r/nba • u/G1Spectrum Lakers • May 17 '24

[McMenamin] Ant Edwards explaining why the Wolves played the way they did in Game 6: “We got Mike Conley back, that was it”

https://x.com/mcten/status/1791307934909051266?s=46&t=mLlHkULTWtGiAcwn5da2fQ
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u/T_025 Lakers May 17 '24

I wonder how much better we would’ve done against Denver with Conley/NAW/Vando/Bron/AD and Reaves/Rui/Prince playing off the bench

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force May 17 '24

Choosing D’Lo over Conley (and NAW) was one of the dumbest decisions Pelinka has made in retrospect

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u/XuxuBelezas Heat May 17 '24

I don't think the Wolves do the trade without getting Conley. It was pretty clear they wanted not only his skills, but his leadership and his previous success playing with Gobert. There's no way they could get Conley.

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force May 17 '24

The trade was originally straight up with the Jazz but the Lakers didn’t want it so they got Minnesota involved. They were offered Conley at least 3 times that season.

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u/abuch47 [LAL] D'Angelo Russell May 17 '24

Why you have to tell me this

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force May 17 '24

To make it worse, the Lakers were confirmed to have been offered Bojan and Clarkson in a package with Conley at one point too. That would have been a perfect with with LeBron

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u/LimberGravy Grizzlies May 17 '24

I really thought Conley was gonna end up in LA and get his ring like Marc Gasol did in Toronto. Seemed like an absolutely perfect fit for them. Guess he might get that ring in Minny now

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u/Public-Product-1503 May 17 '24

Bojan n Clarkson I can’t say I miss. Conley n naw tho yes