources said. https://t.co/SyPureBNcx

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 19, 2019

Per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the deal consists of Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver and Jae Crowder along with the 23rd pick of Thursday’s NBA draft and a future first-rounder.

The Jazz will send a protected 2020 first-round pick to the Grizzlies, league sources tell ESPN. That pick will convey as a late-lottery pick in 2020 or 2021, or become a lightly-protected pick from 2022-'24. Deal complete on July 6. https://t.co/UY47lnIOWU

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 19, 2019

Jazz acquire Conley to bolster postseason run

Talks reportedly “intensified” this week, per Charania, between the teams as the Jazz look to take a deeper run in the postseason next year.

Conley, who spent all 12 of his NBA seasons with the Grizzlies, averaged a career-high 21.1 points per game with 6.4 assists. The point guard joins 2017-18 all-rookie selection Donovan Mitchell (23.8 ppg) and 2017-18 Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert (15.9 ppg).

The Jazz lost in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs to the Houston Rockets in five games. With questions surrounding the Golden State Warriors’ hold on the conference — and new queries into what exactly the problem is in Houston — the Jazz are taking their shot at the title.

This post will be updated.

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