Mike Conley is one of the most respected players in this NBA. With a career that already reaches 18 years, the base of Minnesota Timberwolves has always shown a praise dedication and professionalism; However, such predisposition to work has not protected him from what has been a really hard campaign, one in which he has been beaten at the physical level to the point of thinking that there was no way out. Luckily for him, he found her and is now at full performance in playoffs.
«This season has been one of the most difficult I’ve had to face. Obviously, there were many expectations at the beginning of the season after the year we had. Including, from the beginning we don’t feel good and we couldn’t do our best basketball. It was a bad combination, ”says Chris Hine from The Star Tribune.
As regards only the personal level, since summer Conley was affected by a left wrist injury. The former All-Star admits that the ailment perhaps forces him to go through the operating room, but in the same way he is happy to find himself well in the present.
«I came to think… will I regain the wrist? Will I feel the same again? Can I hold the ball correctly and without feeling pain? Those were questions that were around my head. Once that disappeared, the game began to recover little by little and it is easier to have confidence when you know that you do not feel something strange every time you move the wrist, driblas with the ball or defend, ”he says.
Despite his good feelings, the truth is that in two games that are played of the playoff series between Lakers and Wolves –va 1-1- Conley averages only 4.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2 assists, although it is 1.5 robberies. Minnesota needs more.
Mike Conley’s future, insured
While Conley knows that he must give his best to maintain the confidence of Chris Finch, he also plays with the peace of mind that he has signed last summer a guaranteed agreement of two years and 20.8 million dollars, which leads him to have his future assured for the 2025-26 course worth 10.7 kilos. Yes, he will continue to war at his 38 years.
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