Mike Conley Jr.

Michael Alex Conley Jr. (born October 11, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He was drafted as the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.

Following his freshman season, Conley announced his intention to enter the 2007 NBA draft along with Oden.

He initially did not sign with an agent in order to preserve his eligibility to withdraw from the draft but ended up signing with his father several weeks before the draft.

Conley joined fellow Buckeyes Greg Oden and Daequan Cook in declaring for the 2007 NBA draft; both Conley and Oden were represented by Conley's father, whom the NBA certified as an agent earlier in the year.

Conley was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies as the fourth overall pick after Greg Oden, Kevin Durant, and Al Horford.

Conley had his first major appearances in January 2008.

In Conley's first five career games, he scored 5, 10, 11, 11, and 15 points, respectively.

He scored a season-high 20 points with 7 assists in a 134–124 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Conley finished his rookie year with averages of 9.4 points and 4.2 assists per game.

Conley started his sophomore campaign competing with Kyle Lowry for minutes.

On January 25, 2009, the Grizzlies made Lionel Hollins the head coach after the firing of Marc Iavaroni.

On February 19, 2009, Lowry was traded to the Houston Rockets, which put Conley in the starting lineup.

He averaged 10.8 points and 4.3 assists per game for the year.

Conley cemented his role as a full-time starter for the Grizzlies in 2009.

He posted a season-high of 25 points on March 31, 2010, during a 102–106 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

He averaged 12.0 points and 5.3 assists on the season.

On November 30, 2010, Conley put up a season-high 28 points in a 98–96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Conley averaged 13.7 and 6.5 assists on the year to help the Grizzlies make the playoffs for the first time in five years.

Entering with the eighth seed in the Western Conference, they were matched up in the first round with the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs.

Conley and the Grizzlies went on to defeat the Spurs in six games and make NBA history as only the second eighth-seeded team to defeat a first seed in a seven-game series.

They then lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Semifinals after seven games.

In the shortened lockout season, Conley played 62 of the Grizzlies' 66 games, during which he averaged 12.7 points and 6.5 assists.

Conley and the Grizzlies would make the playoffs but fell in the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games.

On the year, Conley averaged 14.6 points, 6.1 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game as the Grizzlies made the playoffs once again.

They eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder to reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.

However, they then lost to the San Antonio Spurs in four games.

It was in this season that Conley was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the first time.

Conley averaged a career-high 17.2 points, 6.0 assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game on the year as the Grizzles made the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

They were then eliminated in the first round by the Oklahoma City Thunder in a seven-game series.

Conley was the recipient of the NBA Sportsmanship Award.

On December 13, 2014, Conley scored a career-high 36 points to help the Grizzlies defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 120–115, in overtime.

Conley spent 12 seasons with the Grizzlies and became the team's all-time leading scorer before being traded to the Utah Jazz in 2019, then traded again to the Timberwolves in 2023.

In his freshman year at Ohio State, Conley averaged 11.3 points and led the Big Ten Conference in assists with 6.1 per game.

Conley, together with fellow freshman star Greg Oden, led the Buckeyes to a Big Ten conference championship and a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament.

On the road to the championship game, the Buckeyes defeated Central Connecticut State, Xavier, Tennessee, Memphis, and Georgetown, only to lose in the championship game to the repeat national champions Florida.

Conley's best performance in the tournament came in the contest against Xavier.

He recorded 21 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks as Ohio State defeated the Musketeers in overtime.

Greg Oden fouled out in regulation, and Conley scored 11 of his 21 points in the extra period to lead the Buckeyes to a victory.

Ending the season with totals of 441 points and 238 assists, Conley was named to the All-Big Ten First Team.