Bryant regressed in nearly every statistical category in the three years after tearing his Achilles, with his shooting percentages plummeting. Though past his prime at age 34, Bryant was still an All-Star caliber player at the time of his injury. At this point, it’s too early to tell how much of Gay’s drop in production has to do with the Spurs not wanting to push him, how much has to do with natural regression, and how much has to do with the Achilles.Ģ012-13 pre-injury averages: 27.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 50.4 eFG% Gay’s efficiency stayed pretty consistant in 2017-18, but his minutes took a serious hit, averaging just 21.8 per game after averaging over 30 per game for nearly his entire career. That fact is a positive indicator for DeMarcus Cousins, showing that with the proper rehab, players can make it back to the court much quicker than in previous years. Like Matthews, Gay recovered from the Achilles injury quickly, playing in the opening game of the next season. At 31, Matthews is no longer the player the Mavericks thought they were getting when they signed him to a four-year, $70 million contract in 2015.Ģ016-17 pre-injury averages: 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 50.2 eFG%
Matthews hasn’t been the same since, averaging 12.7 points a game last year, while looking a step slow defensively. In his two seasons prior to the injury, Matthews averaged over 16 points a game, with an effective field goal percentage of 50.5. Matthews was entering his prime, and on his way to becoming one of the elite 3-and-D wings in the NBA. To get a better idea of Cousins’ odds of once again being considered one of the best centers in the NBA, let’s take a look at six recent cases of players who sustained notable Achilles injuries, and how it affected their careers.Ģ014-15 pre-injury averages: 15.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 56.3 effective field goal percentage
The bigger question, however, is what exactly will Cousins look like when he returns? How long will it take him to get back to his All-NBA caliber self, or more pessimistically, will he ever get to that point again?Ī torn Achilles is considered one of the most severe injuries an NBA player can sustain, and often has a serious impact on careers after the fact, especially for big men. The timetable for return - which is typically around 10 months - would put Cousins’ likely availability somewhere around December or January. Perhaps being lost in the outrage of the Warriors adding a fifth All-NBA caliber player to one of the greatest teams even assembled, is that Cousins, 27, is still recovering from a torn left Achilles sustained on January 26. It was a move nobody saw coming, making it in one sense even more surprising than Kevin Durant’s decision to sign with Golden State two offseasons ago, as in that instance, we at least knew Durant was considering a move to the Bay.
NET Framework Version:9 ASP.NET Version.The Warriors set the NBA world on fire Monday evening, with the shocking announcement that they’d signed former Pelicans and Kings center DeMarcus Cousins to a one-year deal.
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