The Kings aren’t particularly talent rich, but even so, Gay frequently shared the court with Cousins, who used a whopping 34% of the Kings’ possessions himself. For reference LeBron James’ career usage rate is 31.5.) (Amazingly, Rudy averaged a 30% usage rate in Toronto. Excluding his rookie season, Rudy averaged a 24.5% usage rate. Rudy is still a high-usage player with the potential to gum-up the offense. In other words, Achilles injuries, especially to players over 30, ain't no joke.
Last season, Chalmers couldn’t find his way onto a roster at all, even while the Grizzlies were relying on Andrew Harrison and Toney Douglas. Remember when the Grizzlies had Mario Chalmers? Chalmers provided ball-handling, shooting, and a legitimate backup to Mike Conley for Memphis in 2016 before blowing out his Achilles. He’ll be 31 and coming off an Achilles injury.
Now, the Grizzlies SHOULDN’T sign Rudy because:
