Report: Mike Conley Jr. close to rejoining Timberwolves

Free agent guard Mike Conley Jr. is ready to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves, ESPN reported on Friday.

Per the network, Conley and the Timberwolves are negotiating a time for the re-signing.

Conley, 38, was with Minnesota to begin the week before being traded to the Chicago Bulls as part of a three-team trade. He then was flipped to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, one day before the NBA's trade deadline. The Hornets promptly waived Conley, who now is eligible to re-sign with the Timberwolves since he was traded a second time.

Conley sports career-low averages in points (4.4) and assists (2.9) in 44 games this season with Minnesota.

An All-Star in 2020-21, Conley is contributing 13.7 points and 5.6 assists across 1,216 career games (1,137 starts) with the Memphis Grizzlies (2007-19), Utah Jazz (2019-23) and the Timberwolves. The Grizzlies selected Conley with the fourth overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft out of Ohio State.