50 Greatest NBA Players ever - 41 to 50 on our Best NBA Players list

#41 Reggie Miller

Miller game-winner against the 76ers

Career averages: 18.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.2 blocks per game

Shooting splits: 47.1% from the field, 39.5% from the 3-point line, 88.8% on free throws

Accolades: 5 All-Star teams made (1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 200), 3 All-NBA 3rd Team selections (1995, 1996, 1998)

Records: 5-time league leader in free throw percentage ('90-91, '98-99, '00-01, '01-02, '04-05), became the second member of the 50-40-90 club in 1994-95

When I think about players who dominated in their prime but could've dominated even more in today's game, Reggie Miller is among the first names to spring to my mind. Never an athletically dominant force, the Knicks Killer was one of the first players who could legitimately be considered a threat from just about anywhere in the opponent's half.

Basketball aficionados have been raving about the likes of Kyle Korver, Ray Allen, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson knocking down deep threes coming off elevator screens of late. Reggie was the first one to be guarded in that manner, as leaving him open at the 3-point line usually meant his defender might as well turn around and start walking up the court and focus on the next possession.

Miller hails from an illustrious basketball family - his sister Cheryl Miller was the best women's basketball player in the world and is often cited as among the greatest women to ever play the sport. Jousting with her in their backyards often taught Reggie a lot more about the technical aspects and helped him use his slight frame as an advantage much better than similar-framed players from his time and thereafter.

As clutch players go, Reggie Miller ranks right alongside the best of them. His famous shot over Michael Jordan in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals resonated all around the basketball world, even though the Pacers got beat in the series. His legacy as the greatest Pacer is secure, with his #31 jersey raised to the rafters after his retirement from the game following 18 years of excellence in Indianapolis.

It is a pity that a player of his level doesn't have a single championship on his resume, but Miller has forever left an imprint of the game as the first to regularly be a lethal shooter from 30 feet out.