Allen Leavell The most "80's" player. 1st year: '80. Last year: '89 Career backup. All 10 years with Rockets. Dont really have those kind of careers anymore
Sometimes bench players go on to have great overall basketball or coaching careers. Tabak was the 15th man on the championship 95 Rockets, but won multiple championships as a player and coach overseas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Žan_Tabak