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For the first time since the two have been with the team, the Memphis Grizzlies will begin listening to trade offers on center Marc Gasol and point guard Mike Conley, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The Grizzlies have the second-worst record in the Western Conference and are on their way to missing the playoffs for the second year in a row.
For first time, Memphis will begin listening to trade offers on franchise stars Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, league sources tell ESPN. Memphis has reached a crossroads and is preparing to weigh deals involving one or both of its cornerstone veterans. Story soon on ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 22, 2019
Both Marc Gasol and Mike Conley have spent their entire NBA careers with Memphis, but the franchise looks to be headed for a rebuild and moving Conley and Gasol is the most logical thing to do.
Gasol has a player option worth $25,595,700 for next season, while Conley is in the middle of the five-year, $152.6 million maximum contract he signed with Memphis back in 2016. The lefty is making $30,521,115 this year, owed $32,511,623 next season, and has a 2020 early termination worth $34,502,130.
In 46 games this season, Marc Gasol is averaging 15.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists. The former Defensive Player of the Year is shooting 43.4 percent from the floor, 35.3 percent from the 3-point line and 75.9 percent from the free-throw line.
Mike Conley, meanwhile, is putting up 19.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists and shooting 42.2 percent from the field, 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 84.9 percent from the foul line.
