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

#4 Blake Griffin (Detroit Pistons)

Griffin had a surprisingly healthy season for the Detroit Pistons last season

Blake Griffin was one of the most explosive players in the NBA when he came into the league as a rookie in 2010-11. Griffin was superb in his first 4 seasons, missing just 4 games in 4 years and spearheaded the Los Angeles Clippers' quest for an NBA championship.

But ever since then, Griffin could muster just two 60-game seasons and one 70-game season, which was last season. He played just 35 games in 2015-16, due to a hand injury and then a left quad injury. After that, Griffin underwent knee surgery and then suffered a big toe injury, ruling him out of the playoffs.

Griffin re-signed with the Clippers in 2017 and promptly suffered an MCL sprain, which forced him to miss 2 months. Griffin was traded to the Detroit Pistons and missed a bunch of games due to an ankle injury.

In the 2018-19 season, Griffin had a surprisingly injury-free year, missing only 7 games as put up a career-high 24.5 points per game, along with 7.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists. He also shot 36% from the 3-point line, leading the Pistons to the playoffs.

He underwent a left knee surgery in the off-season, which was a success and he is expected to join the training camp. Griffin will look to build upon his last season but he is one of those players who are expected to miss at least 20 games a season given their injury history.