The fans at Barclays Center for the Nets’ game against the Grizzlies on Wednesday night pleaded for Memphis’ free-agent-to-be Mike Conley to sign with their team, with some chanting “Conley, come to Brooklyn!”
But listen closely to arguably the best available point guard — who is at the top of the wish list for both the Knicks and Nets — and it’s apparent the Knicks are in decent shape to lure him. The Nets? Not so much.
Conley, who led the Grizzlies to a 109-90 win Wednesday, called going to a contender his biggest goal in free agency and added it was tough to see the Nets fire Lionel Hollins, whom he considered a father figure from the days when the coach ran the show in Memphis.