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          Trade targets: With Grizzlies at a crossroads, will they keep Conley?

          Five of the Grizzlies' rotation players are impending free agents. AP Photo/Matt York
          • Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterJan 18, 2016, 02:00 PM
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            • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
            • Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
            • Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system
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          Trade targets: All 30 teams

          Memphis Grizzlies

          Record: 31-22
          5th place in West

          Status: Buyers/Sellers

          Update (Feb.16): The Hornets, Grizzlies and Heat made a trade centered around Courtney Lee. Read the trade grades here.

          The Grizzlies find themselves at a crossroads as a franchise approaching the trade deadline.

          The clock is ticking on the Grit-and-Grind era, with Memphis slipping near .500 and struggling to beat above-.500 teams. To have a realistic chance of winning a playoff series, the Grizzlies probably have to finish in the West's top five. And that got a lot more difficult with the broken foot recently suffered by Marc Gasol.

          So, it's possible Memphis could be more seller than buyer with five impending free agents in the rotation.

          Potential trade targets