Coming into this week’s trade deadline, the Jazz were reportedly interested in Memphis point guard Mike Conley, Washington forward Otto Porter, and New Orleans big man Nikola Mirotic.
However, it seems those teams decided the Jazz’s offers weren’t enough, as the Jazz appeared to let the NBA’s trade deadline come and go on Thursday.
Conley, perhaps Utah’s foremost target told Memphis reporters “I’ll play anywhere,” after their team’s shootaround Thursday, and later added that he has no preference about playing in the Eastern or Western Conference, which contradicted earlier national reporting. However, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Grizzlies decided not to trade Conley now, unsatisfied with the offers they received at the deadline for their team’s star point guard.