Here's How NBA Twitter Reacted to Mike Conley Becoming the Highest-Paid Player Ever

Twitter lost it after it was announced Mike Conley is now the highest-paid player ever.

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Mike Conley signed an outlandish contract with the Memphis Grizzlies Friday: $153 million over five years. Read that one more time: one hundred and fifty-three million dollars

The NBA salary cap has increased by about $24 million over last season because of a massive TV rights deal. As a result, Conley, 28, and many other NBA free agents have absolutely flourished today.

Conley's deal stands out from the rest because it made history. It is the largest contract in NBA history, and Conley is now the highest-paid player in the league. Which begs the question: wait, Mike Conley?

He is a fine point guard, but he has never made an All-Star team. So if he garners $153 million, how much is Kevin Durant or LeBron James worth?

Naturally, Twitter was somewhat in disbelief.

 

Mike Conley is going to make over $30 million a year?! MIKE CONLEY?! Is he even a top 40 NBA player? Biggest contract in league history.

 

MORE THAN ANYONE EVER HAHAHAHA I LOVE THE NBA SO MUCH DO YOUR DANCE MIKE CONLEY DO YOUR DANCE https://t.co/GgHiVmYdjp

 

GM: what will it take to keep you in memphis
MIKE CONLEY: the inability to sign anyone else to help us win
GM: $153 million it is, then

 

@HPbasketball Hello. I am from the future. Mike Conley just received the biggest contract in league history (and GSW just won 73 games)

 

What if on Draft Day 2007 I told you in less than 10 years Greg Oden would be out of the league and Mike Conley would sign for $150 million?

 

Mike Conley currently has the largest deal in NBA history! Helps make up for never making an All-Star team, I guess. https://t.co/kwYbHOgGd5

 

Also the richest contract in nba history goes to........................mike conley. Wait, what?

 

There isn't an economics course in the world that makes Mike Conley worth more than Kobe Bryant ever made. https://t.co/1iOD9VBOFn

 

Can't wait until next July when we're all like "can you believe Mike Conley only got $30m a year, what a dumbass, lol."

 

IS THERE MORE THAN ONE MIKE CONLEY?!?!?! https://t.co/AwB5np6E5B

We can almost definitely expect some shady tweets from envious players around the league.

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