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Originally Posted by Wallymo
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.
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I think it’s less a concern of recovery time and more a loss of explosion and onset of continuing issues, like arthritis.
There are plenty of bad teams that could use a LT and that can afford to wait an extra six months for him to be ready.