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Who were some of the greatest NBA players who had their careers cut short?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by WinorLoseMate, May 25, 2013.

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  1. heypartner

    heypartner Member

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    and also...

    John Lucas
    Mitchel Wiggins
    Lewis LLoyd
     
    #21 heypartner, May 25, 2013
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    Kobe :(




    ;)
     
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  3. Pieman2005

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    He had his prime cut short because of injuries.. come on man use common sense
     
    #23 Pieman2005, May 25, 2013
  4. heypartner

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    Roy Tarpley?
     
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    Greg oden
     
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    Marques Johnson, Milwaukee Bucks.
     
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  7. WinorLoseMate

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    I don't think Oden's career is necessarily over. He can still put in a season of work and I bet some team would be willing to take a gamble and sign him. A big body is always useful on any NBA team
     
    #27 WinorLoseMate, May 25, 2013
  8. RV6

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    I think it should be defined as what happened to Yao and Brandon Roy.

    I'm not sure why Oden is making the list. Surely, he can't be seen as one of the greatest to get injured, after only playing 2 seasons and only averaging 10 and 7.
     
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    Look at Anthony Davis numbers tho. Bigs take time to develop and Oden had the potential to be great
     
    #29 nbalopez23, May 25, 2013
  10. RV6

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    And potential not to be great, but just solid.
     
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    Maurice Stokes

    16 ppg, 17 rpg, 5 apg in 3 NBA seasons.
     
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    Royce White
     
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    He didn't have his career cut short. OP mentioned Len Bias as the most obvious example. If we were talking about guys having their primes cut short, the obvious answer is someone like Walton who was the best player in the league before he started getting hurt.

    Not my fault you guys are answering a different question than the one that was asked.
     
    #33 dharocks, May 25, 2013
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    Didn't get kicked out of the league, returned and never had Aids
     
    #34 Scolalist, May 25, 2013
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    And Ralph Sampson, of course. If Dream hadn't survived and flourished, I would have called that team cursed.
     
    #35 Deckard, May 25, 2013
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    Cuttino Mobley, Gheorghe Muresan, Jonathan Bender
     
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    I got to go with Ralph here.
    Yao and Roy is just sad.
    But find it odd that no one have mention penny.
     
    #37 Alvin Choo, May 26, 2013
  18. Patience

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    LOL. What?

    Yeah, just like Drazen Petrovic got kicked out of the league for having a car accident. Let me guess, you weren't actually following news and/or basketball in 1991?
     
    #38 Patience, May 26, 2013
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    No Ralph Sampson
     
    #39 GoRox2013, May 26, 2013
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    wait, what???
     
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