Grizzlies: The Mike Conley trade speculation column (summer edition)
A Mike Conley trade seems likely to happen before the start of next season, though unlikely before the NBA Draft. If the Memphis Grizzlies wait until the free-agency period in July, there will be more teams potentially in the mix with enough salary cap room to keep from having to match Conley’s max contract closely – $32.5 million next season and $34.5 million in 2020-2021. (Brandon Dill/Associated Press file)
After the Grizzlies got the No. 2 pick in last week's NBA draft lottery, the clock has started on a likely trade of franchise stalwart Mike Conley. Here's what the potential trade landscape looks like.
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
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