While Texas may be considered more of a football state, the Lone Star State has birthed some praise-worthy ballers like LaMarcus Aldridge, Chris Bosh, Bill Sharman, and more. But, while those individuals are great, the extremely-talented Grant Hill will be taking the throne for the state of Texas. Though Grant Hill was able to muster a total of nineteen seasons in the NBA, he's always going to be one of those 'what could have been' guys if his career wasn't plagued with injuries.
After being drafted third overall in 1994 NBA Draft, Grant Hill went on to win Rookie of the Year honors alongside Jason Kidd and became the first rookie ever to lead in fan-voting NBA All-Star ballots with over 1.2 million votes. He assumed the role as a point-forward type of player doing any and everything on the court to win. Unfortunately, his career was littered with ankle and knee injuries that interrupted his consistent playing time. However, he still is a 7x NBA All-Star and one-time All-NBA First Team representative for the year 1997. These days you can catch Grant Hill on NBA TV as an analyst.