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An All-Rookie Selection with the New Orleans Hornets in 2010, Darren Collison arrived in Indiana the year after as part of a four-team trade.

Known for blowing in the ear of LeBron James during a game, Lance Stephenson knew how to get attention, and if you let him, he would get under your skin.

When Indiana knew they were going to have trade Paul George, they landed Victor Oladipo, who lived up to his potential, and Domantis Sabonis, a Center who had played only one year at OKC.

19. Mark Jackson

Mark Jackson was a former Rookie of the Year (1988) and was an All-Star in 1989 when he was the New York Knicks, and after a stint with the Los Angeles Clippers, he was traded to the Pacers where he would take over as their starting Point Guard before the 1994-95 season.

29. Troy Murphy

Troy Murphy was part of an eight-player deal that saw him join the Indiana Pacers in the 2006-07 season.  Murphy would take over the starting Power Forward role for the Pacers, where he would play for three and a half years.  Murphy averaged 12.2 Points per Game in his first full year in Indiana, but he increased that to over 14 Points in the next two years.  Murphy's rebounding numbers went up in those two campaigns to 11.8 and 10.2 and would finish second and seventh, respectively.  He was traded to New Jersey after the 2009-10 season.

18. Jeff Foster

A member of the Indiana Pacers for all thirteen of his seasons in the National Basketball Association, Jeff Foster arrived from Texas State in 1999 as the 19th Overall Pick in 1999.  Playing at Center, Foster played 764 Games and started 345 of them.  While he never averaged more than 27 Minutes per Game, he was a tough on the court player who was a tenacious rebounder, especially on the offensive side of the ball.  Foster would lead the NBA twice in Offensive Rebound Percentage (2006-07 & 2007-08), and as of this writing is fifth in that stat all-time.  He is also 13th all-time in Rebounding Percentage.

25. Chuck Person

Chuck Person shot out of the gate in 1986-87, winning the Rookie of the Year Award with an 18.8 Point and 8.3 Rebound campaign.  He remained a good scorer and would peak with a 21.6 PPG in his third year in the NBA.  Nicknamed "The Rifleman" for his shooting skills, Person was in the top twenty-five times as a Pacer in Three-Point Field Goals, and in his six seasons in an Indiana uniform, he averaged an impressive 19.0 Point per Game Average.

23. Herb Williams

Herb Williams played the first eight seasons of his career with the Indiana Pacers, and the big man's best seasons were playing in the Hoosier State.  Williams could score, and over his Pacers tenure, he averaged an even 15 Points per Game, peaking at 19.9 in 1985-86.  Williams was a decent rebounder but a much better blocker.  On four occasions, Williams was in the top ten in Blocks per Game and would overall average 1.9 Blocks per Game and Block Percentage.

22. David West

David West's best years were with the New Orleans Pelicans, where he would be a two-time All-Star.  That being said, West still had plenty to offer the Pacers when he signed with them as a Free Agent in 2011.

37. Travis Best

Travis Best was chosen by the Pacers in the 1st Round (23rd Overall) from Georgia Tech, and he was a dependable backup Point Guard for the team for the first six and half years of his NBA career.  He would help the Pacers reach the 2000 NBA Finals and the season after he had his best season.  That year he would average 31.9 Minutes with career-highs of 11.9 Points and 6.1 Assists per Game.

36. James Edwards

The best statistics of James Edwards' career took place in Indiana, where he arrived in a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers in his rookie season (1977-78).  Nicknamed "Buddha," the big Center would play three and a half seasons for the Pacers, and while his rebounding and blocking numbers were arguably soft for his minutes logged and position, he had good numbers on the offensive side of the ball.

Austin Croshere played 540 Games and the first nine seasons of his career in the National Basketball Association with the Indiana Pacers.  Playing at Power Forward, the former Providence Friar rarely started but was an excellent role player who fought for every bucket. 

Darnell Hillman was not the best Pacer during their days in the ABA, but for many, he was the one that their fans may have remembered the most.

12. Myles Turner

Myles Turner has been in the NBA for eight seasons now, all of which with the Pacers, where he has become one of the game's best blockers. 

33. Bill Keller

Bill Keller would be drafted from Purdue by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 7th Round in 1969, but he had a much better chance playing in the ABA, and he would sign with the Indiana Pacers of the ABA.

32. Antonio Davis

Antonio Davis would be drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 2nd Round of the 1990 Draft, but the Power Forward would ply his trade in Europe for a few years before he joined Indiana.  Davis joined Indiana in 1993 and would play there for six years, used mostly off of the bench.  Over his tenure as a Pacer, Davis would average 9.0 Points and 6.6 Rebounds per Game.

This one will take a bit.

When Metta World Peace was Ron Artest, he was traded in his third year in the league from the Chicago Bulls to Indiana.  It was a good fit, and in what was his first full season as a Pacer, he would earn a Second Team All-Defensive Selection, while leading the league in Steal Percentage, the second year in a row he would do so.

31. Derrick McKey

The best seasons of Derrick McKey were when he was with the Seattle SuperSonics, but the Small Forward would spend eight seasons as a Pacer, the first four where he was their starter.

28. Jalen Rose

Jalen Rose was a member of the University of Michigan's famed "Fab Five," and it was with the Pacers where he first showed what he could do an elite level.  It didn't happen right away as he was clashing with the Pacers' coach, Larry Brown, as to what his role should be, and he would actually see fewer minutes than he had in Denver, which was where he played his first two years.

26. Clark Kellogg

Oh, what could have been.

Clark Kellogg looked like a superstar in the making as a rookie.  That year, after being the 8th Overall Pick from Ohio State, he would make the All-Rookie Team with what would turn out to be career highs of 20.1 Points, 10.6 Rebounds per Game, and a 20.3 PER.  It didn't quite work out that way, though Kellogg did have similar (though not better) numbers in his next two years, but that would end the peak of his career.  Chronic knee problems rendered him to only 23 more Games over the next two seasons, and he was forced to retire at age 25.