This week, the NBA officially welcomed 13 former basketball greats into the exclusive Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, including San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili, fiery coach George Karl and WNBA great Swin Cash.
As with everything in the world, the pivot from celebrating the Class of 2022 to focusing on potential future Hall of Famers didn’t take long. In a recent piece for The Athletic, Rob Patterson asked which current players stack up as soon-to-be inductees, with a few memorable Portland Trail Blazers in discussion.