Calkins: The last days of Conley and Gasol? It shouldn’t have had to come to this
Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, left, and guard Mike Conley talk on the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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 are willing to trade Mike Conley and Marc Gasol, according to ESPN. It's time, certainly. But it shouldn't have come to this.
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