PsychoM | Raptors

4401 | 5 hours ago

Wolves just found an infinite cap flexibility glitch (as long as you have infinite 2nd round picks)

MG_MN | Timberwolves

884 | 5 hours ago

Second round picks can be bought for cash, so just need to go on a buying spree

archerarcher0 | Celtics

203 | 5 hours ago

At the day of draft yes but you can’t really buy futures for cash, there’s no incentive for a team to do that

To stockpile seconds you do actually have to trade something but you can always buy late seconds on draft day, yes

thetitsOO | Lakers

83 | 5 hours ago

Buy late second, then trade that pick and cash to move up 10 spots, then do it again and ur in the early 30s. Can be done most drafts but does kinda screw you if you need cash in a deal later

archerarcher0 | Celtics

23 | 4 hours ago

True, kinda tough but it’s possible

But generally future stashable 2nds are not bought, they’re usually traded for in a real trade

MG_MN | Timberwolves

37 | 4 hours ago

Teams were buying picks for cash in the 30s this past draft. Do that, then trade back for a future pick. You can really manipulate the 2nd round now

Similarly, In this past draft the Wolves moved down from 31 to 36, then from 36 to 45. Added cash and two future seconds (in 2026 and 2032) and kept pick 45, so essentially turned pick 31 into three second rounders and cash. Coincidentally, those two future picks were used in the Ayo trade.

dukecityvigilante | Bulls

10 | 5 hours ago

Oh no, you guys are just going to end up paying Jerry Reinsdorf for an extra salary cap

Misinformed_user | Bulls

186 | 5 hours ago

Did someone say infinite 2nd round picks?

imcryptic | Mavericks

36 | 5 hours ago

jerry discovered an infinite money glitch

glen_ko_ko | Pistons

4 | 2 hours ago

luck into Michael Jordan and then gaslight your fanbase for the following 30 years? why doesn’t every owner do this?

probablymade_thatup | Bucks [MIL] Luke Kornet

9 | 4 hours ago

Sorry, you had your chance to get Mike Conley

mave007 | Clippers

164 | 4 hours ago

so, The T-Wolves cut $10M of his salary to get under the apron in the first trade with the Bulls… then they acquired Ayo Dossunmu in another different trade.

By looking into the spotrac of Minnesota, they are currently $1.5M under the 1st apron.

If Conley re-signs for min (which is $3.6M for 10+ year veterans) my understanding is it should be pro-rated for the rest of the season: (31 out of 82 possible games) which means he could be signed for $1.36M… and STILL GET THEM UNDER THE 1ST APRON!

…and note aside: Conley will be paid that minimum by the Timberwolves and IDK what was the cut/wave deal with Charlotte, but his $10M salary might still by payed by the Hornets.

TL;DR: Minnesota will still be under the 1st apron with the extra guard (Ayo) they needed and keeping Conley which potentially getting paid more this year than what he expected 1 week ago.

_discordantsystem_

107 | 4 hours ago

Didn’t even need a big Giannis move to witness a Tim Connelly masterclass.

MobysGreatWhiteDick | Jazz

8 | an hour ago

He took a lot of flak for the Rudy trade but he’s honestly one of the best GMs in the league.

zigfried555 | Timberwolves

5 | an hour ago

Took a lot of flak for the KAT trade too. I’d say time has proven him right on both trades.

Mister_Squibbles | Heat

55 | 4 hours ago

Like 80% of gms need to be taking notes lmao

platinum92 | Hawks

20 | 3 hours ago

I’m sure they all know this strat. The key is having the assets to try and pull it off and finding a team willing to trade with you so you can pull it off.

Like I’m sure most GMs have crazy plans like this laid out, but one of the dominoes doesn’t fall the way it needs to.

Complete-Disaster513

18 | 3 hours ago

That and have strong enough team chemistry that the player who was traded is willing to come back. Mike can do where he wants. He just wants to go back to Minnesota. If he wanted to go somewhere else it doesn’t matter what Tim wants.

