#4 Isiah Thomas
Thomas was arguably the game’s most dynamic player in the late 80s and early 90s. He reached his peak when Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were slowing down and before Michael Jordan fully blossomed. That’s not meant to be a knock on Thomas, who was an All-Star in his first 12 seasons in the league and was one of the craftiest, toughest and most spirited players in NBA history. Selected No. 2 overall in the 1981 Draft, the 6-foot-1, 180-pounder won two championships in Detroit, which is where he spent his entire playing career. He also delivered one of the league's most inspiring performances when he played through a badly sprained ankle in Game 6 of the 1988 Finals and scored 25 of his 43 points in the third quarter.