Top 10 '6th Man' of all time

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#2 Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

#32 Kevin McHale
#32 Kevin McHale

The Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, who played for the Celtics his entire career, is one of the best power forwards of all time. With fellow Hall of Famers on the court - Larry Bird and Robert Parish - McHale was biding his time on the bench. He came off the bench for the team for the majority of his first five seasons, winning the Sixth Man of the Year award in 1984 and 85.

McHale was a part of what many consider the league's best-ever frontline with small forward Larry Bird and center Robert Parish. They led the Celtics to five NBA Finals appearances and three NBA championships, in 1981, 1984 and 1986. He is a seven-time NBA All-Star and was named to multiple All-NBA Defensive teams.

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McHale had a career average of 17.9 points and 7.3 rebounds while shooting better than 55% from the field. He was chosen one of the NBA's 50 greatest players and was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996.

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