SirDiego | Timberwolves

7 | an hour ago

One of our beat reporters said earlier in the year that the Wolves front office verbally told Mike that he’d be able to retire here (nothing in contract but still I don’t think they’d lie about that). So I’m almost certain that the whole maneuver was talked over with Mike, and the Bulls and Hornets.

I wonder if he even left Minnesota, or just chilled couple days on his couch waiting for everything to go through lol

Candid_Dinner4536

17 | 3 hours ago

FWIW the prorated amount is off 2.3M which is the cap hold for vet mins… if they wait ~5 games they can sign 2 prorated vet mins and still be under the 1st apron

Associ8tedRuffians | Timberwolves

12 | 3 hours ago

Which is exactly why the tweet/skeet reads “The two sides are working on the timing of the deal.” They absolutely want to wait to be able to sign him do a little bit less and add that flexibility for another vet on the buyout market.

At least, that’s what I think they’re trying to do.

Candid_Dinner4536

4 | 2 hours ago

Just waiting for that Kyle Anderson buyout for part 2

SuperVaderMinion | MIN

14 | 5 hours ago

The Coffeelock strategy

TheVaniloquence | Celtics

14 | 5 hours ago

Also known as the Big Z glitch that they patched back in the day

SubtleNoodle | Timberwolves

12 | 4 hours ago

Technically Conley went out with a pick swap, so you just need teams to keep swapping. If the season ended today we’d swap with Detroit and move back 6 spots in the draft.

cubonelvl69 | Timberwolves

7 | 4 hours ago

It’s kind of funny that we effectively dropped 6 spots in the draft to save the owners money, and the fan base is celebrating lol

SubtleNoodle | Timberwolves

22 | 3 hours ago

I mean, it also made the Ayo trade possible and opens us up to use the MLE in the offseason (is my understanding).

It was trading 6 spots back to open up considerable flexibility.

_discordantsystem_

17 | 3 hours ago

I mean, it’s save the owners money AND give our (known big-swinger) GM much more freedom to make moves in the offseason WHILE pretty much solving a major weakness of ours this season.

Who cares if it also benefits our owners.

NazReidRules | Timberwolves

5 | 3 hours ago

I mean, what’s one more reply to your comment starting with ‘I mean’

Zoombini22 | Charlotte Hornets

6 | 4 hours ago

I mean you technically do have infinite second round picks. The league doesnt have a scheduled end date.

crimxona | Canada

10 | 4 hours ago

There is a cap of trading picks 7 seasons out though

natebryan | Lakers

2042 | 5 hours ago

I wonder if he ever left Minny at all, like he just sat at home and just waited lol.

Common-Bad-7899 | Timberwolves

812 | 5 hours ago

Definitely this, although I think he might have been contemplating retiring yesterday if no buy out.

BetweenTheBuzzAndMe | Charlotte Bobcats

305 | 5 hours ago

he was traded to the hottest team in the NBA that also needs a backup playmaker. Was hoping we’d actually keep him but i understand

defaultistic | CHA

212 | 5 hours ago

It’s okay, we’ll get Chris Paul when Toronto waives him (plz)

aga5ty4 | Timberwolves

134 | 4 hours ago

Hornets legend Chris Paul

donuttrackme | Spurs

22 | 2 hours ago

It’s funny because it’s true.

deemerritt | Hornets

122 | 4 hours ago

Adding Chris Paul to the team with the best vibes in the NBA what could go wrong.

defaultistic | CHA

96 | 4 hours ago

He’s always done well with young teams that need a veteran presence, a la OKC and Phoenix, and was a big part in Shai’s development and obviously helping Phoenix to the Finals.

It’s just teams that are heavy with other accomplished veterans that he hasn’t fit in with as much, like GSW and the Clippers sequel.

