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Joe Dumars, playmaker

I'm not usually one for random YouTube mixtapes, but there's some nice vintage footage in there. In fact, watching this now is a bit of a revelation. I'm not sure I ever fully appreciated Dumars' deft touch as a passer -- some of those behind-the-back moves were as flashy as anything Isiah, Magic or Stockton ever did.

In hindsight, Dumars did post some pretty impressive assist totals for a shooting guard, topping out with 5.7 dimes a game during Detroit's first title run in 1989. Who knows, had he not been paired with a future Hall of Famer from Day 1, perhaps he would have spent the bulk of his career making plays for his teammates instead of himself.