The Impact of Mike Conley's Contract Extension + Reflecting On Finch's 3 Years in Minnesota w/ Jace Frederick

The Dane Moore NBA Podcast

Dane Moore

Sports News, Sports, Basketball, News

4.9 • 666 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

On today's show, Dane is joined by Wolves beat writer Jace Frederick from the Pioneer Press to discuss Mike Conley's 2-year, $21 million contract extension and the luxury tax ramifications going forward for the Wolves. Dane and Jace also take this time to reflect on Chris Finch being hired at the All Star break three seasons ago and the success of that journey. Specific topics and timestamps below... - Conley's $ coming in lower than expected (2:00) - How the Conley extension impacts the Wolves luxury tax situation (9:00) - Why the Wolves will eventually need cheaper bench guys to step in (25:00) - Chris Finch being hired 3 season ago at the All Star break (42:00) - Did the Wolves turn another corner the final few weeks pre-All Star? (50:00) If you'd like to support our partners... -- To enter the ticket giveaway, support the show by subscribing for $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/DaneMooreNBA -- Want to advertise on the show? Reach out to [email protected] -- Try out Stone & Skillet and use code "DANE" for 20% off: https://www.stoneandskillet.com/ -- Contact Your Home Improvement Company: https://www.yourhomeimprovementco.com/ -- Sign up for Prize Picks, promo code "DANE" for a $100 signup bonus: https://www.prizepicks.com/ -- Sign up for HelloFresh at HelloFresh.com/danemoorefree and use code "danemoorefree" -- Try Duer Jeans. For 15% off: https://shopduer.com/?utm_source=podsearch&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=danemoore23 -- Try BetterHelp at: https://www.betterhelp.com/DANEMOORE -- Sign up today for a 14-day free trial of Aura’s digital security at Aura.com/Dane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the day more NBA podcast brought to you by prize picks coming at you Tuesday afternoon.
0:19.3	It's February 20th and we have a reason to do a podcast.
0:24.6	Overall, Star break, Mike Conley signed a two-year, $21 million contract extension. I was reported on a Monday afternoon.
0:32.3	Kind of a contract that solidifies what was the Wolves biggest roster question mark for next season.
0:39.1	We'll get into that with with Jace Frederick, Wolves beatwriter from the Pioneer Press,
0:44.1	along with some All-Star notes.
0:45.6	Jace wrote a nice piece on Chris Finch.
0:48.5	And then, yeah, Jason and I just haven't done an episode in a few weeks as I was on the road last week.
0:52.5	So we'll kind of start, we'll talk about
0:55.0	the last couple weeks the Wolves have played and kind of set the scene for the post all-star break
1:00.6	portion of this season. Quickly, Jase, before we get to Mike Conley, I want to mention to everyone
1:05.5	that at the beginning of this episode, so you hear it and so you can hopefully come.
1:10.2	Britt Robson and I will be doing a live show at Falling Knife Brewing Company.
1:14.5	This Thursday, we'll do a happy hour of sorts kind of from 6 to 7 p.m.
1:19.6	While we set up the show, come early, if you want to grab a seat,
1:23.3	then Britt and I will do a live show from 7 to 8 p.m.
1:26.5	Again, we'll sort of set the scene for the second half of the season.
1:29.8	We'll also have a third mic so people can ask questions.
1:33.9	People who are there in person can live ask questions.
1:36.7	These are really fun to do.
1:38.4	And it kind of feels like the perfect time to do one right before the wolves play seven games at home starting on Friday
1:46.1	against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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