Rudy Homosexual joined the Memphis Grizzlies in 2006 and helped remodel the workforce into true playoff contenders.
They have been by no means capable of win a title, however Homosexual believes they may have towards a really particular and difficult workforce.
Showing on the Out The Mud podcast, Homosexual stated that his squad may have taken down LeBron James and the Miami Warmth in 2013.
The issue was that Homosexual was traded in the midst of that season and was by no means given the prospect to defeat James and the Warmth.
“With all due respect to that workforce, they gained a championship… however I don’t suppose they may’ve beat us that yr… That was our yr,” Homosexual stated.
Rudy Homosexual says the Grizzlies would’ve crushed the Warmth in 2013 if he wasn’t traded
“With all due respect to that workforce, they gained a championship… however I don’t suppose they may’ve beat us that yr… That was our yr.”
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The Grizzlies have been very grateful for Homosexual, and so they cherished all that he contributed to the workforce.
However in early 2013, they traded him to the Toronto Raptors so they may get some monetary freedom.
When he left, he was the best-scoring participant in Memphis and averaged 17.2 factors, 5.9 rebounds, and a couple of.6 assists in his 42 video games with Memphis in 2012-13.
Homosexual stated that he appreciated competing towards James as a result of he cherished to see what he was able to and needed to show that he may battle towards the most effective of the most effective.
He noticed James and the Warmth as a problem, one which he felt succesful and robust towards.
Homosexual will all the time ponder what may have occurred if he had stayed with the Grizzlies.
He believes they’d have stormed by way of the remainder of the West, assembly Miami within the Finals.
As a substitute, he was off to the Raptors, however he wasn’t there lengthy and moved to the Sacramento Kings in 2013-14, earlier than a stint with the San Antonio Spurs, and his last two seasons with the Utah Jazz.
Homosexual loves the time he spent within the NBA, however he regrets not with the ability to take part on this hypothetical Finals matchup that may have made followers very pleased.
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