I think the culture we’re setting now would vibe well with CP3’s mentality and he could help mentor Melo and help him take that next leap like Shai

Shaqdaddy22 | Warriors

43 | 4 hours ago

He actually fit in alright with us. Unfortunately his play took its first significant downturn with us and was hurt quite often

keepitbased | Hawks

9 | 4 hours ago

I don’t know how well he’d vibe with Melo lol

RedtheGamer100 | Hornets

6 | 4 hours ago

Charlotte full of rookies that would respect him

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

51 | 4 hours ago

Mike Conley is not a backup playmaker. He can play minutes with injuries as a 10th/11th man but Bones absoloutly took his role so Mann, Simons and Coby white definitely would of.

BetweenTheBuzzAndMe | Charlotte Bobcats

17 | 4 hours ago

Mann is horrendous unfortunately.

My expectations were low. Really anyone that brings a little order to the offense for ~10 minutes is all we’d be looking for.

Apolaustic1 | Timberwolves

8 | 4 hours ago

Mike cant do that anymore. Its sucks cause im a fan, but he has absolutely been a big negative anytime he has touched the court this year.

Cbone06 | Charlotte Bobcats

8 | 4 hours ago

That’s what Coby White does tbf. Figured they wanted him as a vet

TimberwolvesDelusion

5 | 4 hours ago

Trust me friend. While he’s an amazing person and teammate he is not someone you want to relay on playing minutes…. He’s had a very very very steep fall off this season.

michaelalex3 | Hornets

5 | 4 hours ago

Yeah I’m sure the horror of being stuck on a team on an eight game win streak would’ve pushed him to give up millions of dollars.

phonage_aoi | Warriors

30 | 5 hours ago

I thought they changed the rules when someone on the Cavs bragged about doing exactly this ( trade -> buyout -> come back for playoffs).

agg2596 | Timberwolves

73 | 5 hours ago

that’s why he had to be on two different teams, not just one trade and then buyout

erichf3893 | Bulls

12 | 4 hours ago

They got lucky he was traded from the bulls too then I guess

YoungArsenal | Timberwolves

28 | 4 hours ago

This was probably the deal with Bulls. We gave him up for free (added pick swap) to give you guys salary for the Charlotte trade. Either handshake deal or knew Hornets waive him and he comes back.

After that deal was settled, worked again with the Bulls to get Ayo… Which again I’m sure was planned all along.

Rnorman3 | DEN

12 | 3 hours ago

Which probably should be patched in the CBA.

Not that Conley playing for you guys is some egregious breach of justice or anything. But it is essentially circumventing the spirit of the buyout rule in the current CBA. Especially if there was a “handshake deal” with the bulls that specifically required them to execute it as a separate transaction rather than aggregated.

I know trades get aggregated or split up all the time for the purposes of TPEs and salary matching and that all makes sense. But if it’s specifically being done to “launder” the most recent team a player is played with so that they can sidestep the buyout clause, feels like it’s a little problematic.

Either that, or scrap the rule keeping players from returning to their original team on buyouts.

RRJC10 | Raptors

6 | 4 hours ago

It’s a loophole I didn’t know existed. Technically Conley couldn’t sign with the Bulls since they were his last team.

The_Summer_Man | Warriors

11 | 4 hours ago

He should at least be required to fly to Chicago and Charlotte to become eligible to play

holyhibachi

9 | 4 hours ago

He definitely did not move

rawspeghetti | Celtics

5 | 4 hours ago

I hope he went somewhere warmer than Minny even if it’s just for a couple of weeks. A little sunshine could do wonders for his old bones

JMinn868 | Timberwolves

1631 | 5 hours ago

Wolves get Ayo and drop under 1st apron. While still keeping Conley. Tim cooked.

NitroXYZ | UTA

493 | 5 hours ago

Tim is incredible, whiffed on Dillingham but hes had an amazing track record in Denver and Minesotta

FishGoldenLite | Timberwolves

268 | 5 hours ago

At least he got rid of Dillingham for something. So many GMs wouldn’t be able to admit their mistake but he did and there’s something to appreciate about that.

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

50 | 4 hours ago

Take care of our boy

FishGoldenLite | Timberwolves

37 | 4 hours ago

We’re already so excited. Hate to pry him away from his hometown team but he’s exactly what we’ve been needing and will embrace him like we have with our other guys.

