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.  

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

Here is another admission: corny ones work too.

While Paul George may have had better seasons after he left Indiana, it can’t be forgotten that he cut his teeth as a Pacer and developed his All-Star form there.  The blunt truth is that he became one hell of a player in Basketball's Heartland.

The Indiana Pacers fanbase was scratching their heads when their team traded for Jermaine O'Neal and gave up Dale Davis to get him.  O'Neal had been in the NBA for four years and had only started 18 Games for Portland, averaging only 11.5 Minutes per Game, so why would they trade for him?

Here's why.