NBA news: Mario Chalmers vents frustration about lack of interest

NBA veteran guard Mario Chalmers has been without a team for a while now, and he's frustrated by the lack of opportunities.

Two-time NBA champion Mario Chalmers really, really wants to make a comeback in the league. Recently, the 34-year-old veteran opened up about how “disheartening” it has been for him to be completely forgotten by the NBA.

Chalmers recently had a chat with Alex Kennedy on The HoopsHype Podcast, and it was clear with his statements that the 6-foot-2 point guard is completely gutted by the fact that he has been completely glossed over. According to Chalmers, he feels aggrieved by how the league has shifted to signing younger guys as opposed to proven veterans like himself:

“I’ve definitely experienced that,” he said. “And, yeah, it is frustrating – just because there’s the saying, ‘A team always wants a winner.' I just feel like with my resume, I’m a proven winner. I’m not a bad guy in the locker room; I’m not a jerk. So, I just feel like for me to not even get a chance and not even get a workout or nothing like that, it’s a little disheartening. But that’s the way the business goes… I’m definitely surprised how they’ve shifted away from [veterans]. Those guys are very important.”

Chalmers continued to talk up the important role veterans play in the league, and how he believes he can do exactly that:

“I just feel like if I was an NBA GM or somebody that’s running an NBA team, I would want a couple of vets on my team, just to make sure my young guys are following suit and not doing too much off the court,” he added. “You want to make sure they’re still focused on basketball and that they understand the business aspect of everything.”

Chalmers is clearly desperate to at least get another shot. This is not the first we've heard of Chalmers of late. Just recently, the veteran guard presented himself as a potential replacement for the injured Rajon Rondo of the Los Angeles Lakers, but unfortunately the Lakers can't sign a replacement.

The last we saw Chalmers in the league was during the 2017-18 season with the Memphis Grizzlies. He played 66 games that year, averaging 7.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 21.5 minutes per contest.