Mike Conley is many things on the hard court - deadly shooter, savvy ball handler, ambidextrous, underrated, and... nice? Yep, on top of all those outstanding attributes, Conley is also universally considered as the nicest guy in the league - and he has the awards to prove it! Thankfully, this interview goes a lot deeper than just his sparkling personality, as he opens up about his "grit-n-grind' days in Memphis, on being snubbed in the all-star voting, the what-if moments of his career, and much more. Then to close the show out, the incomparable Jamal Crawford joins JJ and Tommy for the Top 5/Draft.
RUNDOWN
Mike Conley
What it's like being the nicest guy in the league
Breaks down the tweaks to the Utah offense
Explains the adjustments he had to make in his game when he came to Utah
What was it like finding out his wife was pregnant and knowing he was going to be in the bubble
Looking back to the 'Grit-n-Grind' days in Memphis
Takes us through the '15 playoff series against the Warriors
Discusses the "what-if" moments of those years with Memphis
On the drag out matchups against the Clippers while he was with Memphis
The biggest character on those teams was?
On the brilliance of Z-Bo
Shane Battier being the smartest hoop IQ
On being ambidextrous
Talks about being snubbed for all star status
Looks back at the group of players he was drafted with
Greg Oden and the potential he had coming into the NBA
Jamal Crawford
Jamal catches us up on what he's been doing lately
Looks back at the years since last playing with JJ on the Clippers
The joy of playing with Jimmy Butler
Embracing the role of coming off the bench
Will he ever officially retire?
On his absolute unwavering love for the game of basketball
Top 5/Draft
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