The NBA announced over All-Star Weekend the finalists for the 2023 class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Headlining the group is former Laker Pau Gasol along with Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade and Gregg Popovich.
The inductees will be announced during the NCAA Final Four in Houston this year in April. To be selected, a finalist must receive at least 18 votes from an honors committee comprised of 24 members.
Pau, obviously, has a lengthy list of accomplishments with a lot of those coming in a purple and gold jersey. He was a 2-time champion and made three straight NBA Finals as one of the focal points of the Lakers during that era.