Jeff Hornacek

Jeff Hornacek was the kind of player coaches trusted and opponents underrated. A second-round pick who grew into an All-Star, he peaked in Phoenix, then went to Philadelphia in the blockbuster Charles Barkley trade before finding his lasting home in Utah. Alongside John Stockton and Karl Malone, Hornacek provided the connective shooting that helped push the Jazz to back-to-back Finals in 1997 and 1998. He shot 87.7% from the line for his career — among the best all-time — and won the All-Star Three-Point Shootout twice. What made him special was efficiency without volume: he moved without the ball, made the extra pass, and rarely wasted a possession. Fans still recall his pre-free-throw ritual of brushing his cheek to wave at his kids. He later returned to the NBA as a head coach.