A Trade Brew(er)ing?

Before I get to discussing the possibility of a Ronnie Brewer trade, I want to say one thing about the 99-94 win over the Magic last night. With the win, we are now officially in playoff contention. As of this morning, the Grizzlies sit at the 8th spot in the Western Conference, 1/2 game behind Phoenix and 1/2 game ahead of Houston, New Orleans and Oklahoma City. I know, I know, the Grizzlies still have 39 games to play, but this 8th spot validates everything the Grizzlies have done the past 34 games. Although the Grizzlies are obviously excited about matching last season's win total, they are looking ahead. "It's unreal how far we've come," said Mike Conley. "Our goals are set alot higher."

Now on to the trade talk...A few days ago, various sports news outlets (including GrizzLife) reported that the Grizzlies were attempting to deal for Jazz guard Ronnie Brewer. No official news has been reported in the last few days regarding the trade, but we at Grizzlife.com wanted to dig deeper.

So, what's the deal with Brewer? This weekend (thanks to a simple Google search) I found the name and number of Brewer's agent, Henry Thomas, and put in a call to his office asking if talks were still happening between the Grizz and Jazz. Yesterday afternoon, one of Thomas' assistants left me a voicemail saying that, "in regards to Ronnie Brewer and talks between the Grizzlies and the Jazz, he [Thomas] can neither confirm nor deny that." What does that say to Grizzlies fans? Personally, I'm encouraged by the non-admission. If talks were dead, Thomas would have confirmed that. I'm not saying the trade will definitely happen, but it's definitely not dead yet.

In his postgame notes from last night, Commercial Appeal Grizzlies beat writer Ronald Tillery had this to say about a trade: after passing on free agent Von Wafer, "it appears the Grizzlies are now in a holding pattern with regard to any potential trades... Griz brass has been exploring potential trades... in hopes of acquiring a swingman. Miami's Dorell Wright and Utah's Ronnie Brewer are players of interest for the Griz." As always, count on Grizzlife for information regarding any potential trade. Go Grizz!

Owen