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3 Keys to the Importance of Mike Conley Becoming Memphis Grizzlies’ All-Time Scoring Leader

By Christian Dudley

MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 20: Mike Conley #11 of the Memphis Grizzlies looks on against the Houston Rockets on March 20, 2019 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 20: Mike Conley #11 of the Memphis Grizzlies looks on against the Houston Rockets on March 20, 2019 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The Memphis Grizzlies have a new all-time scoring leader in Mike Conley (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Increasing Popularity

While Mike Conley has been dominant in March of 2019, the league is taking notice. The world of hoops is giving him attention. The Player of the Week award was huge, especially considering how well other Western Conference players have been playing at the same time.

You think about guys such as Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns and Phoenix’s Devin Booker. Plus, there is always Golden State’s pairing of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. The list goes on. These are some of the same players that held NBA All-Star spots ahead of Mike Conley, sending him home early from NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte.

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Still, Mike Conley was selected as the West’s Player of the Week on March 11th. That is huge! Market size was put to the side. It is all about performance in correlation to team success. Conley — with Memphis on his back — prevailed.

In becoming the Memphis Grizzlies’ all-time scoring leader, this granted even more popularity and recognition for their starting point guard. Mike Conley is (now) just the third player in league history to lead a franchise in games played, points, assists, steals, and three-pointers made.

This particular stat had Mike receiving acknowledgement from former teammates as well as LeBron James — perhaps the greatest player in the NBA today.

More heads are turning and paying attention to Mike Conley. His huge March follows a month in which he represented the Memphis Grizzlies at NBA All-Star Weekend in the Skills Challenge. That was a stepping stone to where he wants to eventually land one day — in the actual All-Star Game. This month, capped off by earning the title as Memphis’ all-time scoring leader, could be another piece to the puzzle which could eventually lead “Captain Clutch” to an All-Star bid.

Mike has deserved all of this. He has always flown under the radar, but he has been as consistent as nearly anyone else in the entire NBA. He has stuck with Memphis as they have stuck with him. It would be a perfect ending for him to retire in Memphis as as a member of the Grizzlies one day. However, his popularity may encourage an opposing team to engage in trade talks with the Grizzlies involving a deal Memphis could not possibly refuse.

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