Mike Conley trade another sign of teams jockeying for West crown originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com With the Utah Jazz trading for star point guard Mike Conley, the jockeying to take Golden State's crown in the Western Conference continues. Days after Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson suffered major leg injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers traded the farm for Anthony Davis. Earlier this week, troubling reports out of Houston point to a feuding power struggle between James Harden and Chris Paul.