Celtics Sign – After weighing multiple offers, free agent point guard Mike Conley has agreed to a one-year contract with the Celtics. The move brings an experienced, defense-minded veteran—an All-Defensive selection in 2013 and All-Star in 2021—into a backcourt anchored by D
Mike Conley didn’t wait for the noise to settle. After weighing multiple offers, the free agent point guard has decided to sign a one-year contract with the Celtics.
The salary wasn’t broken out in the reporting, but the contract is expected to be a veteran minimum deal in Boston. For the Celtics, it’s a chance to add a respected locker-room presence without forcing their financial hand.
Conley’s résumé still reads like a map of peak NBA professionalism. During his prime years, he made an All-Defensive team in 2013 and an All-Star team in 2021. But the point guard is 38 now, and his role has changed. In 2025/26 with the Timberwolves, Conley averaged a career-low 4.5 points and 2.9 assists across 54 appearances, logging 18.4 minutes per game. Donte DiVincenzo ceded the starting point guard role.
What doesn’t change with age is how teams view Conley as a professional. He has won the NBA’s Sportsmanship Award four times. That matters because Minnesota didn’t just move him once—it treated him like a value that went beyond box scores.
Conley was traded away in a financially motivated deal at the 2026 trade deadline. A few days later, Minnesota brought him back on a minimum-salary contract for the rest of the season. The speed of that return signaled how the organization valued him, particularly his presence in the locker room.
In Boston, Conley’s job won’t be to carry a starting load. He’s being added as depth in a Celtics backcourt led by Derrick White and Payton Pritchard. His signing also won’t materially affect the team’s cap situation, with a reported cap hit of roughly $2.45MM.
The other quiet storyline here is longevity. By returning for the 2026/27 season. Conley will join a small group of players who have spent at least 20 seasons in the NBA. Al Horford and Conley—selected third and fourth overall. respectively. in the 2007 draft—are on track to become the 13th and 14th players in NBA history to reach the 20-season mark.
Mike Conley Celtics Derrick White Payton Pritchard veteran minimum NBA free agent Sportsmanship Award All-Defensive team 2026 trade deadline
Veteran minimum?? Celtics really out here buying experience lol.
Idk why they needed him if White and Pritchard already play point. Feels like they just wanted “locker room” headlines.
Wait so Minnesota traded him then brought him back like immediately? That’s kinda wild. Also 4.5 points?? I thought he was like still a star, guess I’m behind.
All-Defensive in 2013 and All-Star 2021… but now he’s averaging 18 minutes?? That says injuries or something. Celtics always seem to grab the “nice guy” vet and then act surprised when he can’t score.