Since the founding of the NBA on June 6, 1946, this basketball league has never lacked talent, nor lack of injuries, nor lack of players whose talents have been destroyed by injuries, but there is one team that seems to have been shrouded in injuries, which is the Portland Trail Blazers full of sadness.
In the 1984 draft, the Blazers held the picks, they didn't choose Michael Jordan, they chose Sam Bowie, and since then, they seem to have been cursed! First, their chosen Sam Bowie suffered an injury, suffered a fracture of his left tibia in the second season of his career, and then suffered a fracture of his right tibia in the third season, and suffered such injuries in a row, which also made Bowie finally leave the league after only 10 seasons in the NBA!
However, the Blazers seem to have a magic spell on the center. Originally known as greg Auden the Great, Auden suffered 3 season reimbursements in the Blazers' four years, did not play too many healthy games, experienced a series of injuries such as broken wrists, minimally invasive surgeries, knees, ankles, ligament tears, etc., which also made him a great center who should have been a great center without any chance to show himself! In five seasons, Auden played just 82 games for the Blazers — exactly the number of games in a full season. He averaged 22.1 minutes per game and contributed 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks. According to the physical test data before the 2007 draft, Auden's height after wearing shoes was 2.13 meters, his arm span reached 2.24 meters, and his standing height was 2.84 meters. Jump 0.81 meters in situ, 0.86 meters in assisted jump, 11.67 seconds round-trip in the penalty area, and only 3.27 seconds in three-quarters of the field. As a big man, not only is he tall and long-armed, he can jump, but his speed and flexibility are not inferior to those of a small man. Excellent physical condition, excellent basketball skills, and even picky scouts praise the "emperor". It's no wonder that at the 2007 NBA Draft, the Trail Blazers, who had the right to pick the top pick, didn't hesitate to choose Greg Oden.
Also afflicted by injuries is Auden's teammate Brandon Roy. In the 2010 playoffs, Roy's meniscus was torn and he made a comeback shortly after Yoshi's surgery, which was a very big drain on him. Then, in the next season, Roy's two meniscus were removed, which also made him retire when he should have been at the peak of his career, which became the biggest regret in the hearts of fans! Perhaps for Rockets fans, Roy feels like a player they love and hate. Love his superb ball skills, hate his anti-heavenly killing of the Rockets, let Yao Ming's only quasi-successful quasi-kill be in vain.
The only "quasi-kill" in Yao NBA's career
Change your life against the sky and kill the Rockets
Looking back on the pioneers of that period, it is full of hope and makes people can't help but sigh. Later, Ramacus Aldridge, who was on the Blazers' side, was only Oden, roy's third offensive choice behind him. In the playoffs, Ader faced the Rockets' inner line, like chopping melons and chopping vegetables, and won forty plus again and again, at this time, if there is a black and hard Auden behind him, think about whether these are more regrets for the former Blazers. Think about the Blazers' lineup of those seasons, the veteran André Miller who partnered with Roy in the starting backcourt, the old Miller who did not shoot three points, but won 50 Plus, the small forward is Nicholas Batum, who is still active in the league today, the frontcourt is Greg Auden and Lamarcus Aldridge, the bench is Sitting on the 08 Olympic Men's Basketball Finals with Howard Rudy Fernandez, Otello, who was once known as the Blazers, and the tireless Jerry Fernandez. Baylors and the inside of the great white bear Joel Pulzbila.
Fernandez, who can also fly white
At that time, the Western Conference shooting guard, Bryant's family is the only one, Maddy due to the impact of injury, the competitive state is deteriorating, at this time Roy's turnaround, kobe's unsparing praise called the most comprehensive point guard, but also the fans in the eyes of the future West's first point guard; at that time, Auden, people have been immersed in his college years, single-handed explosion of Horford and Noah's performance, so that people can wait for him to usher in his rookie season for a year without complaint; Ade at that time, People only expected him to be a third choice in the team; Fernandez at that time was the sixth person in the team; the Blazers at that time were full of expectations. Yet all this was lost to the abominable injury!