Acquired from Seattle in 1981. Eleven seasons in Detroit off the bench, two championships, the kind of instant offense that ended games before opponents knew the game had ended.
Hit the title-clincher in Portland with 0.7 seconds left in Game 5 of the 1990 Finals. The play was called for someone else. The shot went in anyway. The Vault keeps the tape on a separate shelf.
Never made an All-Star team. Didn't need one. His role was sixth man, and within that role he was a Hall of Fame ceiling on a career that asked him not to be a Hall of Famer.