Calkins: One era ends, another begins as Mike Conley is traded to Utah
Mike Conley drives to the basket during a 2018 Grizzlies game against the Atlanta Hawks at FedExForum in Memphis. The Grizzlies traded Conley to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, June 19, ending one era but bolstering the new one. (Daily Memphian file)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
The Grizzlies traded Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz Wednesday, ending one era but bolstering the new one.
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