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Beale Street Bears’ Mark Nilon believes 16-year NBA veteran Mike Conley would be a good match alongside the newly established Boston Celtics Big Three of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis. As his career nears its end, the former Hardwood Houdini co-editor believes Conley has earned the opportunity to play for a club that is actually in contention for an NBA championship.
“Adding a no-ego, highly committed/productive floor general like the Memphis legend to a Celtics roster already consisting of All-Star talents like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis would be a great move for the club to make, and, as a result, it would give Mike Conley a great chance to legitimately compete for a championship as he fades into the twilight years of his NBA career,” Nilon wrote.
After dealing Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Celtics have an opening in the backcourt, therefore Conley to the Cs is a possibility as Brad Stevens continues to collect second-round draft picks for a “larger” deal.
The Boston Celtics’ Malcolm Brogdon’sticks out like a sore thumb’ as a Mike Conley trade prospect.
As our own Ben Grunert put it, Malcolm Brogdon is the most obvious candidate for the Boston Celtics to trade for Conley if the Minnesota Timberwolves front office and the C’s ever discussed the latter’s expiring contract — something that an extension for Brown could prompt the team to do given the luxury tax implications of his potential supermax.
“When it comes to players that would match Conley’s salary, Malcolm Brogdon sticks out like a sore thumb,” Grunert said before adding, “The reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year struggled with a torn tendon in the back half of the postseason, causing his play and subsequent trade value to take a hit.”
Brogdon was the initial player Boston sent away in a Porzingis deal; this before the Los Angeles Clippers decided to nuke negotiations by not wanting him due to the point guard’s injury wear-and-tear. It’d make sense to see Stevens aim to flip him for an upgrade after a Sixth Man of the Year campaign. The primary holdup becomes whether Minnesota wants to roll the dice on a player Los Angeles wouldn’t.