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11. Vern Fleming

Playing the first 11 of his 12 NBA seasons with the Pacers, Vern Fleming was the 18th overall Draft Pick from the University of Georgia, where he would be their starting Point Guard for his seven years there.  Fleming would average 12 Points per Game in each of those campaigns, and in four of them, he made the top twenty in Assists per Game.  He would come off the bench in his final four years in Indiana, and in his 816 Games, he would post a PPG of 11.7 with a PER of 15.4.

10. Danny Granger

Danny Granger played the majority of his career with the Indiana Pacers, where he was a model of consistent progression.  This isn't hyperbole as he became the first player ever to raise his Points per Game Average by at least five points in three consecutive seasons (2005-06 to 2008-09).  In that last season, Granger had the best year of his career as his 25.8 PPG placed him 5th overall, and he would also be named an All-Star and the Most Improved Player of the Year.  Granger was never an All-Star again, but he followed that up with two more 20 PPG plus seasons, and he was the team's leading scorer for five straight seasons.

9. Dale Davis

Dale Davis would play the first decade of his career with the Indiana Pacers, and the product of Clemson would win the starting Power Forward job for the team in his second season.  That year, he would have a career-high of 1.8 Blocks per Game, but the Pacers' workhorse would have his best year ever in the following season.  

7. Rik Smits

We here at Notinhalloffame.com always admit that we are suckers for cool nicknames. 

Here is another admission: corny ones work too.