Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headline the list of eight finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame's 2020 class.
The finalists were selected from a group of almost 200 nominees and announced on Friday at Chicago's United Center during NBA All-Star Weekend.
Along with the three NBA legends, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, NBA coach Rudy Tomjanovich, Division II women's coach Barbara Stevens, longtime men's college coach Eddie Sutton and WNBA player Tamika Catchings round out the list of finalists.
Finalists Bryant, Duncan, Garnett and Catchings were first-time nominees.
"When the nominees for the Class of 2020 were announced in December, we knew this class had the potential of being one of the most historic of all time,” said Jerry Colangelo, Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.