Who are you referring to because neither pierce nor Garnett get hurt that much. And I disagree with you completely. I don't think you know what your talking about. The point in getting one of one two players is not to have a long lasting player for 5+ seasons. The point is for a team to give up a 20 something first round pick in order to trade for pierce or Garnett in order to make a championship run. What GM wouldn't trade a first round pick for a title? I think you fail to realize that first round picks are only really valuable if they are top 12 picks. Once you start getting into the 20th+ picks (which is what a playoff team would have), the picks don't matter that much if they are already a successful organization.
Murray/Harris/MPJ/Grant/Jokic - 2020 NBA Champs