Timberwolves guard Mike Conley wants to play at least one more season, he told Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star Tribune (Twitter link).
“I think I might’ve proved to myself I can play a little longer,” he said.
Conley will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. The 38-year-old began the season with the Timberwolves but endured a tumultuous journey during the trade deadline.
The Timberwolves sent Conley to Chicago in a salary-dump trade on February 3, with the Bulls flipping him to Charlotte along with Coby White a day later, just ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline. The Hornets subsequently cut him, which cleared the way for the 38-year-old to return to Minnesota.
NBA rules prohibit a player who is traded and then waived to immediately re-sign with the team that traded him away. However, that restriction only applied to the Bulls, not the Timberwolves, since Conley was traded twice.
His playing time increased late in the regular season and he was part of the postseason rotation. He appeared in 12 playoff games, including five starts, and averaged 4.4 points and 2.7 assists in 14 minutes per game.
Conley has played 1,220 regular season games and 120 playoff games in a career that began in 2007 with Memphis.
He played really well, he is a legend
A legend? lol
Yep
1 all star appearance in 20 seasons and he averaged 16 points and 6 assist that season.
Legend lol.
He should have been an all star many times, all star is a popularity contest
And legends are popular.
Memphis legend I guess.
Basketball legend
Better than Walt Frasier?
Tbh I’ve never watched Walt Frazier play, I dont feel like its something I can give a fair opinion on sadly
I wasn’t born yet but if you know or do some research, he was a main reason New York has their only two championships, Conley is no legend but a good player at a certain time period
“Salary dump” just sounds so unprofessional for a respected veteran like Conley…no ?
What would you call a trade where the Wolves removed Conley’s salary and the receiving teams immediately traded/waived Conley?
The Wolves literally received cash in the deal and nothing else.
Let the young guys get their spot Mike. It’s time to pack it up.
He makes a great mentor for they guys that get that spot.
Hire him as a coach then
I agree not much to offer on the floor maybe 3rd string. However not sure what he offer ms min. Ant man is pretty immature and will never win a ring unless he grows up. Being the cool clown in sports is not it. However he I very talented and a good player
He played well against the spurs.