The Memphis Grizzlies moved on from the Grit-and-Grind era in full on Wednesday, sending longtime point guard and franchise stalwart Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for a package that reportedly includes Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Grayson Allen, the No. 23 pick in the 2019 draft and a future first-rounder that has protections beginning in 2020. The deal moves the Jazz closer to the forefront of a wide-open Western Conference, and positions the Grizzlies to begin rebuilding in earnest around Jaren Jackson and Thursday’s presumptive No. 2 pick, Ja Morant.
Let’s grade the deal.
This was the best possible off-season move on the board for the Jazz, who, per a source with knowledge of the situation, went down to the wire in talks with the Grizzlies at the February trade deadline.