Mario Chalmers name is the topic of a lot of trade talk, for reasons I don’t even know.
On the heels of Monday’s 119-69 blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors, the Memphis Grizzlies are reportedly looking to acquire Chalmers, according to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein.
Season's first bit of NBA trade scuttle dribbles in: ESPN sources say Grizzlies have discussed potential deal for Miami's Mario Chalmers
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) November 3, 2015
Stein reported the Grizz and the Heat have discussed a deal involving Chalmers, although there are no specifics regarding who would go where.
Jody Genessy of the Deseret News reported the Utah Jazz also attempted to trade for Chalmers this offseason.
Mario Chalmers heard about trade rumor when he got to arena. "It goes how it goes. It's the nature of the business."
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) November 4, 2015
Interesting. I was recently told the Jazz tried to trade for Mario Chalmers this offseason and the Heat didn't bite. https://t.co/DArLbF95NO
— Jody Genessy (@DJJazzyJody) November 3, 2015
“It goes how it goes,” Chalmers said when asked about the rumors, according to Ethan Skolnick of the Miami Herald. “It’s the nature of the business.”
Chalmers, though, is in the final year of a two-year deal he signed in the summer of 2014 and is making $4.3 million this season.