You guys know I’ve been the biggest Conley supporter on this board so this should really mean something.
I’m starting to think he really just mastered the Memphis system and now that he’s not there we are really seeing his limitations. I don’t think he’s a bad player but he’s definitely not the same player he was nor as good as any of us thought/hoped he would be.
Watching him feels like I’m watching Exum. Just waiting for him to really click and get it but it never happening. Holding on to everything he does well to keep hope open for the future.
The time has come where he just needs to come off of the bench.
The bright side to this situation is we have the most valuable expiring contract in the league next year.
We will have our two best players Mitchell and Gobert locked up for the next half decade at the very minimum so we need to get someone who matches that timeline not a 32-year old on one of the worst contracts in the league.
Should have never traded for him because we could really have used Crowder and Favors right now. The narrative that Bogdanovic signed here because of Conley is overblown. He signed here because we offered him the most money and the most years.
Al in all, there is tons of hope for the future an the front office has a chance to make up for the Conley mistake either this offseason or next year. We really need to trade for a younger player who fits our timeline for the next 5 years.