Bob Lanier, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992. Granted, Nelson got him in the latter years of his career, but still. Hall of Fame is no joke.

Chris Mullin, an All-NBA player four times (1x on First Team, 2x on Second Team, 1x on Third Team) and a five time All-Star. We’ll overlook the horrible job he did as General Manager of the Warriors.

Mitch Richmond, who has a slew of awards as well (six time All-Star, Rookie of the Year, among other awards after he left Don Nelson and the Warriors).

Tim Hardaway, who, if you haven’t watched any games of his, was one of the best point guards in the league in his prime. He was also a five time All-Star. Not bad.

Chris Webber. He’s still fresh enough in our memories to know what he did when he was healthy. Nelson only coached him for one season (well, two technically), but he did pick up the Rookie of the Year honors that year.

Patrick Ewing, for one season. The Knicks lost to Michael Jordan’s Bulls that year (as did everyone else) and Nelson was gone the year after. I can imagine it would have been fun to coach Ewing, though.

Dirk Nowitzki. Enough said. (But I’ll say more…NBA MVP, ten time All-Star, you get the picture. He’s still amazing.)

Any member of the “We Believe” Warriors team, including Baron Davis (who, when he gives a damn, is still a very good player), Monta Ellis (Most Improved Player), and Stephen Jackson (post Brawl at Auburn Hills).

Honorable mention: Terry Cummings, Sarunas Marciulionis (who had a short lived NBA career, but was awesome when he was in GSW), Michael Finley (when he was young and freaking awesome), and Cedric Ceballos.