Byron Scott is one of the most heralded shooters and finishers in league history. His run with the great Laker teams of the 80s proved he was a winner. Scott came from Arizona State as he 4th pick overall in the draft and was the perfect piece missing for Showtime. So the Lakers went out and got him. Trading Norm Nixon to the Clippers for Scott before he played a minute Scott was the perfect complement to Magic in the backcourt.

Rolando Blackman is one of the great outside shooters in the history of the league.  A great career at Kansas State led to him being taken 9th overall by the Mavericks in 1981 and his 17,000 career points and an 18 point per game average showed that same ability in the pro ranks.  What is lost is how much of a great team player Rolando was.  He teamed with Mark Aguirre and Derek Harper to turn Dallas into a basketball contender in the 80s.  His two free throws after the buzzer in the 1986 All-Star game while all of the players from both teams watched and laughed was a signature moment for one of the most underrated players of the 80s. 

Gus Williams had a very solid career in the NBA highlighted by being a member of back to back NBA finalists in Seattle. “The Wizard” as he was known, teamed with Hall of famer Dennis Johnson in the Sonic backcourt.  Williams was not just a key member of the team that won a title in ‘79, he was the catalyst.  He averaged 28.6 points a game in the final to lead Seattle to an upset over the Washington Bullets. 

Larry Foust, a 6'9" Center from LaSalle, has a strong case for induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, despite being largely forgotten today. Foust was drafted fifth overall by the Chicago Stags in 1950, but the team folded before he could play for them. He was then picked up by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the Dispersal Draft, where he quickly established himself as one of the best players in the league.

Foust averaged a double-double in his first five NBA seasons and was an All-Star in his first six. He was also an exceptional rebounder, finishing in the top ten in rebounds six times. Foust was twice named an All-NBA selection and led the league in shooting percentage in 1954-55.

In 1957, Foust was traded to the Minneapolis Lakers, where he earned his seventh and eighth All-Star selections and helped the team reach the 1959 Finals. He was then traded to the St. Louis Hawks during the 1959-60 season, where he finished his career after two years.

Despite his impressive resume, Foust has yet to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, making him the only player with eight All-Star selections to be snubbed by the Hall.