The Allen Iverson Experiment in Memphis comes to an End

I have been tracking the Allen Iverson saga since he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in September. Three games into their season Iverson let the team to take a “personal leave” and he never returned. They never said what the “personal matter" was, but speculation was that he didn’t like his role with the team so he was thinking about retiring. Now the Memphis Grizzlies decided to waive him and move on.

The Memphis Grizzlies signed him because they were hoping he would help with their attendance and give their fans something to be excited about. He could never accept his role as a bench player which it looks like they never really discussed with him. Iverson could be a good scoring guard for many teams, but he would need to understand his role at this stage of his career. The Bulls need scoring and he would fill that need, but it wouldn’t be worth it. The Nicks are the only team to express interest in him so far.