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As Derrick White and Jordan Walsh went through a workout on one of the Cox Pavilion courts Saturday morning, head coach Joe Mazzulla detailed the respect he has for Brown, what Boston will miss most about him and the need to create a new path forward without him. After 10 highly successful seasons with Brown, Boston will take on a different look with Paul George, Mitchell Robinson and Mike Conley now on the roster. “There needs to be a grieving process for losing not just a player in Jaylen, but a person in Jaylen,” Mazzulla said in an interview with The Athletic. “There needs to be a grieving process that this guy, what he has done on the court and what he’s done in the community and what he’s done for the city of Boston, there should be a grieving process. But the … gray area is throughout that loss, you’re also gaining.”
Taylor Snow: Fun fact: Mike Conley and Joe Mazzulla made their college debuts on the same day – Nov. 10, 2006 Mike and OSU beat VMI, 107-69 Joe and WVU beat Mount St. Mary’s 50-42
Noa Dalzell: The Celtics have officially signed Mike Conley
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I had the good fortune to cover some real gems in my 22 years on the Timberwolves beat. Mike Conley is right near the top. I learned something about the game from him with every conversation. He was as gracious with his time as anyone. I understood the team better than ever thanks to him.
We had a meeting at the first possible moment — 9 p.m. in L.A. — with little-used Indiana Pacers forward Solomon Hill, and realized our hopes of getting him for “just” four years and $40 million were unrealistic given the multiple rivals lining up to beat our offer (New Orleans eventually got him for four years and $52 million). We tried to get Eric Gordon to take $40 million, since he’d known our star guard, Mike Conley, since childhood; we didn’t know he had more than $50 million waiting for him in Houston. We also bailed on a five-team bidding war for a player who averaged seven points the previous season, when we all stopped, looked at each other and asked, “What are we doing here?” He got nearly as much as Hill and Gordon.
Amazingly, two of the deals turned out well. Conley signed what was, at the time, the richest contract in NBA history: a five-year, $153 million deal to stay with us in Memphis. He played well enough to return two first-round picks near the end of that contract. And James Ennis signed with us on a two-year, $6 million deal for our cap room exception. He ended up starting for us in the playoffs. Alas, the other deal didn’t work out so well: Chandler Parsons signed a four-year, $94 million deal with us that, of course, went down as one of the biggest lemon contracts in NBA history. I won’t get into the details of how that decision came about, but I will say that we weren’t alone. That day, several of the worst contracts of the current century came into being.
Jon Krawczynski: Mike Conley made the decision to head to Boston in the last day or so, sources told @TheAthletic . An essential member of the Timberwolves, on and off the court, for the last 3 1/2 years.
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Shams Charania: Free agent guard Mike Conley Jr. has agreed to a one-year deal to sign with the Boston Celtics, sources tell ESPN. Conley becomes only the 14th player in NBA history to reach 20 seasons.
Barry Jackson: With regard to the Heat report by the very hard-working @TheSteinLine and @JakeLFischer , I can confirm there will be Heat interest in Tim Hardaway Jr. when free agency begins Tuesday night, per a source. This would be a very sensible marriage if it happens... With regard to Mike Conley, he has received some consideration internally. But there are some internally who would prefer going a younger route.
