NBA Free Agency: 5 Best Power Forwards Available in 2018

#3 Jabari Parker

Can Parker overcome his injuries?

Jabari Parker was an All-American, Naismith award finalist, college superstar, and was supposed to be that in the NBA as well. But injuries had a different plan.

The talented forward from Duke tore his left ACL 25 games into his rookie season, causing him to miss 11 months of basketball action. He gained back some confidence when he came back, averaging 14.1 points for his sophomore season.

In his third year, he started to ball out. Parker averaged 20.1 points and 6.2 rebounds, shooting 36.5% from beyond the arc. With the return of Khris Middleton from preseason injury, the two should have teamed up with Giannis to form a great trio.

But on the same night Middleton returned, Parker tore his left ACL again, this time sidelining him for a full year. Since returning, Jabari showed some of what he is worth, including a 35-point outing against Denver, a single point shy of his career high, but was still far from his pre-injury self.

Jabari showed he can bounce back from this kind of injury before, but a big extension from Milwaukee isn’t a given, and he might change colors this summer.