Former Kentucky superstar John Wall has had a rough string of injury luck in recent years, playing just 72 games since his last All-Star season with the Washington Wizards in 2017-18. He suffered a season-ending left heel injury in December of 2018, then ruptured his left Achilles tendon, a string of injuries that kept him out 12 months. This was coming off a four-year, $171 million supermax contract extension that guaranteed him $207 million including the final two years of his rookie extension.
A few short years later, he was bought out by the Houston Rockets — still paid $47.