Our team right now is overly talented in the back court, and under talented in the front court. The best way to redistribute our talent is to trade Conley because there are multiple teams looking for an upgrade at PG. Here are three packages in exchange for Conley that I most like. I expect if the front office made these offers at least one would be accepted (and we could probably get back some draft compensation as well). Each of the trades work salary wise. They are ranked in my order of preference.
1) Wolves: Gorgui Dieng, Robert Covington - Both improve defense while fitting in the spread offense (not sharp shooters, but respectable). Dieng has a bad contract, but Covington is an asset.
Conley would provide Wolves a teadying influence on and off the court. His pick-n-pop with Towns would be awesome. Should appease Towns because would show they are trying to get him some help and would have a decent shot at making the playoffs this year.
Alternate: Cap wise, we could also take back Jeff Teague.
2) Magic: Aaron Gordon, DJ Augustin - Gordon would be great to have in a matchup against either LA teams. I worry about chemistry if he wanted a bigger role than is available this year but in the long term he could excel in our system.
Great thing about this trade is it helps both teams reallocate talent to have a more balanced front/backcourt. Conley would be a good fit with Vucevic.
Alternate: Cap wise, we could also take back Aminu if we wanted for the future (he is out this year).
3) Heat: Justise Winslow, Goran Dragic - Winslow is currently injured but should be ready before the trade deadline. His shooting is down this year, but I still like him a lot. Defensively he is great, and he has a lot of skills.