NBA Today: 5 Most injury-prone players in the league right now

#1 Chandler Parsons (Atlanta Hawks)

Memphis Grizzlies finally traded Parsons this offseason

Chandler Parsons is one of the most overpaid players in the NBA, making over $25 million in the final year of his contract and yet, has never played to his potential. After getting drafted by the Houston Rockets, Parsons impressed everyone in the league with his superb scoring ability and all-round talent.

He joined the Grizzlies and was supposed to be the 3rd option alongside Conley and Gasol. Instead, injuries got the best of him and he only played a combined 95 games for the Memphis Grizzlies in his 3 seasons there. He had numerous knee injuries which led to a huge drop in form.

Parsons only averaged 7.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 95 games, a huge drop from averaging 14.5 points per game in his 5 seasons before that. He had also missed a combined 54 games in 5 seasons before joining the Grizzlies and nothing has gone right ever since.

He has now gotten a chance to make a fresh start with the Atlanta Hawks this season and if his luck, as well as his form, gets better, he could return to somewhere near his best in the future.