All-Time Injury Team

[Mike Pemulis]

Last night the announcers talked about Grant Hill and his prime being cut short. A conversation started about who the starting 5 would be on an all-time lineup of similar career arcs (played well for at least a few seasons). I can't think of a quality 4.
1. Derrick Rose
2. Penny Hardaway
3. Grant Hill
4. ??
5. Bill Walton

[Jvalin]

Last night the announcers talked about Grant Hill and his prime being cut short. A conversation started about who the starting 5 would be on an all-time lineup of similar career arcs (played well for at least a few seasons). I can't think of a quality 4.
1. Derrick Rose
2. Penny Hardaway
3. Grant Hill
4. ??
5. Bill Walton

1. Penny Hardaway / Derrick Rose
2. Brandon Roy
3. Grant Hill / T - Mac
4. Amar'e / maybe Griffin(?)
5. Ralph Sampson / Bill Walton / Andrew Bynum

I hope Embiid never makes this list.

[Who]

Webber. McDyess.

[Celtic Fan Forever]

Someone at the center position that immediately pops in my head is Yao Ming. He had some incredible years before foot injuries ended his career prematurely.

[Kaz]

Rose
Roy
McGrady
Webber
Yao

Plenty of recency bias though I'll admit.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Maurice Stokes.  Great talent, tragic story.

[Birdman]

Great topic..TP..

Sam Bowie
Bernard King

Those 2 comes to my mind

[Moranis]

How about Oden? 

Sabonis also comes to mind but his injuries were before the NBA. His time in Europe though he was amazing.

These guys come to mind as well. Shaun Livingston, Brandon Roy, Brad Daugherty, Ralph Sampson, Jay Williams (accident), TMac, Danny Manning.

[Roy H.]

Bill Walton / Greg Oden
Larry Bird / Maurice Stokes
Grant Hill / Jamal Mashburn
Brandon Roy / Pete Maravich
Penny Hardaway / Shaun Livingston

Honorable mention: Jay Williams, Danny Manning

Edit: Looks like Moranis mentioned a lot of these guys

[Redz]

Bernard King needs to on the list somewhere.

Derek Smith was a heck of a player before he became hobbled by a knee injury.

I feel like Bogut could have had a much better career without so many injuries too.

I'm always fascinated by guys like Livingston who reinvent themselves after devastating injuries and go on to have long careers.

[GC003332]

LaPhonso Ellis

[GreenCoffeeBean]

Derrick Rose
Brandon Roy
Grant Hill
Amare Stoudemire or Blake Griffin
Joel Embiid

[Eja117]

Len Bias? Does that count?

Isaiah Austin?

[Jvalin]

Len Bias? Does that count?

Isaiah Austin?

I guess not cause the OP asks for players who had ''played well for at least a few seasons''.

If that's the case, Oden doesn't count either.

I guess Reggie Lewis counts though.

[Future Celtics Owner]

He's called one of the worst #1 picks of all time, which IMO it very unfair. Unlike the proposed list and the criteria for it: must have a few seasons of great play and then injuries curved the production(or completely stopped the production).
This guy broke his R hand freshman year of college and was one and done. He got his team to the Final Four and into the Championship against a truly great UFL team w/ top picks including #9 Noah, #3 Al Horford, and#7 Corey Brewer. He out shadowed his teammate Mike Conley (#4 overall) for the entire season. He did all this with a cast on his broken R hand which made it extremely difficult to shoot or use his right hand for post moves like bab hooks and etc. He had to use his left hand for many shots including his FT and his percentage was still 63%.

GREG ODEN has endured enough humiliation for a guy that could actually play. He was no stiff before the injuries and the chances are that he would have had an incredibly bright future in POR alongside Brandon Roy and Lamarcus Alridge.

GREG ODEN will never make any of these lists bc of the timing of the injuries. We have to admit that there was a legitimate conversation between Durant or Oden for the #1 and you can bet that if Durant was taken #1 the Sonics would have taken Oden #2 w/o much thought.