The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Billy Knight, but the Indiana Pacers of the ABA also chose him.  It was the latter where he elected to sign.  He would immediately become the starting Small Forward, where he would make All-Rookie honors with a Points per Game Average of 17.1.  He followed that up with the best season of his life, increasing his Points per Game Average by double digits (28.1) and averaging a double-double with 10.1 boards.  This was the last season of the American Basketball Association, and he exited with a bang with an All-Star Game and First Team All-ABA nod.

Roger Brown has one of the unique stories in the Basketball Hall of Fame, especially considering that at one time, he was banned from both the NCAA and NBA.

After playing one year at the University of Indiana, George McGinnis would sign with the ABA's Indiana Pacers, who would sign underclassmen, whereas the NBA did not at the time.  The "Baby Bull" had a good rookie season where the Power Forward was a starter on the Pacers' 1972 Championship Team, but it was, but in 1972-73 he would go to his first of three straight ABA All-Star Games while averaging 27.6 Points per Game and was the Playoff MVP on Indiana’s 1973 repeat win.

Mel Daniels was drafted ninth overall by the Cincinnati Royals in 1967, but the Minnesota Muskies of the American Basketball Association also chose him and offered him more money to sign.  As a rookie, Daniels was a dominating player, winning the Rookie of the Year award, but the Muskies (like so many in the ABA) had financial problems, and he was shipped off to the Indiana Pacers for $75,000.

Daniels would cement himself as the best Center in the ABA over the next few seasons, winning the MVP Award in 1969 and 1971 and having three straight years as a First Team All-ABA Selection.  He was the anchor of an elite Pacers team that would win the ABA Championship in 1970, 1972 & 1973.  In terms of his individual stats, Daniels was the Rebounding Champion twice, averaging an even 16.0 as a Pacer.  He also scored well with 19.4 PPG and a PER of 20.1.  His days with Indiana ended when he was traded to the Memphis Sounds after the 1973/74 Season, but he ensured that three banners would forever be hung in Indianapolis.

Daniels was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012, and his #34 was retired by the team in 1985.