Predicting the Jazz Starting 5 After Mike Conley Trade
By Sean Facey
The Utah Jazz shook up the NBA landscape early in the offseason by trading for Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley.
In return, they shipped out Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver, Jae Crowder and draft picks, shuffling around the makeup of their roster. Here's how things will likely look for the Jazz with Conley in town.
Utah is sending Grayson Allen, Kyle Korver, Jae Crowder and draft compensation to Memphis for Mike Conley Jr., league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. https://t.co/SyPureBNcx
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 19, 2019
PG: Mike Conley
SG: Donovan Mitchell
SF: Joe Ingles
PF: Derrick Favors
C: Rudy Gobert
Conley brings a strong resume to the table for the Jazz. Since the start of the 2016-17 season, he's averaged 20.5 points and 6.3 assists per game and a 44.3% shooting mark from the field.
Put another scoring threat alongside Donovan Mitchell and it'll be quite the show in Utah next year.
What more can I say about my city! You guys made me the man I am today! Memphis is home. Always! ????..Time for another chapter! Excited to give all I have to The Jazz and Salt Lake City! ?#LetsGetIt #GodsPlan #takenote ??
— Mike Conley (@mconley11) June 19, 2019
2019 will be an intriguing season for the Jazz. They've now added a quality point guard to a lineup that won 50 games last year.
If all goes well, they could piece together an impressive campaign in a competitive Western Conference.