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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
I really, really, really hope its just been bad luck, but I don't believe it is. The history of 7'3 guys and injuries is really, really bad.
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Being 7'3" isn't the life threatening curse that many make it out to be. There have been 15 players 7'0" or taller who have played 1000 games plus an additional 15 players who were 6'11". Kareem was ONE INCH shorter than Porzingis and played 1500+ games
Guess how many players have been 6'0" and played 1000 or more games?
ZERO
There have only been 2 players under 6' who have played 1000 games. There have only been 15 players TOTAL who are 6'2" or shorter who have played 1000 games and I bet there have been THOUSANDS of them who have played in the NBA
There have only been 26 players that were 7'3" or taller to EVER play in the NBA so its not surprising that one of them hasn't played 1000 games
Plus there have only been 143 players in the history of the NBA who have played 1000 games. Its a difficult benchmark