1. Jay Williams

Jay Williams was playing for Duke University when he was selected by the NBA to play for the Chicago Bulls. He was one of the best in his college, averaging 14.5 points, 6.5 assists and 4.2 rebounds, and was named ACC Rookie of the Year and National Freshman of the Yearfrom The Sporting News. In 2002 he played in the FIBA ​​World Championship for the US national team. All was going well until, on the ill-fated night of June 19, 2003, he crashed his motorcycle into a street lamp. He fractured his pelvis and torn three ligaments in his left knee. Williams made many unsuccessful attempts to return to the game on a professional level before finally announcing his retirement. He now works for ESPN as a college basketball analyst.

2. Danny Manning

The University of Kansas considered Danny Manning one of their greatest players. In 1988, he led them to win the national championship against the Oklahoma Sooners and also earned the Outstanding Player of the Last Four and Player of the Year names . He was the all-time leading scorer in the Big Eight Conference with 2,951 career points. He was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1998 NBA draft. However, throughout his career he struggled with a knee problem stemming from an ACL torn from his rookie days. Even reconstructive knee surgery didn’t help much. Finally, in 2003, Manning announced his retirement from professional basketball. He is currently the head coach at Wake Forest University.

3. Bernard King

Bernard King was selected 7th ^overall by the New York Nets (now known as the Brooklyn Nets ) in the 1977 NBA Drafts. After that, there was no flashback to King. He led the NBA scoring table in 1984-85 with 32.9 points per game. He was selected twice in the All-NBA selection and four times in the NBA All-Star Game. On March 23, 1985, King suffered a massive injury to his right leg in a match against the Sacramento Kings. This injury left King with a broken leg and a torn cruciate ligament. He made his last All-Star appearance in 1991, averaging 28.4 per game. He was eliminated with a total of 19,655 points in 874 games.

4. Yao Ming

Yao Ming is a 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) tall Chinese professional basketball player who was selected for the NBA All-Star Game eight times. He played for the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Shanghai Sharks before being selected by the Houston Rockets in 2002. Despite being such a good player, Ming has still missed 250 games in the last six seasons due to foot and ankle injuries. Subsequently, in July 2011, the 30-year-old Ming announced his retirement from professional basketball.

5. Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson played with the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks during his National Basketball Association (NBA) career. This 1.98 m long giant was faster and stronger than others. Johnson signed an incredible $84 million 12-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets . But on December 27, 1993, in a game against the Detroit Pistons, he sprained his back, forcing him to miss 31 games. It was never the same for Johnson, even after his move to the New York Knicks. In his first season with them, he averaged just 12.8 points. Finally, on October 10, 2001, Larry Johnson retired from professional basketball due to long-term back problems.

6. Pete Maravich

Pete Maravich or Piston Pete Was a legend on the basketball court. He still leads NCAA Division I with 3,667 points, averaging 44.2 points per game. Namely, he played for 3 NBA teams Atlanta Hawks , New Orleans/Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics in his career between 1970 and 1980. He injured both knees in the 1977/78 season and retired in 1980. Maravich died of heart failure at the age of 40, but the legend is considered the greatest ball handler of all time.

7. Tracy McGrady

Tracy McGrady played for 8 NBA teams which included Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Qingdao Eagles (in China) and San Antonio Spurs. He is an All-NBA selection and an NBA All-Star, seven-time and two-time NBA scoring champion. He also won the Most Improved Player Award in the 2000-2001 season. Due to his back problems and microscopic knee surgeries, he announced his retirement on August 26, 2013.

8. Bill Walton

Bill Walton had the most distinguished career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was the league’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) and won two NBA championships. In 1993, Walton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial University Basketball Hall of Fame and also the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame . He played for Portland Trail Blazers 1974-1978, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers 1979-1985 and Boston Celtics 1985-1987. He is the only player to ever win an NBA Finals MVP, Sixth Man Award , and Regular Season MVP. His persistent foot and ankle injuries forced him to retire in 1990. He is currently a successful commentator.

9. Brandon Roy

Selected sixth in the 2006 NBA draft by BrandonDawayne Roy is an American former basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Roy was offered the leadership of the Trail Blazers at the end of his rookie 2006-2007 season and also won the NBA Rookie of the Year award. During the 2010-2011 season, Roy had arthroscopic surgery on both knees, announcing his retirement on December 10, 2011. He made a comeback in 2012 and played five games for Minnesota Timberwolves before retiring from the team and the game for good in 2013.

10. Maurice Stokes

Standing 2.Maurice Stokes was an American professional basketball player of the 1950s. He played for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his rookie season, he averaged 16.3 rebounds per game and was named NBA Rookie of the Year. During the last game of the 1957/58 season, he was knocked unconscious on the ground. He eventually suffered a seizure and was permanently paralyzed. He went into a coma from an injury in 1970 and died of a heart attack on April 6. Stokes is one of the greatest basketball players ever born.