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New Utah Jazz recruit Mike Conley will be playing his first game back in his former stomping ground, as his team take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. The veteran point guard admitted that it’s not going to be easy for him to play in the FedExForum — a stadium that he called home […]

The Utah Jazz got off to a slow start but eventually rallied back and dominated the second half to escape with a 119-114 home victory over the Brooklyn Nets. After the game, Mike Conley discussed their sluggish start. Third-year star Donovan Mitchell, then, chimed in from out of nowhere and urged the newly-acquired point guard […]

The Utah Jazz made a bevy of moves this offseason, including trading for stellar point guard Mike Conley in order to shore up the rotation for a possible Finals run. The team also added notable wing scorer/creator Bojan Bogdanovic and veteran Jeff Green. In a recent interview, all three players stated that the best thing […]

Mike Conley was thrilled to join the Jazz this summer, but his sluggish start to the season gave him fits, according to a report from Sam Amick of The Athletic. The Jazz acquired Conley in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies on July 6. Utah dealt away several players in the deal, including Grayson Allen, […]

Mike Conley has had a real rough go of it in his first few weeks with the Utah Jazz. The veteran point guard is averaging 12.4 points, 3.9 assists and 2.1 rebounds while shooting a putrid 31.8% from the field and 28.2% on 3-pointers. If you take out his 11-of-17 shooting performance against the Los […]

Mike Conley has not gotten off to a great start with his new Utah Jazz club. In six games, he is averaging just 13.2 points, 4.3 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals over 27.8 minutes per game while shooting 33.3 percent from the floor, 29.7 percent from three-point range and 81.8 percent from the free-throw […]

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley finally snapped his cold streak and erupted for 29 points to guide his team to a 110-96 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers, who were playing without both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Conley, who struggled in his first four games with the Jazz, shot 11-of-17 from the field in […]

The Utah Jazz have gotten off to a successful 3-1 start to the season, but newcomer Mike Conley has struggled in his first few games in a new uniform. Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, who will face the Jazz on Wednesday, noted it’s only a matter of time before Conley becomes more comfortable […]

Leaving the Memphis Grizzlies was a tough transition for Mike Conley, who landed with the Utah Jazz — a team that had lusted over his talents for the better part of a season since he was made available in trade talks. His former teammate Marc Gasol was traded prior to the trade deadline and was […]

Donovan Mitchell is entering his third season with a different challenge at hand. While the Utah Jazz heard the fans’ cries for a backcourt mate for Mitchell, it is up to the star shooting guard to figure out how to play with his new partner Mike Conley, a task he dedicated his summer to. The […]

The Utah Jazz were one of the biggest winners of the summer with the team’s front office receiving a ton of praise for their offseason dealings. While the Jazz were unable to form a new dynamic duo for their team — something that turned out to be a bit of a norm among other teams […]

Veteran point guard Mike Conley had an atrocious start to his tenure as a member of the Utah Jazz. The former Memphis Grizzlies floor general shot 4-of-27 (14.8%) from the field in his first two games with the Jazz in the 2019-20 NBA season. However, Conley found his groove in the team’s home win against […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers host Mike Conley and the Utah Jazz on Friday at Staples Center. James and the Lakers fell to the LA Clippers on opening night, while Conley and the Jazz defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Salt Lake City. Conley, though, had a horrific Jazz debut. The lefty shot […]

The Utah Jazz quietly built a strong squad in the offseason after acquiring Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies. They are currently figuring out how Conley and Donovan Mitchell will work together on the backcourt, but coaches like Sacramento Kings’ Luke Walton is already taking note of the quiet addition the Jazz made in the […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell claims he and point guard Mike Conley are meshing faster than he thought. The Jazz were in dire need of another dynamic scorer next to Mitchell. Utah wasn’t going to make noise in the Western Conference with Ricky Rubio as the team’s starting point guard. Now, the Jazz have […]

Mike Conley has only been around the rest of his new teammates a few days upon the start of the Utah Jazz training camp, but he’s already gained the trust of his head coach Quin Snyder in a matter of a few hours. “It’s unusual that you trust a player so quickly, but he’s earned […]

It’s safe to say Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley is excited about playing with center Rudy Gobert. Conley says he has thrown more lob passes in the first two days of practice in Utah than he’s thrown in a long time. Mike Conley said he’s thrown more lob passes in two days than he’s […]

Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik is in awe of Mike Conley’s leadership and his capacity to uplift the team. Speaking with Jasen Lee of the Deseret News, Zanik shared tidbits of their scouting report on the veteran point guard. Apart from his good qualities as a person, what they liked about Conley are his […]

Despite being traded to the Utah Jazz this offseason, Mike Conley and his camp have no ill feelings towards the Memphis Grizzlies. Conley spent the first 12 seasons of his career with the Grizzlies, establishing himself as the leader of the team and a fan favorite. He was a big part of the Grit and […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will be wearing No. 10 with the Jazz after wearing No. 11 with the Memphis Grizzlies for 12 years. Conley didn’t ask Jazz guard Dante Exum for No. 11 in Utah because he doesn’t want to wear that number ever again unless he plays for the Grizzlies once more. […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley says he tells his Jazz teammates all the time how good of a player Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. can be. The Grizzlies are building the franchise around Ja Morant and Jackson Jr. now that both Conley and Marc Gasol are gone. “I rant and rave about […]

