David Cobb: Today’s shootaround was just “a little different” for Mike Conley with his tweaked hamstring, according to J.B. Bickerstaff. Says he’s still being worked on. Questionable for tip vs. Golden State.
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Position: G
Born: 10/11/87
Height: 6-1 / 1.85
Weight:179 lbs. / 81.6 kg.
Salary: $30,521,115
Born: 10/11/87
Height: 6-1 / 1.85
Weight:179 lbs. / 81.6 kg.
Salary: $30,521,115
Monte Poole: Mike Conley (hamstring) will be a game-time decision, per Grizzlies coach JB Bickerstaff. Trainers pregame task is to prep Conley.
Omari Sanfoka II: Only Mike Conley and Marc Gasol were available in the Grizzlies locker room after the game. Everyone else left. “Really don’t have much info on what’s going on,” Conley said. “Until we know more, I don’t have a real comment on it.” I told him the trade is dead. “That’s crazy.”
Back in July, Conley seemed satisfied that his health was cooperating again — and that the mammoth $153 million contract he landed from the Grizzlies during the leaguewide spending spree of 2016 was no longer such a focus. That contract was the richest of a wild (and controversial) off-season caused by an unprecedented salary-cap spike that also infamously enabled the Warriors to sign Kevin Durant away from the Thunder. In fairness to Conley, though, it is sometimes forgotten that he was widely seen as underpaid for much of his early career after signing a five-year, $45 million contract extension with Memphis in November 2010. “I felt I outplayed that contract — quite early in that contract,” Conley said in our July chat. “So maybe I’m getting paid now for the years I wasn’t getting paid as much. “I’m obviously blessed to have that contract. We’ve moved on from it. It feels like a long time ago, which is good.”
Omari Sanfoka II: Mike Conley’s finger is still sore, but the swelling went down some, per JB Bickerstaff
