Now 38 years old, the public assumption seems to be that Minnesota will continue to wean itself off Mike Conley during the 2025-26 season. Every public comment from Wolves coach Chris Finch suggests otherwise.

Conley has been mentioned as a solution for jumpstarting the team’s transition play, improving point-of-attack defense and varying its late-game offensive approach.

That would all suggest a bigger role for Conley this season, not a smaller one.

Minnesota likely only has a championship-level ceiling if Conley is a heavy ingredient in the team’s formula. The floor general acknowledged as much, noting it’s why he put so much of an emphasis on making sure he was in good shape mentally and physically coming into the season.

A wrist injury effectively eliminated Conley’s offseason in 2

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