Memphis Grizzlies: 5 biggest errors by GM Chris Wallace

3. Signing Chandler Parsons

82 games.

That’s how many games are in an NBA regular season. It’s seen as a sign of durability to be able to play in all 82 games throughout the regular season. But not all players are robots sent by aliens like LeBron James, resting players is becoming more prevalent and hey, injuries happen.

Some injuries are just bad luck. You come down on a guy’s ankle, get knocked in the face by your own teammate or some other occurrence. Thank goodness we live in an age where our medical knowledge and practices are advanced so players get the best treatment possible.

There are some players, though, that just have chronic health issues. This is a sports website, not a medical one, so why or how that happens is better left to someone else. Chandler Parsons, unfortunately, is one of these people.

Parsons finally played in 82 games for the Grizzlies — it just took him three seasons to do it. Parsons played 34 games in 2016-17, 36 games last season and just three games this season. With reports saying the Grizzlies are likely to move him (good luck), both sides look like they have separated for good.

Wallace recently came out and said he “had good information” on Parsons, as the forward was coming off of a successful two-year campaign in Dallas. Parsons did have a strong end to his last year in Dallas, averaging 18.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 51.9 percent from the field.

But signing a player with such chronic knee issues as Parsons should have been a huge red flag. It was a huge commitment to give $94 million to Parsons, who had had microfracture knee surgery and another arthroscopic operation before signing his deal with Memphis.

It is unfortunate that Parsons’ career has never really recovered, but Memphis is on the books for Parsons next year as well.