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

20 | 4 hours ago

It’s okay. Our front office is dumb. I hope you guys have success in the playoffs with him. He’s a dawg.

chakrablocker | Thunder

8 | 4 hours ago

he’s exactly the kinda running mate every superstar needs

jjfooo

41 | 3 hours ago

That’s a huge credit to him, compare his handling of Dilly to Golden State’s handling of Kuminga.

A GM’s job is to make bets. You can’t expect a perfect track record, but the ability to move on from bad bets separate good GM’s from bad ones

erichf3893 | Bulls

11 | 4 hours ago

Dillingham I can expect to be a bust, yeah?

HughManatee | Timberwolves

26 | 4 hours ago

He lost a bit of confidence, but I think there’s still a ceiling for him. It never seemed like he found his role to complement the rest of the team, but if he gets some minutes I wouldn’t be surprised if he improves.

TooColdforClouds | Timberwolves

15 | 4 hours ago

Not a for sure thing, he needs consistent minutes and touches. I wouldn’t be surprised if he turns in to a decent PG off the bench.

FishGoldenLite | Timberwolves

8 | 4 hours ago

I wouldn’t count him out yet. I was a huge fan of his coming into the draft and he’s still got a lot of potential. He just needs minutes and a chance to rebuild his confidence. It was a bad situation for him here but I think a different situation could unlock him.

jinyx1 | Timberwolves

6 | 4 hours ago

If he can get minutes, regain his stroke, and figure out how to keep his feet on the ground when passing he could be good.

purplenyellowrose909 | Timberwolves

6 | 3 hours ago

I think his confidence cracked under the pressure of needing to be a key rotational player on a contender at 19 years old.

He’s insanely fast and agile and can get by anyone but would then just shank the shot. Hope he can find his footing with new scenery.

C1truXX | Timberwolves

78 | 5 hours ago

I still think he cooked on TSJ and Beringer as well!

We’ll see if Rocco develops to anything but he’s a fun lotto ticket

NitroXYZ | UTA

28 | 5 hours ago

I’ve been really impressed with Beringer when he gets the extended playtime. Hope Finch can put a bit more trust to get his minutes up to 15 a night, because even as a raw prospect he has a nice defensive impact.

bobbywellington | Timberwolves

26 | 5 hours ago

Hope TSJ can get healthy and finish the season strong, but he’s had a disaster of a year so far in everything but 3pt shooting tbh

tree-hugger | Timberwolves

6 | 4 hours ago

Idk about TJ, but Beringer yes

rostron92 | MIN

24 | 5 hours ago

No GM is without mistakes. What i like about Tim is that he acknowledges the mistake and tries to correct them quickly.

Hammerhead34 | Timberwolves

10 | 4 hours ago

The draft is much more of a crap shoot, Rob was seen as a lottery level guard with high upside. So I extend a lot of grace for swinging and missing on a draft pick.

However, Connelly’s track record trading for established players is VERY good so far (AG to Denver won them a ring, Rudy deal, offloading DLo’s contract, Randle+DDV trade)

DjMoneybagzz | Celtics

41 | 5 hours ago

What does the Apple CEO have to do with this

Fritanga5lyfe

15 | 4 hours ago

Tim Apple

yuhanz | PHO

3 | 3 hours ago

Not to be confused with Microsoft Tims

MG_MN | Timberwolves

1116 | 5 hours ago

Someone photoshop him in a wolves jersey

cheeseybacon11 | MIN

443 | 5 hours ago

Got it

https://imgur.com/a/3pVDwVN

Ok_Daikon_7726 | Lakers

189 | 5 hours ago

Just can’t see it, looks so wrong

Any-Question-3759

37 | 4 hours ago

It’s unholy like Luka in a Lakers jersey.

HelloThereCat | Warriors

53 | 5 hours ago

AI getting too good these days smh

cheeseybacon11 | MIN

31 | 4 hours ago

The jersey was actually all done by hand, believe it or not.

AI was only used to enhance the detail in his beard.

