#5 Brandon Roy
Roy was developing into one of the best players in the league, and one of the prominent shooting guards to carry the torch on from Kobe. Roy came out of college with knee injuries but made it through the early years of his career looking explosive and healthy, winning the Rookie of the Year in 2006-07.
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Roy made three consecutive All-star games and was all-NBA for two years in a row before the 2010-11 season when he had arthroscopic surgery on both his knees. It caused him to miss most of the season. Roy was forced into retirement after just six season due to degenerative knee conditions. He appears to be done for good now, retiring during what should have been the prime years of his career.
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