Just because Mike Conley is on the Utah Jazz now, doesn’t mean he’s not looking forward to seeing how the Memphis Grizzlies are going to do next season. Conley will always have love for the city of Memphis and the Grizzlies. The lefty was back in town on Saturday for his annual bowling charity event […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley guarantees he’ll get drunk like Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol did in Toronto’s championship parade if Utah wins the title next season. Gasol was one of the highlights of the Raptors’ championship parade. Toronto fans were clamoring for Gasol to chug a whole bottle of wine. The big man […]

The Utah Jazz never had the intention to trade Derrick Favors or Dante Exum for Mike Conley, and the Memphis Grizzlies never asked. According to Utah’s Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Dennis Lindsey, neither Favors or Exum was asked nor offered during the negotiations with the Grizzlies for Conley. Dennis Lindsey on @TheDrive700 on […]

The Utah Jazz has a long-standing tradition of not allowing its players to wear headbands. In fact, the unwritten rule can be traced back to the eras of coaches Frank Layden and Jerry Sloan. However, it seems that there will be a bit of change next season, as Jazz head coach Quin Snyder said he […]

Over the 2010s, there have not been many players who have defined what it means to be underrated as well as Mike Conley of the Utah Jazz. While the star point guard was a model of consistency and key piece to the “Grit-and-Grind” Grizzlies, the former Ohio State Buckeye is not as revered by casual […]

Dante Exum knows what Mike Conley is truly capable of, and he is hoping that it will be highlighted in his first season with the Utah Jazz. The Jazz traded for Conley this offseason, sending Kyle Korver, Jae Crowder, Grayson Allen, the No. 23 pick in the 2019 Draft and a future protected first-round pick […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is understandably excited about the team’s slam dunk offseason in which they obtained point guard Mike Conley and sweet-shooting swingman Bojan Bogdanovic, among many other moves. Speaking with Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune, the 22-year-old believes that the mere presence of both players opens up the floor […]

The Utah Jazz fell short of their desired outcome last season. With then-sophomore rising star Donovan Mitchell, the Jazz were ousted in the first round of the 2019 NBA playoffs by the Houston Rockets in a gentleman’s sweep. This came one year after Mitchell led Utah in a star-molding performance in 2018 to the second […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley says he’s probably going to become a coach at some level when his NBA career is over. Conley, one of the smartest basketball minds in the game, is looking forward to passing down his knowledge to other basketball players. “Yeah, I think coaching is kind of the natural progression […]

Utah Jazz starting point guard Mike Conley says he’s “trying to improve every aspect of my game overall.” Conley is entering his first season with the Jazz in 2019-20. The lefty says at this stage of his career, it’s all about fine tuning his game and making sure his body is ready for an 82-game […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley is “humbled” to hear veterans Jeff Green and Ed Davis signed with Utah because of him. Both Green and Davis said Conley is one of the best teammates they’ve ever had, has no ego and one of the main reasons why they signed with the Jazz in free agency. […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley says his return to FedEx Forum to face the Memphis Grizzlies next season will be “one of the tougher moments of my career.” The Grizzlies selected Conley with the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft out of Ohio State University. The veteran guard is Memphis’ all-time leader […]

Mike Conley will suit up in a different uniform for the first time in his career, yet he has an aggressive mindset going into this new venture with the Utah Jazz after spending his first 12 years with the Memphis Grizzlies. His addition bolstered a team that already had hopes of making the playoffs this […]

Though they’ve only been teammates for a short while, recently acquired Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley is already impressed with Donovan Mitchell’s willingness to learn. Conley, who was traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Jazz in June, recently joined Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, Conley noted his […]

Mike Conley will have the chance to play with another fortress in the paint after spending the vast majority of his career playing alongside Marc Gasol with the Memphis Grizzlies. The new Utah Jazz point man will play with reigning two-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert on his team, a force to reckoned […]

Mike Conley is excited to chase a championship with the Utah Jazz both this season and going forward. Reflecting on the longest chapter of his NBA career finally coming to a close, though, the veteran floor general made it clear that he’ll never forget the Memphis Grizzlies. “Memphis made me. I always say that. The […]

New Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley is still adjusting to his transition to a new team after 12 years with the Memphis Grizzlies. The floor general admitted it’s still weird to hear himself associated with a new franchise after spending his entire NBA tenure with one team: “It’s still an adjustment. Even just hearing […]

The 2019 NBA offseason saw a wild wave of changes, with more than 200 players finding new homes in free agency, whether it was by a signing or a trade. NBA stars were not shy to make moves, as some of the game’s biggest names will now suit up in a different jersey. These are […]