Top 5 supporting players in NBA History

#2 Kevin McHale

Larry Bird and Kevin McHale

Kevin McHale is another player who was never worried about his individual records and achievements. He matched up perfectly with Bird and they were one of the most dominant frontcourts in the NBA history as well.

McHale knew about Bird's tremendous ability to shoot and score at the offensive end and after joining the Boston Celtics, he soon figured out his true role on the team. He knew that to improve the team's efficiency and to balance its performance he has to focus more at the defensive end while Bird was the leader at the offensive end.

McHale put his ego aside and took charge of the defence. He came off the bench for six years and won the sixth man of the year twice. He never cared about his individual score, he gave Bird the room to score more and dominate the offensive side of the court and that's what helped Bird earn 3 consecutive league MVPs and together they won 2 championships as well.