How Another Knee Surgery Hurts Parsons And His Mavs
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DALLAS (105.3 THE FAN) - According to reports, Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons has a torn meniscus in his right knee and will likely undergo season-ending surgery.
If Chandler Parsons undergoes season-ending surgery on his right knee, the procedure will set in motion two major questions for the Mavs.
One is immediate: Dallas is 35-35 and vying for a postseason berth. "We're fighting for our playoff lives,'' Parsons recently said — and playing the final dozen games without a top player puts that goal in jeopardy.
Two is long-term, for while ESPN's initial report on Chandler's torn meniscus in his right knee includes a stated belief that there will be a full recovery for "his regular offseason workout routine,'' rehab from such surgery can take three months. That would take Parsons to about July 1 - right at the time when he can opt out of his contract and become a free agent, with the Mavs able to keep him on a four-year deal worth $93.8 million or another bidder winning him at four years and $90 million.
Parsons, of course, has spent much of this season rounding back into form after the hybrid-microfracture surgery he underwent last May on this same knee. In the last two months, he's averaged about 19 points, six rebounds and three assists per game, looking healthy for a Mavs team trying to look competitive.
Now both of those accomplishments/potential accomplishments are joined by questions.
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