Steamsalt | Bucks

13 | 4 hours ago

has technology gone too far?

Steamsalt | Bucks

31 | 5 hours ago

uncanny, it’s like im there

BasedGodProdigy | Nets

15 | 4 hours ago

AI slop

sedan-hussein | Raptors

11 | 4 hours ago

Is this AI?

yeontura | Philippines

13 | 4 hours ago

No, that’s Mike Conley Jr

StormTheTrooper | Mavericks

5 | 4 hours ago

For one moment there I was waiting for the Manningface

bigvahe33 | Supersonics

4 | 4 hours ago

damnit. i keep getting chalmers faced

PunningLynguist

68 | 5 hours ago

Not sure we have the tech for such a fantastical thing

fibberjabber | Raptors

18 | 5 hours ago

I just can’t imagine it.

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

11 | 5 hours ago

best I can do is an AI generated image

99LedBalloons | Timberwolves

9 | 5 hours ago

I found one from when he was traded from the Jazz, but I can’t post pictures in comments in this subreddit.

thesmellafteritrains | Pistons

4 | 4 hours ago

like your parents won’t let you?

Mr_Pizza_Puncher | Spurs

10 | 5 hours ago

The energy required for such an AI request would shut the grid down

Musa_2050 | Lakers

4 | 5 hours ago

Chicago legend Mike Conley

1850ChoochGator | Trail Blazers

472 | 5 hours ago

Low key love it. Mike gets his money absorbed by Charlotte and gets to stay in Minny.

Miruwest

110 | 5 hours ago

Dude probably never even left the state while all of this was going down.

Bobbith_The_Chosen | POR

109 | 4 hours ago

Wonder what the FO told him. “You’re gonna see some crazy shit on Twitter over the next 48 hours just ignore it”

banitsa | Kevin Garnett

14 | 4 hours ago

Isn’t crazy shit on Twitter just normal Twitter these days?

Bobbith_The_Chosen | POR

6 | 4 hours ago

So you’re reading that you’ve been traded to the Hornets on a regular basis?

smalls_1804 | Knicks

6 | 3 hours ago

There’s zero chance they do this without at least having a conversation with him first. What I’m more curious about is if they had it agreed to in advance that the Bulls would trade Conley after acquiring him, because none of this is possible if he just stays there

tinybathroomfaucet | Supersonics

64 | 5 hours ago

I middle key love it.

The1AndOnlyJZ | LAL

25 | 5 hours ago

I exorbitant-key love it

prettyboylee | Lakers

5 | 5 hours ago

Chicago middle key loves it… get it cause they..

weekndalex | Lakers

8 | 5 hours ago

would ppl still like it if it weren’t conley

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

27 | 4 hours ago

Depends who it is but nobody can hate anything Mike Conley does

pollinium | MIN

5 | 4 hours ago

Yes. Every year I want this to happen lol but somebody always screws it up

MantusTMD | Timberwolves

3 | 5 hours ago

Tim absolutely cooked

AvengingHero2012 | Rockets

238 | 5 hours ago

Very little NBA news actually makes me cackle… so thanks for this Wolves

TheNotoriousJN | Timberwolves

210 | 5 hours ago

Thats funny as fuck. Finchy can never stay away

In all seriousness. Mike Conley is THE vet.

If Ayo can take Mike’s minutes, and Mike stays on the bench coaching. Thats a much better squad.

Now if we also get active in the buyout market for contributors…

Supdawggy0

45 | 5 hours ago

Can we also just officially make him an assistant coach this offseason?

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

40 | 5 hours ago

Roy Kent type

ShakesbeerMe | Timberwolves

14 | 4 hours ago

“Mike’s here, he’s there, he’s every-fuckin-where…”

yuhanz | PHO

6 | 3 hours ago

Conley!

Conley!!

Cyclonitron | Timberwolves

20 | 5 hours ago

Mike “Udonis Haslem” Conley.

DM_ME_YOUR_PET_PICSS | Timberwolves

3 | 4 hours ago

Hey Mike will you take a 9 million dollar pay cut?

