All these legends are in the Hall of Fame. Rick Barry: Great star forward of both the NBA and the ABA; Bob Lanier: Center for Detroit and Milwaukee; Zelmo Beaty: Center for the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks and Utah Stars; Baily Howell: Forward for the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics; Calvin Murphy: Only 5'9", the guard played for the Houston Rockets; Nate Thurmond: Center and Power Forward for the Golden State Warriors; Dolph Shayes: early NBA star forward with the Syracuse Nationals; Tom Heinsohn: Boston Celtics small forward; Jerry Sloan: hard-nosed guard for the Chicago Bulls; Bobby Jones: Smooth forward for the Philadelphia 76ers.