If this list were about popularity and excitement, then “Chocolate Thunder” would have been at the top.  Prior to his arrival with the Nets, Dawkins made a name for himself with his glass-shattering dunks, and people legitimately paid for tickets with the hope of seeing the big man cause a mess around the paint. 

Jayson Williams rode the pine in his first two seasons in the NBA as a Philadelphia 76er, and not much changed in his first three years in New Jersey, where he averaged under 14 Minutes per Game.  Something changed in 1995/96, where he had an 80 Game season with 23.3 Minutes per Game, yet had an even 10 Rebounds per Game, which was astounding considering he didn’t even average half of the game!

Nicknamed “The Hammer”, Armen Gilliam signed with the Nets before the 1993/94 Season, where he would be an efficient bench player over the next two seasons.  Gilliam was used in every game of his first two years in New Jersey, where he posted a PER over 18.  He was moved to the starting rotation in what would be his third and final season, where he would post 18.3 Points and 9.1 Rebounds per Game while keeping his PER near 18.

Kendall Gill arrived with the Nets late in the 1995/96 season, and he would put up the best scoring numbers of his career the year after, when he averaged 21.8 Points per Game and was the team’s top scorer.  Other scorers were brought in and Gill was able to have a more diverse game, and in 1998/99 he would lead the National Basketball Association is Steals and Steals per Game.  That year, he put up the rare triple-double with 15 Points, 10 Rebounds, and 11 Steals (most are points, rebounds, and assists).  He signed with the Heat as a Free Agent before the 2001/02 season.