He’s still far from being back 100 percent after physicians corrected a torn ligament in his left wrist and a bone bruise and abnormality of the meniscus in his right knee.
Henry said team doctors estimate it will take another five to six weeks of rehabilitation to get to that point, but he feels good about his progress nonetheless.
“I’m happy with that,” Henry said. “I’ve gone through this since April. I had my surgeries in April, so it’s been a long time. But I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I feel good.
“So I feel like I’m heading in the right direction. I’m all right.”
Henry is set to become a free agent come July 1. Even though he’ll technically be under contract with the Lakers for less than two more weeks -- unless they re-sign him right when the free agency begins -- Henry believes the team will continue to guide him in his rehab.
“I think as long as I don’t sign with someone else, I think they’ll help me,” Henry said. “Because I’m a decent guy and I don’t treat anybody too bad, where they’re like, ‘Ah, you’re not under contract; we’re not going to help you anymore. Have fun with a gimp leg and a messed up wrist.’
“I think they’ll help me through it, and they’ll see me to 100 percent.”
“Last year it was kind of just like a, ‘Hey, we got to find a great place to go and then get there on a nonguaranteed [deal] and just show them what you can do’ type of thing. I’m optimistic that I’ll have a little better deal [this summer], hopefully.”
These injuries may keep his value around the vet minimum to 3mill range IMO. I wouldnt mind Xavier coming back next season. He's definitely a good rotational player in the league. But seems to be very injury prone. We're gonna have to choose 2 of the 3 from the Young, Xavier and Meeks group. Should Henry be one of them?
