NBA: 20 ridiculously obscure NBA All-Star seasons that we totally forgot

11: Jeff Hornacek (1991-92)

Season Stats: 20.1 points, 5.1 assists per game

The majority of NBA fans say that Jeff Hornacek is mainly a pure shooter, and you’re right obviously, but it’s more puzzling that he was an All-Star in his stint in Phoenix.

It’s not a surprise that Horny (Basketball Reference nicknames, everybody) was an All-Star, since he led the Suns in scoring, and the team was actually doing great. He’s not undeserving, but a lot of fans know him as the role-player from Utah Jazz, who was ridiculous at shooting.

You can say that. Hornacek was a surprise to even play this well since he was drafted halfway through the second round. He’d never necessarily go back to this level again, even though he’d be a super valuable role-player that had to deal with MJ and the Bulls.

Hornacek is one of those players who would’ve fit perfectly in today’s NBA, with franchises basing their search for players around their ability to shoot the three-ball. That’s basically all Hornacek could really do, and he made a great career out of it.

Hornacek’s inclusion in the All-Star game wasn’t controversial either, he deserved it, he was playing like a stud. For someone who was so synonymous with the Utah Jazz, as a role-player, it just feels weird to consider him a genuine All-Star. He’s more unlikely than undeserving.

Hornacek is almost the complete same as our next unlikely All-Star, which is actually fair enough to state.