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#3 Penny Hardaway(Phoenix Suns): 7 Years, $87 Million
Everybody knows about the domination Penny brought to the NBA from 1993 to 1997, averaging as high as 21.7 ppg in his third season with the Magic. But during the end of his time with the Orlando Magic, he started battling a bunch of knee problems, that didn't seem to matter Phoenix.
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The Suns took a chance and offered him seven years worth of 87 Million dollars, which again, if fully healthy, Penny would have rightfully deserved. Not taking into consideration the injury risk that came with Hardaway, it all went downhill soon for the Suns & Penny.
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Phoenix Suns signed him in 1999 and in just his second year with the franchise, he re-injured his knee and would never score more than 12 points a game in his career
Drawing parallels from the others in the list, Penny's injury concerns were apparent long before Phoenix made the hefty investment in the point guard.
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