To say Mike Conley is excited about playing for the Utah Jazz would be an understatement.

The trade between the Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies hasn't even been made official, and yet Conley is already training with shooting guard Donovan Mitchell and praising the heck out of the Jazz's culture and system on both ends of the floor.

“It’s a very well constructed roster with great guys, coaching, and the whole way it meshes I think is perfect. The system there is perfect,” Conley said, via Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune. “We have young talent in Donovan and Rudy (Gobert), and we have some great vets there, and a lot of young guys that have already done great things like Royce O’Neale and Dante Exum who are still going to improve a lot more. We’re excited. I’m very excited to get a new challenge, a new opportunity, and a new home.”

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Some believe the Jazz have a pathway to get to the Western Conference Finals with Conley in the fold. Mitchell and Conley can score 20-plus points in their sleep, Gobert is the best defensive center in the league and Joe Ingles is a sharpshooter.

The Jazz appear to have all the ingredients to be a contender in 2019-20. Now, the players have to make it happen.