2025-26 Season
MIKE CONLEY
2025-26 Season
MIKE CONLEY
Conley produces at an poor rate for a 18-minute workload.
Conley produces at an poor rate for a 18-minute workload.
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 13 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 246 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Mike Conley's early season was defined by a jarring transition into a diminished, highly volatile bench role. When thrust into the starting lineup on 10/27 vs DEN, the veteran managed a +6.5 impact score while scoring just 10 points. His value that night came entirely from organizing the offense with four assists and providing a steadying defensive effort against a tough opponent. But that veteran magic was fleeting. Look at his spot start on 11/20 vs WAS, where he tallied a stretch-high 10 points and six assists but still posted a -0.2 impact score. The hidden cost was his brutal 1/4 shooting from the floor, which bogged down the half-court flow and completely negated his playmaking. Back in a reserve role on 11/22 vs PHX, he bottomed out with a dismal -12.6 impact score while managing just three points and a single assist. Father Time is undefeated, and Conley's inability to consistently generate clean looks is rapidly becoming a glaring liability.
Father Time seemed to finally catch up to Mike Conley during a brutal mid-season offensive slump that saw him struggle to stay effective off the bench. His jumper completely abandoned him on 12/05 vs NOP, where a dismal 1-for-7 shooting night—including five missed threes—yielded an abysmal -20.5 Impact score. Things barely improved on 12/09 vs PHX. He went completely scoreless on five attempts in that matchup, posting a -16.9 Impact score because his empty possessions and lack of scoring gravity routinely stalled the offense. He offered a fleeting glimpse of his vintage self on 12/22 vs MIL. Despite scoring just six points, Conley generated a +1.7 Impact score in that contest by grabbing five rebounds and dishing out six assists to brilliantly stabilize the second unit. Sadly, those steadying moments were rare exceptions in an otherwise bleak stretch of basketball. When an aging point guard stops hitting open shots, the hidden costs of his declining burst become impossible to ignore.
A brutal midseason shooting slump defined Mike Conley's mid-to-late season stretch, rendering the veteran point guard nearly unplayable for weeks at a time. Look at the 01/21 vs UTA game, where he logged zero points on 0-for-3 shooting in 16 minutes, resulting in a disastrous -15.8 Impact score as his inability to threaten the defense crippled the team's spacing. Moving him into the starting lineup didn't fix the issue. During the 01/27 vs GSW matchup, he missed all four of his shots to post a -7.3 Impact score, dragging down the first unit with his complete offensive disappearing act. He spent months tossing up zeroes before finally finding a pulse in the 04/02 vs DET game. Hitting four three-pointers for 14 points, Conley managed a rare +4.8 Impact score because his sudden perimeter accuracy actually forced defenders to respect his gravity again. Still, when a guard stops scoring entirely for long stretches, the hidden costs of broken offensive sets easily overwhelm whatever veteran savvy they bring to the floor.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Conley has posted negative impact in 91% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 30% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Average defender. Conley doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
In a rough stretch — 4 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 25 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 66 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
65 games played
