Preparing for his 19th NBA season, Mike Conley has been a rather productive point guard throughout his career. Turning 38 years old on October 11, ‘Bite Bite’ is certainly nearing the close of his career. While he’s likely to fall short of Basketball Hall of Fame status, he has still accumulated career numbers not matched by many. Let’s take a look at where he can move up in the career assists, steals, and games played leaderboards, as well as the names Conley would be passing.
(While Conley is also tied for 23rd in NBA history in three-pointers made, that isn't included here. With the sheer volume that the three-pointer is attempted now, Conley will likely fall down the list quickly once his career is over.)
Assists
In his 17 years in the league, Conley has totaled 6,625 assists. That is the 27th-most in NBA history. He averaged 4.5 assists per contest in 2024-25 and had 319 in all.
Equaling that in 2025-26 would give him 6,944 for his career. That would have him pass Kevin Johnson, Muggsy Bogues, Deron Williams, and Guy Rodgers on the all-time list (and fall just 11 shy of Bob Cousy). Now, Stephen Curry is 85 behind Conley and had 102 more than him last season. So if Curry passes Conley, and Conley passes the names listed, he would move into 24th place.
Steals
Throughout his career, Conley has accumulated 1,603 steals, tied with Jason Terry for 37th-most. Conley had 79 last season, averaging 1.1 per game.
Finishing with another 79 would give him 1,682 in his lengthy career. That would allow him to surpass numerous players on the career list. Those names are Mark Jackson, Thaddeus Young, Rod Strickland, Dwayne Wade, Eddie Jones, Hersey Hawkins, Trevor Ariza, Gus Williams, Charles Barkley, and Fat Lever, moving him into 29th place.
Games played
Thus far, Conley has appeared in 1,172 regular season outings, tied with Thaddeus Young for 58th place on the all-time list. He had 71 appearances last season, so another 71 in 2025-26 would give him 1,243 for his career.
Again, Conley would move far up the list if he remains relatively healthy. That 1,243 games played number would have him moving past Scottie Pippen, Richard Jefferson, Patrick Ewing, Terry Cummings, Alex English, Dikembe Mutombo, Eddie Johnson, Derek Harper, Shaquille O’Neal, Juwan Howard, Dale Ellis, Steve Nash, Pau Gasol, Andre Iguodala, Kyle Korver, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Dwight Howard. If Kyle Lowry (1,173, 76ers), DeMar DeRozan (1,187, Kings), Jeff Green (1,217, Rockets), and Russell Westbrook (1,237, unsigned but expected to play) remain ahead of Conley, he would then be 41st on the career games played leaderboard.