I’d be trying to stay on the team as long as possible before becoming a coach lol

big_nus | Timberwolves

7 | 4 hours ago

he already got bought out

SaltyFan1959

14 | 5 hours ago

What’s the short list for you? I’d love to see Kyle Anderson go back as well, and Cam Thomas on a minimum deal could be fun provided that he could buy into Finch’s system and a role on the bench.

CP3 would never go to Minnesota, but man, there’s a part of me that knows Ant needs to take a lesson from the dark side. Ant with a whistle would be nuts.

SuperVaderMinion | MIN

37 | 4 hours ago

It would be fun but I’m also fully confident that if Cam Thomas ends up on this basketball team we’d see Finch blow his brains out on national television

whitedawg | DET

15 | 4 hours ago

If Cam Thomas could buy into a system and was OK with a bench role, he wouldn’t have been cut.

SaltyFan1959

8 | 4 hours ago

I don’t disagree about his likelihood of buying into a system at the expense of his ego, but, I would caveat that buying into a contender‘s system should be very different than buying into the Net’s system.

But then, that makes the assumption that he understands that he needs to rehab his image a bit. Who knows.

car1999pet | Supersonics

10 | 4 hours ago

I’m definitely team Slow Mo, I don’t know about Cam Thomas, just as I don’t know if he will buy into the system and I feel like it could ruin the vibes

Lerkerpomps | Timberwolves

7 | 4 hours ago

Slow mo will punch him, that’s why you get both 👍

FERFreak731 | Jazz

174 | 5 hours ago

Minnesota Mike is back!

whooopseee | Spurs

32 | 4 hours ago

Probably never left the state at all lol

HokageEzio | Knicks

139 | 5 hours ago

Bite Bite couldn’t stay away from Ant for too long.

Lonely-Medicine-8832

117 | 5 hours ago

I have a Mexican friend, Raul, to whom I explained how it works with Conley’s return to Wolves. He said it sounds exactly like a scheme that a couple of his buddies used to return to USA after deportation lol.

Flashy-Truth-8826 | Knicks

57 | 5 hours ago

Antonio Eduardo Y Miguelito Conléy

ShakesbeerMe | Timberwolves

25 | 4 hours ago

Fuck ICE.

Naz Reid.

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

8 | 5 hours ago

Probably shoudlnt be naming a friend online who’s illegal in the current political climate

Lonely-Medicine-8832

28 | 5 hours ago

That’s a made up name. And he is not in USA currently

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

7 | 5 hours ago

Good👍

Friscogonewild

4 | 4 hours ago

ICE gonna put an agent in every city in America who will stand downtown and shout all day RAUL I KNOW YOU’RE HERE COME OUTSIDE

whitedawg | DET

5 | 4 hours ago

They got traded to the Hornets?

Pineapple_42069 | Timberwolves

92 | 5 hours ago

Hornets fans, is he any good?

snoogle20 | Hornets

25 | 3 hours ago

I don’t know. Didn’t leave much of an impression. Almost like he was never there.

UnluckyAd8926

17 | 3 hours ago

On the court he’s washed, can’t make a lay up. On the bench & locker room he’s a guiding light, the adult in the room. The is no better definition of Vet in the NBA than Mike Conley.

Itchy-Secret8085

89 | 5 hours ago

I’m assuming he is able to go back because he was traded to a 2nd team then released

aziggy21 | Timberwolves

92 | 5 hours ago

Yeah if the bulls released him directly he wouldn’t be able to do this

aga5ty4 | Timberwolves

59 | 4 hours ago

Chicago truly helped us out a lot this deadline

pppeater | Bulls

23 | 3 hours ago

Glad we could accomplish something this season.

Rnorman3 | DEN

5 | 2 hours ago

Arturas Karnisovas (bulls GM/POBO/whatever his title in the front office is) goes way back with Tim Connelly. They were together here in Denver forever.

