One of the favorite questions posed by NBA fans is “What would have become of Player X had they never been injured?”
Grant Hill and Derrick Rose are just two players whose careers were drastically affected by injuries, though names like Greg Oden and Sam Bowie will find their way into the conversation as well. Speaking of Oden and Bowie, who both were selected by the Portland Trail Blazers and ahead of Hall of Fame talents in Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan, there’s another player whose career was tragically cut short by injuries and he starred for the Blazers as well.