With a 121-110 win vs. the Warriors on Wednesday, the Timberwolves clinched the sequence in Recreation 5. For the second consecutive season, the staff has superior to the Western Convention Remaining.
After the win in Recreation 5, Minnesota heart Rudy Gobert spoke to the media. He was requested to replicate on his time with Mike Conley and what it’s wish to get to this stage of the playoffs with him. The Frenchman stated he’s been by means of rather a lot with Mike Conley, and he desires to win a championship for him. As a franchise, Minnesota has by no means made the NBA Finals.
The Timberwolves wish to win a title for veteran PG Mike Conley
“We’ve been by means of rather a lot, me and Mike [Conley]. I really like him. Greater than something, I wish to win for him. I simply know the way a lot he cares about profitable, how nice of a man he’s.
I wish to say I wish to do it for Joe [Ingles], however I don’t care about Joe” – Rudy Gobert pic.twitter.com/gzogqqjgSk
— Timberwolves Clips (@WolvesClips) Could 15, 2025
The Grizzlies used the 4th total choose within the 2007 NBA draft to pick out Mike Conley out of Ohio State. Conley performed the primary 12 seasons of his profession for Memphis. After the 2018-19 season, the Grizzlies traded Conley to the Utah Jazz. He spent 4 and a half seasons with the Jazz till they traded him on the 2022-23 deadline to the Timberwolves.
Conley has spent the final three seasons with Minnesota. In 2023-24, he began 76 video games, and in 2024-25, he began 71 video games for the Timberwolves. This previous season, Conley averaged 8.2 factors per recreation, the bottom of his profession. Nonetheless, the veteran PG doesn’t want flashy stats to be a staff participant for Minnesota. After their win on Wednesday, Timberwolves heart Rudy Gobert stated he desires to win a championship for Conley.
Gobert and Conley had been teammates for 4 seasons in Utah. Following the 2021-22 season, the Jazz traded Gobert to the Timberwolves. On the 2022-23 deadline, the Jazz traded Mike Conley to Minnesota. Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley had been reunited. They’ve spent the final six seasons collectively as teammates. Gobert desires to get Conley a title as a result of he is aware of how a lot he cares about profitable. The Timberwolves await the winner of the Nuggets vs. Thunder sequence.
