Ask any Milwaukee Bucks fan what one of the biggest disappointments has been over the last few years, and other than the teams 15-67 record last season, most will answer the strange story of Larry Sanders.
After two seasons of inconsistent and worrisome play, Sanders had a breakout year in 2012-13, playing in 71 games and averaging 9.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game that season. It seemed as if the Bucks had found their big man of the future and quickly signed Sanders to a $44 million, 4-year contract extension.
And then the bottom seemingly fell out.
Over the course of the 2013-14 season, Sanders only played in 23 games due to a pair of injuries, one on the court, one off. He missed two months at the beginning of the season because of a torn ligament in his thumb that required surgery (which he received due to an altercation at a nightclub) and then suffered a fractured orbital bone in his face on Feb. 6 that sidelined him for the rest of the year.
