With Chet Holmgren out here s a look at 5 other high draft picks that lost their first year to injuries × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Basketball NBA News Listicle With Chet Holmgren out here s a look at 5 other high draft picks that lost their first year to injuries By Arhaan Raje Modified 27 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Chet Homgren gets clicked for his 2022 NBA Rookie Portrait. Chet Holmgren, the second pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, will miss the upcoming season with a foot injury. The OKC Thunder big suffered a Lisfranc injury to his right foot during a pro-am game last week in Seattle. Holmgren was guarding LeBron James in transition early in the game and rolled his right foot after an awkward landing. It was an unfortunate incident for Holmgren, whose NBA debut was highly awaited. He was impressive during the Summer League and the pro-am games he participated in this summer. Adrian Wojnarowski@wojespnOklahoma City Thunder 7-footer Chet Holmgren will miss the 2022-2023 season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, suffered the injury in a Pro-Am game in Seattle on Saturday.348865335Oklahoma City Thunder 7-footer Chet Holmgren will miss the 2022-2023 season with a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, suffered the injury in a Pro-Am game in Seattle on Saturday. Several other top picks in recent years unfortunately missed their first year in the league due to injuries. Here's a look at five notable names that faced the same fate as Chet Holmgren. #1 Joel Embiid Joel Embiid in action during a Miami Heat vs. Philadelphia 76ers game. Joel Embiid had one of the most unfortunate starts to any NBA career. Drafted with the third pick in 2014, Embiid missed his first season as he underwent surgery to repair a broken navicular bone. The surgery took place six days before the draft. The Cameroonian was set to make his debut the following year but sustained a stress fracture in his right foot in August 2015. He had to undergo surgery again. NBA on ESPN@ESPNNBAOnly one rookie has EVER scored more points per minute than Joel Embiid is scoring this season 56402924Only one rookie has EVER scored more points per minute than Joel Embiid is scoring this season https://t.co/36StvhARHI Embiid finally made his debut in October 2016. He has made a remarkable turnaround by earning five All-Star selections and multiple All-NBA and All-Defensive team honors. Over the past few years, he has become a perennial MVP candidate and is one of the favorites to win it next season. #2 Blake Griffin Blake Griffin warms up before a game. The LA Clippers selected Blake Griffin with the first overall pick in 2009. Griffin suffered a knee injury days before the Clippers' season opener in a preseason game. The forward underwent arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a non-displaced stress fracture in his left patella. Ballislife.com@BallislifeIn case you forgot how good & exciting rookie Blake Griffin was. 22.5 PTS, 12.1 REB, 3.8 AST, 50% FGSome of his best games:47 PTS (19/24 FG) 14 REB44 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST35 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST33 PTS (14/19 FG) 17 REB, 10 AST3101357In case you forgot how good & exciting rookie Blake Griffin was. 22.5 PTS, 12.1 REB, 3.8 AST, 50% FGSome of his best games:47 PTS (19/24 FG) 14 REB44 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST35 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST33 PTS (14/19 FG) 17 REB, 10 AST https://t.co/V0KqGoAZPQ Griffin was expected to be back by January 2010. However, he didn't recover well and needed surgery again. This ended any hopes of him making his debut the year he was drafted. Blake Griffin bounced back the following year, though, winning the 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year award. He has featured in six All-Star games and earned five All-NBA selections in his career so far. #3 Ben Simmons Ben Simmons after a game against the Phoenix Suns. Ben Simmons, the first overall pick in the 2016 draft, faced a similar fate to his former teammate Joel Embiid. Simmons sustained a foot injury during a Philadelphia 76ers training session and missed his first season in the league. Ballislife.com@Ballislife6 years ago todayThe 76ers selected Ben Simmons with the No. 1 pick. He won Rookie Of The Year in 2018, All-Star in 2019, All-Defensive First Team & All-NBA in 2020. 633806 years ago todayThe 76ers selected Ben Simmons with the No. 1 pick. He won Rookie Of The Year in 2018, All-Star in 2019, All-Defensive First Team & All-NBA in 2020. https://t.co/05zBXfU8hN The Australian guard was solid in his debut season the following year and was selected as the rookie of the year. Simmons has played in three All-Star games and has earned two All-Defensive First Team nods in his career so far. #4 Julius Randle Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets The LA Lakers selected Julius Randle with the seventh pick in the 2014 draft. Unlike the players mentioned above, Randle did make his debut the year he was drafted. However, it only lasted 14 minutes. He broke his right tibia and had to undergo surgery. Randle missed the rest of the season. The forward returned to play 81 games the following season. He hasn't missed more than 10 games in any season since, displaying remarkable durability. During the 2020-21 season, Randle became an All-Star and was selected as the most improved player of the year. #5 Greg Oden Los Angeles Clippers v Portland Trail Blazers Greg Oden, the first overall selection in the 2007 draft, had one of the most unfortunate NBA careers ever. Injuries plagued him during his college days at Ohio State and followed him into the NBA as well. He was forced to retire in 2016. ESPN Stats & Info@ESPNStatsInfoGreg Oden signed with Miami Heat. Anthony Davis played more minutes as a rookie last season than Oden has in his entire career.3752225Greg Oden signed with Miami Heat. Anthony Davis played more minutes as a rookie last season than Oden has in his entire career. He underwent microfracture surgery on his ailing right knee in 2007, which ruled him out for the season. Oden played 61 games the following season. He sustained multiple knee injuries within the first two months of the 2009-10 season and his career never really picked up. Oden played only 105 games across three seasons in the league between 2007 and 2014. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Rajdeep Barman × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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