This year’s Naismith Hall of Fame class is stacked with names like Paul Pierce, Chris Webber, Chris Bosh, Toni Kukou010d, and Ben Wallace. But which player would you start your franchise with in today’s era? The Crossover staff answers.
Howard Beck: Chris Webber
I’ll take Chris Webber, without hesitation. In his own time, Webber was one of the
league’s most skilled power forwards, averaging 22.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists,
1.6 steals and 1.6 blocks from 1994 to 2003. Today, he’d be an incredible small-ball center, too, combining post moves, a face-up game and elite passing from both inside and out.