The 2020-21 season is an unfriendly season for players, due to the impact of the epidemic, the league has greatly shortened the interval between games, although the official does not recognize, but we can intuitively feel that this season has more injuries, especially after entering the small ball era, players' knees and Achilles tendons have suffered greater loads, frequent cruciate ligaments and Achilles tendon tears, especially in this season, many players are reimbursed for this season, including many team's home stars, It can be said that injuries have become an important reason for changing the pattern of the league this season.
The good news is that after a season of recuperation and offseason adjustments, they are about to return to the field, here is a look at the 3 stars with torn cruciate ligaments (ranked by strength):
1st place: Jamal Murray
Murray is the first round of the No. 7 show in 2016, his career has been playing for the Nuggets, in the second season he grew into the core player of the team, he and Jokic led the team forward, has been in the playoffs for 3 consecutive years, Murray belongs to the big heart player, the playoffs performance is stronger than the regular season, in the 2019-20 season, he led the team to the Western Conference Finals, contributing 26.5 points per game, 4.8 boards and 6.6 assists, shooting 50.5% from the field and 45.3% from three-point range. Although he eventually lost to the champion Lakers that year, he was only 23 years old at the time, and the future was unlimited.
Murray continued to improve his performance in the 2020-21 season, averaging 21.2 points per game in the regular season, an increase of 2.7 points from the previous year, and the most important thing is that after getting more possessions, his efficiency did not drop but increased, 47.7% shooting percentage and 40.8% three-point shooting rate reached a career high, the team record is also high in the West, coupled with the rise of Porter Jr. and Gordon's rush, it seems that the Nuggets are expected to launch a championship impact, the opposite is true, During the April 13 game against the Warriors, Murray suffered a cruciate ligament tear season reimbursement, and the Nuggets finally carried through the first round and fell at the feet of the Suns in the second round.
Murray will be absent for a while this season, probably in February-March next year, the team has renewed Gordon and Barton, will renew the contract of Porter Jr., stabilized the team's core lineup, in the regular season is fully capable of ranking in the first echelon, Murray is only 24 years old this year, very young, injury recovery is also faster, although the cruciate ligament tear is a major injury, but Murray is a technical guard, I believe he will fully recover, leading the Nuggets further in the playoffs.
Second place: Thomas Bryant
Bryant is the second round of the No. 12 show in 2017, the career began with the Lakers, but in the second year was traded to the Wizards, after coming here Bryant began to cash in on the talent, became the team's main rotation player, averaging 20.8 minutes per game in the 2018-19 season, contributing 10.5 points and 6.3 boards, and more surprisingly, he began to have a stable three-point shooting ability, which is why the Wizards sent a 3-year, 25 million contract.
In the following season, Bryant performed better and better, gradually becoming the team's main center, but on January 10, 2021, the Wizards' game against the Heat, Bryant scrambled to grab the rebound when the cruciate ligament was torn, the season was reimbursed, and in the previous 10 games, his data has come to 14.3 points and 6.1 boards, shooting 64.8% from the field, shooting 42.9% from three-point range, and the unfortunate luck is that Bryant is torn rather than completely broken, and has now recovered. He can catch up with the new season, he is only 24 years old like Murray, and I believe he can quickly get back to his former self.
Third place: Jonathan Isaac
Isaac is the 2017 first round No. 6 show, 211cm tall, 217cm arm span, with the height of a center but a technically comprehensive forward player, he is extremely athletic, with top defensive ability, 2019-20 season, He averaged 28.8 minutes per game, contributing 119 points, 6.8 boards, 1.4 assists, 1.6 blocks, and it looked like he was about to cash in on his talent, but on August 3, 2020, during the Magic's game against the Kings, he suffered a cruciate ligament tear season reimbursement.
Isaac's career has always been a bit of a "glass" attribute, the first season played 27 games, 2019-20 season played 34 games and season reimbursement, but even so, magic still gave him a 4-year 80 million early renewal contract, enough to see how strong Isaac's talent really is, indeed as long as he remains healthy, he has the ability to become the top player in the front, currently his injury recovery is smooth, the probability of returning in the opener, compared with the above two, Isaac is younger, only 23 years old, but because of his height and playing style, it is really difficult to say whether the injury will affect the future.
In the past season, there are more than 3 players who have suffered cruciate ligament injuries, the Nets' Dinwiddie is also this injury, but he is also partially torn not broken, and has fully recovered, coincidentally he has joined the Wizards, the new season will become a teammate with Bryant, and the Clippers' home star Leonard is also torn cruciate ligament, although it is not completely broken, but the Clippers will certainly be more cautious, the new season he is likely to be reimbursed for the season, really hope that all players can stay away from injuries, In this way, it can bring more exciting performances to the fans.