Injuries that will Devastate NBA Teams

Indiana Pacers - Danny Granger

Danny Granger has been sidelined since the beginning of the season and will miss about 3 months with a left knee injury. Danny Granger has always been the leader of this team and its best offensive weapon. Although many thought that this would be the year that Paul George becomes a star and lead to the Pacers trading Granger, Paul George has struggled since Grangers absence shooting just .385 against his own conference. Roy Hibbert has also been horrible this season after signing a max-contract last season shooting just .379 throughout the whole season.


Chicago Bulls - Derrick Rose
Many thought that Chicago would fall flat on their feet this season after losing their all-star point guard in last year's playoffs given their success without him last year. But what they didn't realize that both their backup C.J. Watson and his backup John Lucas III both left this year in free agency and have been replaced with Kirk Hinrich, Nate Robinson and Marquis Teague. Last year, Watson averaged over 4 assists and nearly 11 points as a starter last year while Hinrich only averages 6 per game in Rose's absence


                                                                        
New Orleans Hornets - Eric Gordon and Anthony Davis

This may not be a team that comes to mind when you think of injuries but the number 1 overall pick in this years draft has been in and out of the lineup this year while Eric Gordon, the best player the Hornets received in the Chris Paul trade has always been injury prone and has yet to step on the court this season due to knee injuries. He has often been considered New Orleans' best scorer when health but the problem is, he can't stay healthy.





Philidelphia 76ers - Andrew Bynum
Philly fans couldn't be more excited after the blockbuster trade that sent Bynum to the Sixers, they thought they had finally found that go-to-guy they never had, it turns out, they were getting the Andrew Bynum from 2 or 3 years ago. The one that couldn't stay on the court without his knee collapsing. The only thing different about that version of Andrew and this one is that now he has an afro. Bynum still hasn't played his first game in Philly and entering his contract year, this may turn out to be a disaster for Bynum who is looking to earn paychecks like the one James Harden just received, right now, things couldn't be worse. AND there's still no timetable set for Bynum to return, So Philly fans never know when their prized possession is going to return. Jrue Holiday has somewhat picked up the slack in his absnse, but nobody knows how long he can keep this up.