Not necessarily known for his elusiveness as a basketball player, former Vancouver Grizzlies big man Bryant “Big Country” Reeves has been hard to find in retirement. A skilled center who was Vancouver’s first ever draft pick, Reeves had a polarizing career for the team that eventually moved to Memphis. He showed promise his first couple years in the NBA before injuries eventually derailed his career—but only after he signed a six-year, $61.8 million extension that was maligned by many of the team’s fans.
Reeves may have never been a star, but he capably went toe-to-toe with many of the NBA’s all-time seven-footers, battling on the block with the likes of Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeen Olajuwon, and Patrick Ewing.