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[QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 2894841, member: 1674"]
I'm expecting that if Mike Conley is traded, it'll be to Utah or Detroit.

Having said that, I think there's probably a zero percent chance that this happens, but I kinda think a Conley-John Wall swap makes sense for both teams. Something like Wall, Tomas Satoransky, and Troy Brown for Conley works salary wise.

For Memphis:
This would require them acknowledging that they'll never be able to sign max free agents on their own, so Wall is an opportunity to acquire a borderline-star player that they won't really have an opportunity to do any other time. Swapping Conley for Wall basically solidifies their tank job this year, allowing them to keep their own draft pick and have a shot at Zion/Barrett, either of which would be huge for them. Satoransky can hold it down as the fill-in PG while Wall is hurt and then I believe he's a FA at the end of the year. Troy Brown was a first round pick this year, so they get a nice asset in him.

For Washington:
They get out of that massive contract a year or two early. They don't blow the whole team up (owner has said they do not want to rebuild at all), but at the same time, this shakes up a core that has proven itself to simply not work. I think Conley complements Beal far better than Wall does. At the same time, Brown isn't doing anything for them right now and upgrading from Satoransky to Conley is a gigantic upgrade that almost certainly solidifies Washington as a playoff team once again.
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