Mike Conley on retirement: 'I'm not gonna put a date on it and see what happens'
What’s your contract situation? Mike Conley: I signed a two-year extension. So after this year, I have next year and the following year is a partial guarantee. Independent of the contract status, you are at that age where guys have some vision of how long they will do it. What’s the current outlook on that front? Mike Conley: Before I signed the extension, it was like, ‘Man, it could be this year, it could be next year, it could be any year.’ But then as I played this year out, I was like, ‘Man, I haven’t slowed down yet, and I just can’t imagine myself leaving when I haven’t hit that bottom yet.’ So I’m just gonna burn these tires off and not put a date on it and see what happens.
Source: The Athletic
Source: The Athletic
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Mike Conley on the production of Naz Reid and the Wolves’ bench last night:
“I’m impressed, but I’m not surprised. I’ve been around those guys all year long, and we expect them to come out and play the way that they do. And when they do play well, we’re very tough to beat. Just… pic.twitter.com/vMBOl8wqz1 – 2:52 PM
Mike Conley on the production of Naz Reid and the Wolves’ bench last night:
“I’m impressed, but I’m not surprised. I’ve been around those guys all year long, and we expect them to come out and play the way that they do. And when they do play well, we’re very tough to beat. Just… pic.twitter.com/vMBOl8wqz1 – 2:52 PM
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Was there a point where you had to tell him, like, ‘You’re just not doing enough homework?’ Mike Conley: Yeah, that’s basically it, yeah. When was that? Mike Conley: It was honestly probably the first few weeks we were around each other, like February or March of last year. When I noticed how good he was, I was like, ‘Man, he’s awesome, but there’s this and this where I think he could be better.’ So from there, I was getting with him, getting with C-Hines (Chris Hines), his development coach, telling them, ‘Man, when I’m not there, y’all need to be working on this, y’all need to drill passing out of double-teams or reading the pick-and-rolls.’ As much as I would love to handle the ball as the point guard, realistically, the ball is going to be in Ant’s hands. So if he’s gonna have the ball, he’s got to be able to make the same reads. I can space the floor. I can shoot for him. So can everybody else. And if he can (learn those reads), he can take his game to another level. -via The Athletic / May 10, 2024
I know you’re not there yet, but what does the post-playing career look like for you? Mike Conley: Honestly, I do believe it’ll be around this game. I don’t know what capacity that is yet. I don’t know how well coaching (will fit)… Front office, where I’ll be texting you about trades? Mike Conley: (Laughs) Yeah, we’ll be talking about trades and the bad decisions I made or whatever. So the front office is there. You’ve got the media side of things, sports broadcasting. All that around this game. I just feel like there’s still so much more I can offer, even outside of being on the court. -via The Athletic / May 10, 2024
NBA on ESPN: “[Anthony Edwards is] not waiting. That’s what’s different about him. … He wants it right now. He wants to be the best.” —Mike Conley on watching teammate Anthony Edwards grow into an NBA superstar 💪 (🎥: @PatMcAfeeShow) pic.twitter.com/yUdf2b9O3o -via Twitter @ESPNNBA / May 7, 2024