The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 11 finalists for this year’s Hall of Fame class, a group that stretches through multiple levels of basketball.
Former Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, former Lakers guard Michael Cooper and former Warriors and Heat forward Tim Hardaway are up from the NBA. Marques Johnson, who was the national collegiate player of the year in 1977 and spent 12 years in the NBA, is also a finalist.
From the WNBA, former Sun and Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen is up for induction along with former three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Swin Cash.