Jalen Rose was a member of the University of Michigan's famed "Fab Five," and it was with the Pacers where he first showed what he could do an elite level.  It didn't happen right away as he was clashing with the Pacers' coach, Larry Brown, as to what his role should be, and he would actually see fewer minutes than he had in Denver, which was where he played his first two years.

Chuck Person shot out of the gate in 1986-87, winning the Rookie of the Year Award with an 18.8 Point and 8.3 Rebound campaign.  He remained a good scorer and would peak with a 21.6 PPG in his third year in the NBA.  Nicknamed "The Rifleman" for his shooting skills, Person was in the top twenty-five times as a Pacer in Three-Point Field Goals, and in his six seasons in an Indiana uniform, he averaged an impressive 19.0 Point per Game Average.

Steve Stipanovich was the Big Eight Player of the Year at the University of Missouri, and he parlayed that into the second overall pick in 1983.  The 6' 11" Center would quickly start for the Pacers and over the next five years, would put forth very consistent numbers.  He would average between 12.0 and 13.7 Points per Game in each season while also posting between 6.9 and 8.3 Rebounds per Game during that same run.  In his last four seasons, he would also have a PER between 15.0 and 15.9.

Oh, what could have been.

Clark Kellogg looked like a superstar in the making as a rookie.  That year, after being the 8^th Overall Pick from Ohio State, he would make the All-Rookie Team with what would turn out to be career highs of 20.1 Points, 10.6 Rebounds per Game, and a 20.3 PER.  It didn't quite work out that way, though Kellogg did have similar (though not better) numbers in his next two years, but that would end the peak of his career.  Chronic knee problems rendered him to only 23 more Games over the next two seasons, and he was forced to retire at age 25.