Timberwolves’ Julius Randle is 100% real about Mike Conley being ‘old as hell’

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-114 on the road on Wednesday, with Mike Conley a turnaround in a good performance, which drew some funny comments from Julius Randle about his age.

“I think he’s starting to turn the corner and find his rhythm,” Julius Randle said, via Jon Krawczynski of the Athletics. “He’s old as hell, so older people take a little longer.” Now that it’s game 50, hopefully he’s found his groove and we can get this thing going.”

Conley is in the back half of his career, but he’s still a solid veteran for the Timberwolves, even though it hasn’t been his easiest season. He scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting with eight assists and five rebounds. He was one of six Timberwolves in double figures. Conley talked about how it is trying to stay positive as it is The Timberwolves continue to try to reach their ceiling.

“They know how much I care about the guys and I’m just trying to make sure this team doesn’t turn around because I’ve been on teams where we’ve had rough starts and I’ve been frustrated and expectations and things don’t go that way, teams start to tear apart, and you start to fall apart,” Conley said, via Chris Hine from the Minnesota Star Tribune. “This team is too good and too talented to do that.” Just trying to keep the guys together and positive. I hope he succeeds.”

The The Timberwolves entered the game looking for revenge after losing in the Western Conference finals in 2024. The win wasn’t big just because of that, but it kept Minnesota and Dallas tied at 23-21 in the standings. The Timberwolves and Mavericks are tied for eighth in the hotly contested Western Conference standings.

Next up for the Timberwolves is a big game at home against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. The Nuggets are in fourth place in the Western Conference, so Minnesota would have to heat up to track them down, but a win would be a bit of a statement for the Timberwolves, especially after this win against the Mavericks.

Ryan Bologna is a seasoned sportswriter covering NFL, MLB and NCAA basketball for ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn, and has written articles in the New York Sports Nation and the Greenwich Free Press.