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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
I mean, a tendon can be repaired/sound and the player can still be less than they were before.
It happens all the time - athletes and non-athletes alike. That patellar tendon repair is one that has been notoriously difficult to completely return to form from.
This isn’t an ACL or a broken bone…
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That's fair, and is consistent with the common refrain we have seen here -- if Simmons makes it to 31 that means he's not healthy and we don't want him.
But what if it's an injury that just takes additional time to heal? I could certainly see teams passing on him if he won't be 100% until midseason. For us, that's probably fine though. We are looking for the long term solution. So I'm not sure I agree that he's permanently damaged goods just because others don't take the swing.
More concerning is talk that he will never be the same player. I don't have the expertise to comment on that opinion. If he can NEVER return to health, don't take him. But if he just needs a bit of time, I think we are in a good position to offer it.