KillMonger wrote:wouldn't go that far....modern medicine has come a long way and an ACL tear isn't the end all that it used to be....i mean look at Lavine....ACL tear and he's arguably better now than he was before the tear...Porzingis....ACL tear.....not missing a beat really his last 4 games 3 of them he's scored at least 30 points....I wouldn't want to give up on Isaac this soon imo but that being said i'm not sure i'm giving him a max deal either....The kid is already an All-NBA defender with potential to be even better on both ends of the floor....trust the process lol
Sure, but there are plenty of career altering ACL tears too, e.g. Jabari Parker, Derrick Rose. It certainly isn't a death sentence, but I would feel a lot better if JI had another skill to rely on like perimeter shooting or passing. I do agree the Magic should do their best to extend him this offseason, because really what other choice do they have than to hope that he comes back at 100%, they may get an idea of his recovery before his free agency, but not how he is going to look in game action. May as well get him under contract on team/player friendly deal before someone bids him up. The Mavs extended Porzingis to a full 5 year max off an ACL tear, its likely another team would roll the dice on JI. He would be the perfect player on A LOT of teams.
