The 1999-2000 Indiana Pacers were glorious. They were the only (NBA) Pacers team to ever make the NBA finals, they had the franchises best ever player, and they also had the organizations tallest ever player in Rik Smits.
Smits should not be remembered exclusively for being tall. He should be remembered for his innate ability to block shots and finish around the basket.
Smits led off his career with a dominating defensive rookie season where he posted a block percentage of 4.3 percent, which was 17th in the league. From there on out, his reputation as a shot blocker made opponents afraid to go anywhere near him in the paint due to fear of being embarrassed.