Was assistant GM here for years and then when he started getting some GM interest, we promoted TC to POBO and AK to GM.

whitedawg | DET

15 | 4 hours ago

Almost makes you wonder whether the Wolves prearranged the Bulls sending him to a second team.

ShakesbeerMe | Timberwolves

13 | 4 hours ago

All front offices have good-faith relationships if you’re competent.

Except Danny Ainge.

Itchy-Secret8085

6 | 5 hours ago

Thank you

mucho-gusto | CLE

6 | 4 hours ago

This is essentially how the AI industry utilizes roundtripping to pass the same money around to 5 companies and they all get to claim it lol

Ok-Sea9612

5 | 3 hours ago

GDI and GDP will keep diverging farther apart while the big corps play their shell game. Until people realize what’s happening.

mansmurf | Raptors

79 | 5 hours ago

Snip snap snip snap

drjisftw | Pacers

52 | 5 hours ago

Tim Connelley you evil genius

thy_armageddon | Knicks

46 | 5 hours ago

In the NBA, you can launder players.

ShakesbeerMe | Timberwolves

9 | 4 hours ago

Rather than just corruptly get something for nothing like the Lakers and Adam Silver.

IntelligentAd5460 | Grizzlies

36 | 5 hours ago

just glad my unc can still hang around

sevseg_decoder | MEM

26 | 4 hours ago

The day Mike retires will be really sad for a lot of NBA fans in the flyover states. For someone who never led a team to a championship (though he got damn close with almost nobody else of note on his roster) he has amassed love and fandom like crazy. Just an incredibly solid man who I hope would be able to influence the league more in the future.

AnyHoleIsTheGoal | Grizzlies

9 | 4 hours ago

Was lowkey hoping we’d pick him up, if he wanted to come back that is. Would have been such a big moral victory in a very depressing season.

CtrlAltDelightfull | West

31 | 5 hours ago

This makes my heart warm

BusinessWarthog6 | Hornets

27 | 5 hours ago

Damn I just got my jersey

Beeercules

20 | 4 hours ago

Hey Charlotte fans, can you tell me what I can expect from this guy? #WolvesBack

qverb | Hornets

15 | 4 hours ago

While Mike Conley was a Charlotte Hornet, the team posted a perfect 100% win rate.

Your team will likely never lose again.

Beeercules

4 | 3 hours ago

The GOAT. Jordan who?

nbawizard1227

16 | 5 hours ago

It’s kinda crazy this is allowed lol. Traded and just right back.

BetweenTheBuzzAndMe | Charlotte Bobcats

23 | 4 hours ago

it’s because there was a step in the middle.

He was traded to Chicago. Then Chicago traded him to Charlotte. Then Charlotte waived him. The rules say he can’t re-sign with Chicago.

mucho-gusto | CLE

13 | 4 hours ago

The Ghost of Zydrunas Ilgauskus smiles and nods, and is freed now that the rules against him have been circumvented

TheSmokedSalmon420 | Cavaliers

4 | 3 hours ago

Man that was the best lol

timberwolvesguy | Timberwolves

5 | 5 hours ago

The key is that his “former” team is now Chicago, so he can’t re-sign with specifically them.

ezmo311 | Suns

15 | 5 hours ago

I’m looking forward to the press conference where they welcome him to the organization.

ShakesbeerMe | Timberwolves

8 | 4 hours ago

That would be absolutely hilarious.

action_nick | Knicks

13 | 5 hours ago

This is legal?

timberwolvesguy | Timberwolves

31 | 5 hours ago

He was traded from his former team (Chicago) to the Hornets, who then released him. So he is free to sign with any team, except Chicago.

zgillet

4 | 4 hours ago

Damn. They had to negotiate a future trade to facilitate the first.

That must have been a wild Zoom/whatever-it-is-now call.

