Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Plans on playing next season
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Conley recorded six points (2-3 FG, 2-3 3Pt), four assists and three steals over 18 minutes during Friday's 139-109 loss to the Spurs in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals.
Conley's postseason run ended with a whimper, as the veteran point guard failed to score in double digits for the fifth consecutive game. He averaged career lows in points, assists and minutes during the regular season, but he told reporters during Saturday's press conference that he "might've proven to myself I can play a little longer." Conley will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, and it remains to be seen whether he opts to return to Minnesota or signs with another team.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Slotted to bench
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Conley won't start Sunday's Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Spurs.
Conley has started the last five games, but he will come off the bench with Ayo Dosunmu entering the first five Sunday. Conley played just four minutes in Game 3 and 16 minutes in Game 2 despite starting both contests.
Conley amassed 12 points (4-8 FG, 4-7 3Pt), two rebounds and six assists across 24 minutes during Monday's 104-102 victory over the Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals.
With Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles) out and Anthony Edwards playing through a knee injury, Conley is likely to maintain a key role for the duration of the postseason. Over his last two outings, he's posted averages of 9.5 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds in 25.0 minutes per contest.
Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Stepping into starting five
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Conley is starting Monday's Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series against the Nuggets.
Conley was forced into action in Game 4 after both Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles) and Anthony Edwards (knee) went down, and he'll presumably handle point-guard duties going forward. Conley didn't see much action through the first three games of the series, but he turned in a decent all-around line off the bench in Game 4 with five points, one rebound, four assists and two steals in 21 minutes.
Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Not listed on injury report
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Conley (rest) has been removed from the injury report ahead of Saturday's Game 1 in Denver.
Conley sat out the final game of the regular season for rest purposes, but he'll be available when the playoffs begin. Conley averaged 4.5 points and 2.9 assists in 18.4 minutes per game this season.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Not available Sunday
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Conley (rest) won't play Sunday against the Pelicans.
Conley played 24 minutes off the bench in Friday's win over the Rockets, but he won't suit up Sunday. He'll be one of nine Minnesota players who won't suit up in the regular-season finale. Conley is expected to be available once the playoffs start April 18, though.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Good to go for Friday
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Conley (rest) isn't listed on the injury report ahead of Friday's game against the Rockets.
Conley got the night off Wednesday against Orlando, but he'll be right back in the fold for Friday's action. Anthony Edwards (knee), Ayo Dosunmu (calf) and Bones Hyland (hip) are all listed as questionable, so Conley could be in store for more minutes if the Minnesota backcourt is shorthanded in Houston.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Will sit out Wednesday
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Conley (rest) is out Wednesday against the Magic.
Conley will take the night off for the second leg of this back-to-back set. With this news, Bones Hyland could step into a featured role in the backcourt with so many players getting the night off for Minnesota.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Scores 11 points in loss
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Conley recorded 11 points (3-6 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, one block and one steal across 22 minutes during Sunday's 122-108 loss to the Hornets.
Conley didn't see any action in Friday's 115-103 loss to Philadelphia, but he was back with the starters Sunday due to Anthony Edwards (knee) being sidelined. If Edwards is forced to miss more time, Conley is only worth deploying in deeper fantasy formats.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Starting Sunday
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Conley will start in Sunday's game against Charlotte.
Conley started in four consecutive contests before not seeing any action in Friday's 115-103 loss to Philadelphia. However, with Anthony Edwards (knee) and Jaden McDaniels (knee) both out, he will re-enter the starting lineup versus the Hornets. In 13 starts this season, Conley has averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 0.5 blocks and 1.0 steals across 24.5 minutes.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Drops out of rotation Friday
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Conley (coach's decision) went unused off the bench Friday in the Timberwolves' 115-103 loss to the 76ers.
Conley had started in each of the last four games while Anthony Edwards missed three of those contests and came off the bench for the other, but the former ended up falling out of the rotation Friday while the latter took back his normal spot on the top unit. Head coach Chris Finch leaned exclusively on Bones Hyland (30 minutes) and Terrence Shannon (nine minutes) as the team's reserve guards in the loss to Philadelphia.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Not starting Friday
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Conley is not part of the starting lineup for Friday's game versus the 76ers.
The 38-year-old floor general is heading back to the bench to make way in the first unit for the return of Anthony Edwards (knee). Friday snaps a string of four consecutive starts for Conley, who didn't appear in the two two games immediately preceding his return to the starting lineup.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Drawing last-minute start
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Conley will start Monday's game against the Mavericks, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reports.
Conley wasn't listed in the team's official starting lineup, but Krawcyznski notes that the veteran point guard was a last-minute addition to the first unit after Anthony Edwards was late coming down the tunnel. Edwards replaced Conley with 10:59 remaining in the first quarter after missing tipoff.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Retreating to bench Monday
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Conley won't start Monday's game against the Mavericks.
With Anthony Edwards (knee) and Ayo Dosunmu (calf) returning from six- and two-game absences, respectively, Terrence Shannon and Conley will slide to the second unit. The veteran point guard isn't guaranteed to see the court Monday and has totaled 25 minutes over just three appearances off the bench since the All-Star break.
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Timberwolves' Mike Conley: Starting Wednesday
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Conley is part of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Houston, Lachard Binkley of SI.com reports.
The Timberwolves are without Anthony Edwards (knee) and Ayo Dosunmu (calf) on Wednesday, allowing Conley to make his first start since Jan. 26. The veteran point guard has been out of the rotation for most of the past month, so he may not see typical starter's minutes.
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