Tim Duncan was an obvious choice for first-ballot Hall of Fame honors. Will one of his longtime teammates join him?
That's one of the big questions left after the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced a group of 11 finalists for enshrinement in the Class of 2022, headlined by former San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili.
Leta Andrews (all-time winningest high school basketball coach)
Swin Cash (four-time WNBA All-Star, three-time WNBA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist)
Michael Cooper (five-time NBA champion, five-time first-team All-Defense)
Hugh Evans (longtime NBA referee)
Manu Ginobili (four-time NBA champion, two-time All-Star, 2004 Olympic gold medalist)
Tim Hardaway (five-time NBA All-Star)
Bob Huggins (two-time NCAA national coach of the year)
Marques Johnson (five-time NBA All-Star, 1977 NCAA national player of the year, 1975 NCAA champion)
George Karl (NBA's sixth all-time winningest coach, 2013 NBA coach of the year)
Marianne Stanley (three-time AIAW champion, 2002 WNBA coach of the year)
Lindsay Whalen (four-time WNBA champion, five-time All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist)
Ginobili and Whalen are the only members of that group as first-time finalists.