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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