It is no secret that the Memphis Grizzlies have made point guard Mike Conley available ahead of the trade deadline. The Indiana Pacers are doubling down on their interest in taking him off their hands.

Indiana was among the teams involved in early reports about a potential trade. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, they remain interested in acquiring Conley:

On the Mike Conley front, sources tell The Athletic that Indiana remains among the teams in talks with Memphis to land him. Utah, as others have mentioned, also involved. Indications from Toronto and Pacers side that Grizzlies price is prohibitively high.

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As of right now, it appears as though the Utah Jazz are Indiana's biggest competitors. The Jazz have also expressed heavy interest in acquiring Conley for the right price. It appears the Grizzlies will be negotiating to see which team can come up with a better offer before the deadline.

It should be noted that Conley reportedly would rather play in the Eastern Conference as opposed to Utah. This notion would certainly be understandable considering he knows full well how grueling the playoffs in the Western Conference can be. The veteran is better off taking his chances with a talented team in the unpredictable East at this stage of his career.

Of course, it remains to be seen which team that will be. The Pacers lost their franchise player in Victor Oladipo for the rest of the season. However, their interest in Conley shows they are still looking to make waves moving forward.