tbihis wrote:
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I do know that Oden was considered by many to be a major injury risk even before the draft. He had been significantly injured every season already at that time going back to his high school days. So he seems to me to be most likely a bad draft day decision unless Portland management and ownership were willing to take the known risk for the possible upside.
Kobe has won NBA titles the last two seasons playing most of the games over those two years. He plays and helps his team win. The Clippers injured players do not play and only hurt the Clippers by not playing due to their injuries.
As far as Kleiza, Davis and Barbosa go here is my assessment.
1. Barbosa - I posted at the time of the trade based upon about 30 minutes of internet research that the injury that Barbosa sustained, i.e. cyst in the location that he sustained it, could negatively affect his ability to play going forward. That it may become non-correctable or chronic. The Raptors made a management decision to trade Hedo for him, I think primarily because it was a chance to move Hedo and his contract and Barbosa's contract was only for one season. I would hope that they knew the medical risks involved at the time of the trade.
2. Davis could very well have an Oden type body. I don't know Davis injury history in high school. I do believe that he played the full schedule in his freshman season at NC. In any case those two injuries that he has had this calendar year could be due to him having an injury prone body like Oden. Only time will tell. In any case if he does then this one again has to go on Raptors management though again in the Barbosa case I would think that they knew the medical risk.
3. Kleiza has just played too many damn minutes for him over the last 12 months. Basically non-stop competitive basketball over that time. Again the Raptors management took that risk when they signed him. Could the Raptors head trainer have done anything once Kleisza showed up in Toronto after the FIBA games, to prevent the injury? Heck, we don't even know, to my knowledge when Kleiza incurred the injury. I don't anyway. Do you?
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