Utah Jazz Trade Rumors: Mike Conley trade, Ricky Rubio departure and more

#1 The Jazz remain interested in Mike Conley

The Grizzlies are looking to dump salary, and with Conley being the teams highest earner, a break up seems inevitable

Mike Conley has spent his entire career with the Memphis Grizzlies, although the team is believed to be willing to trade the 31-year-old ahead of the deadline.

The Grizzlies are looking to dump salary, and with Conley being the teams highest earner, a break up seems inevitable.

In light of this, Conley is attracting interest from around the NBA, and Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated is reporting that the Jazz are one of the interested teams:

The Memphis Grizzlies have continued trade discussions on both franchise cornerstones Mike Conley and Marc Gasol in lead up to Thursday’s trade deadline. As has been widely reported, the Utah Jazz have initiated negotiations centered around Ricky Rubio involving a young player such as Dante Exum and Grayson Allen

Conley has been a regular for the Grizzlies so far this season, averaging 20.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game. The point guard is contracted until 2021, and during the 20/21 season, Conley's salary will rise to $34.5 million.