KnowledgePrevious | Timberwolves

3 | 4 hours ago

I don’t think the Twolves were involved in that

AchtungZboom | Timberwolves

3 | 4 hours ago

Never under estimate Tim

Adminscantkeepmedown | Hawks

12 | 4 hours ago

Only because he made a pit stop in Chicago before Charlotte. Had the Bulls been the one to waive him, I don’t think Minnesota would’ve been able to pick him back up

Shepher27 | Timberwolves

13 | 4 hours ago

I know he’s washed, but seems like an amazing teammate and everyone loves him. With the rise of Bones and adding Ayo he shouldn’t need to play much any more. I’m glad to have him back as long as he’s not in the playoff rotation

MembershipSingle7137

13 | 5 hours ago

What a crazy saga lmao

spin8x | Timberwolves

12 | 5 hours ago

Incredibly silly lol

Opposite_You_5524 | Spurs

10 | 5 hours ago

I didn’t even know that was allowed

Grooviemann1 | Suns

24 | 5 hours ago

The rule is just that you can’t re-sign with the team you were traded from. Since he was traded twice, he wouldn’t be allowed to sign with Chicago, but he can with Minny.

Tarrot469

6 | 4 hours ago

The Cavs traded Zydrunas Illgauskaus for I believe Antwan Jameson in 09 with the intention of him being released and then resigning, which created the rule you can’t be signed by the same team that traded you upon release from another team. The loophole is that, since he was traded twice, this means Chicago can’t resign him, but Minnesota can because they didn’t trade him to Charlotte

BlLLSIMMONS | Timberwolves

6 | 5 hours ago

It was after the Bulls traded him to the Hornets

homefree122 | Thunder

10 | 5 hours ago

Good move. He’s still a service player and a great veteran presence

lethalizered | Thunder

23 | 5 hours ago

Second part of your sentence is absolutely correct.

First part? That’s debatable really.

dogfosterparent | Timberwolves

11 | 5 hours ago

Ya he’s definitely below replacement level at this point, should not be getting minutes on teams competing or teams looking to develop young talent. Unfortunately he was still better than Dillingham purely by being less of a negative on the court so Finch kept playing him.

VikingsLad | Timberwolves

5 | 5 hours ago

I’m fine if he plays at the same time as Joe Ingles.

theper | Timberwolves

9 | 4 hours ago

anybody know how this works on nba reference?

CochranVanRamstein

15 | 4 hours ago

6 > 4 > 3 double play

luckyshot35 | Timberwolves

8 | 5 hours ago

he’s not leaving without his ring

MikeConleyIsLegend | Grizzlies

7 | 5 hours ago

Good choice

mave007 | Clippers

6 | 5 hours ago

How is this even legal?

Grouchy_Air_4322

12 | 5 hours ago

He was traded to another team and then waived. If he was waived by Chicago then it wouldn’t be allowed

ShakesbeerMe | Timberwolves

12 | 4 hours ago

Holy shit a Clippers fan asking this after the Kawhi shit HAHAHAHahahah

Coke_ButNotTheDrug | Nuggets

7 | 5 hours ago

It’s only allowed because he went to a 3rd team after Chicago. He went Minny > Chicago > Charlotte

Because Charlotte waived him, he can’t go back to either them or Chicago (his “previous” team), but he can go to Minny.

It’s weird, but thankfully I actually don’t see a world where this could happen for any stars, since most of the time, teams intend on keeping their good players

OhUhWhoops

5 | 5 hours ago

I’m kinda surprised there’s no clause preventing this. Feels like something that would be prohibited but he’s a free agent so it’s fine?

RealAdministration48 | Lakers

5 | 3 hours ago

The Minnesota Timberwolves and circumventing the salary cap… a tale as old as time.

TrashAssRedditAdmins | NBA

4 | 5 hours ago

I know it’s not, but this feels illegal.

estpakto

4 | 5 hours ago

Wild week for Conley, traded twice and still finding his way back to Minnesota. If this happens, it feels more like a leadership move than a stats move. He already knows the system, the locker room trusts him, and the Wolves could use that steady hand heading into the season

[Charania] Free agent guard Mike Conley Jr. plans to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources tell ESPN. The sides are working on timing of him re-signing. Conley was traded twice this week – to Chicago, then to Charlotte –before being released and allowed to rejoin the Wolves.