It started with Rudy Gay. Gay ruptured his Achilles back in 2017, and given his playing style, that injury seemed like a death knell for his career. He’d been a scoring forward who depended on his combination of size and athleticism to get his shot, and he didn’t do much else. Without that athleticism, a significant drop-off seemed all but certain, and …
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