Mike Conley, Jr. may have accidentally given people the secret to Greg Oden's plans on Sunday.

"It will be very hard when Greg's not here next year,'' Conley said. Then he quickly amended the statement. "If he's not here next year.''

Greg Oden, to his credit, has deflected the question throughout the year, doing so again on Sunday.

"That's not something I'm thinking about,'' he said Sunday.