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[h1]Blazers discussing trade for Grizzlies' Conley[/h1]
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports 29 minutes ago
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies are seriously discussing a multiplayer trade that centers on the exchange of forward Travis Outlaw and point guard Mike Conley, league sources said Friday.
The talks have been ongoing for weeks, sources said, and could be inching toward a completion.
"[Portland GM] Kevin Pritchard needs to pull the trigger for this to happen," one source familiar with the negotiations said.
The salaries of Outlaw and Conley would allow for a one-on-one swap, but both teams want to include additional players and contracts to satisfy other needs, including Portland's Sergio Rodriguez and Memphis' Hakim Warrick and Javaris Crittenton. It is unlikely that this trade will happen if it's a straight-up exchange of Outlaw and Conley.
Outlaw, 24, and Conley, 21, are both represented by agent Bill Duffy, and a source said that he's been actively involved in facilitating the deal.
Portland has long coveted Conley, in large part because of his childhood friendship with center Greg Oden. Conley and Oden grew up together in Indianapolis, playing together through a Final Four season at Ohio State. Pritchard knows that Conley has the credibility to get in Oden's face when he needs a push, and that's played an important part in his trade explorations.
The Blazers have been active on several trade fronts, including discussions earlier this season with the Atlanta Hawks that would've included a package for point guard Mike Bibby. Those talks died when the Hawks started the season with five straight victories.
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