Kevin McHale (basketball)

McHale won the Sixth Man award in 1984 and 1985 while coming off the bench behind Larry Bird and Cedric Maxwell, and his post footwork was already among the best in the league. Boston won the 1984 title with him as the first big off the bench. He then started on the 1986 team often called one of the greatest ever, so his bench years show a future Hall of Famer accepting a role.