Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Credit Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

The Utah Jazz hope to re-sign point guard Mike Conley, who is set to hit unrestricted free agency this summer, The Athletic reported Monday.

Mike Conley

Mike  Conley
Mike  Conley
MIN: 29.35
PTS: 16.12 (51.96%)
REB: 3.46
As: 6.16
ST: 1.25
BL: 0.21
TO: 1.98
GM: 57

The challenge for the Jazz is two-fold. Conley, 33, would demand a significant deal to retain, and Utah is already projected to be hovering around the luxury-tax cutoff even without the 2021 All-Star.

A max deal would be expensive -- in the neighborhood of $228 over five years, or $45.6 million per year -- but might not be necessary to retain the veteran floor leader

The Jazz could opt to let the former No. 4 overall pick by Memphis walk, but the team just finished first in the Western Conference standings with a 52-20 record and has younger stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell returning.

Conley has averaged 14.9 points and 5.7 assists per game throughout a 12-season career, playing for Memphis (2007-19) and Utah (2019-21).

This past season, he earned his first All-Star selection, playing in 51 games and averaging 16.2 points and 6.0 assists per game, but he was inactive for most of the team's 4-2 playoff series loss against the Los Angeles Clippers because of a hamstring injury.

--Field Level Media

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Free throws this season

80%
17,5
Points made: 17,5
Accuracy: 79,9%
Place in standings: 9
Record max: 35
Record min: 6
Most made FTs: Donovan Mitchell