List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Puns

Okay, before I start, I want to categorize these players into three categories; Locks, Looks Good, and Great Potential.

Locks consist of those players such as LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant... The players that if they retired today, are basically in for sure or are locks.

Looks Good consists of players such as Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, and Jimmy Butler. They are proven players and have had great careers up to this point, but either are still a little too young or haven’t done quite enough to make it for sure. Regardless, they will probably make the Hall Of Fame.

Finally, Good Potential consists of players such as Luka Doncic, Zion Williamson, and Trae Young. In their first few seasons they’ve been superstars, but they haven’t necessarily stacked up the wins. It’s okay though, because they are still young and have whole careers ahead of them.

According to Basketball Reference, here are what current NBA players HOF oddsHOF odds are.

I think the formula is accurate in predicting the Locks, but as for the other two categories it is relatively shaky for me due to a lack of experience and data from other players. After all, the calculator can’t see into the future.

Anyways, this is how I would place the current NBA players who have solid HOF chances.

(All in no particular order)

Locks: LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, Dwight Howard, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Blake Griffin, LaMarcus Aldridge, Paul George, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard.

Looking Good: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler, Damian Lillard, Kyle Lowry, Andre Iguodala, Anthony Davis, Draymond Green, Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, Kemba Walker (with some winning seasons in Boston), Al Horford, DeMar DeRozan, John Wall (If he has at least two more good years).

Good Potential: Zion Williamson, Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Trae Young, Andre Drummond, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Bradley Beal, Brandon Ingram, Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell, Jayson Tatum, Nikola Jokic.

Let me know who I forgot or what I got wrong!

Jim Thorpe is often mentioned as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and in the early 20th century, he was peerless. His accomplishments:

• Intercollegiate ballroom dancing champion (1912)

• Attending Carlisle Indian School, Thorpe played Harvard in 1911, pulling an 18-15 upset. Thorpe scored all of his team's points: four field goals and a touchdown.

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower once played against Thorpe in college, and recalled in a later speech: "Here and there, there are some people who are supremely endowed. My memory goes back to Jim Thorpe. He never practiced in his life, and he could do anything better than any other football player I ever saw."

• Thorpe entered the 1912 Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, and competed in Pentathlon and Decathlon. He won a Gold Medal in both. King Gustav V awarded Thorpe his medals and said "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world." Thorpe famously replied "Thanks, King."

• Thorpe's Gold Medals were stripped by Amateur Athletic Association (AAU), who ruled Thorpe was ineligible to compete due to accepting wages as a professional baseball player. In 1982, Thorpe's medals were posthumously given back to him.

• Thorpe played 52 games for six different NFL franchises before retiring at the age of 41.

• As a coach, Thorpe had a 14-25-2 record overseeing various teams, including the now defunct Canton Bulldogs.

• Thorpe played 289 professional baseball games. He batted a .252 average in his career with 91 runs scored and 82 RBI.

• Thorpe had a brief and undocumented pro Basketball career, playing for a traveling team called "The World Famous Indians."

• Thorpe was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963, and has a full size statue in Canton, not just a bust.

Sharing this for those who may not know about Thorpe's life and accomplishments!

Source

Some Other Players:

Arvydas Sabonis

Bernard King

Chester Walker

Jerry Ray Lucas

Joseph Franklin "Jumping Joe" Fulks

Neil Johnston

Paul Joseph Arizin

Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis

> If you know of other players who should be in this list, please let me know!

LOCKS:

1. LeBron James

2. Stephen Curry

3. Kevin Durant

4. Carmelo Anthony

5. James Harden

6. Chris Paul

7. Russell Westbrook

8. Vince Carter

9. Pau Gasol

10. Tony Parker

11. Dwight Howard

LIKELY:

1. Derrick Rose

2. Blake Griffin

3. Anthony Davis

4. Joe Johnson

SOME WORK LEFT TO DO:

1. Kyrie Irving

2. Kawhi Leonard

3. Draymond Green

4. Klay Thompson

MORE WORK TO DO:

1. Kemba Walker

2. Damian Lillard

3. Paul George

4. Lamarcus Aldrige

5. Marc Gasol

UNLIKELY

1. Al Horford

2. Andre Iguodala

3. JJ Redick

4. Rajon Rondo

High Amount of Work left to do

1. John Wall

2. DeMar DeRozan

3. Rudy Gobert

4. Kevin Love

5. Jimmy Butler

6. CJ McCollum

HOF Potential Lock High

1. Giannis Antetekounmpo

2. Nikola Jokic

BANG!!!!!!!!

Larry Walker: good at baseball,

Inspired by my wife yelling at someone who said Art Monk didn’t deserve to be in the Hall-of-Fame.

As a challenge for myself, I'm going to try and predict the most likely player to be a Hall of Famer on every current MLB team, and then I'll see if the fans of each team agrees with my predictions. Disclaimer: I'm probably wrong about most of these. If you disagree with any, feel free to let me know. I'm also going by the idea of choosing the player closer to retiring over someone who's career just started if that makes any sense. Also also I'm not picking guys who are currently free agents. Not every team has a player whose at all likely to make the HoF so that's what makes this a fun challenge

Braves: Freddie Freeman

Nats: Max Scherzer

Phillies: Bryce Harper

Mets: Robinson Cano with deGrom not far behind

Marlins: Oh god I didn't think this through at all. Sandy Alcantara I guess?

Cardinals: Yadier Molina

Brewers: Christian Yelich

Cubs: Another hard one. I'd almost lean towards Jon Lester but then again I haven't looked at his stats too much.

Reds: Joey Votto

Pirates: Josh Bell I guess? Felipe was doing pretty well but decided to be a fucking idiot so he'll never have a chance (rightfully so, fuck him)

Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw

Diamondbacks: After trading away Greinke they don't really have an old great veteran, so maybe Ketel Marte?

Giants: Buster Posey

Padres: Manny Machado... I don't think you can really make a case for Ian Kinsler HOF and for Tatis it's way too early to tell

Rockies: Nolan Arenado

Yankees: Now that CC is retired I'd guess Stanton has the best shot? Could also make a case for Chapman.

Rays: This is a hard one... I guess Blake Snell?

Red Sox: Chris Sale with Mookie close behind

Blue Jays: Oh god I have absolutely no idea. Vlad has the most potential so maybe him?

Orioles: Trey Mancini

Twins: Nelson Cruz

Indians: Francisco Lindor

White Sox: I mean Moncada has a ton of potential so maybe him

Royals: Whit Merrifield or Jorge Soler

Tigers: Miguel Cabrera

Astros: Justin Verlander

Athletics: Matt Chapman

Rangers: Hard one. I don't think Andrus or Choo have a real case for the Hall but I haven't really looked at their stats at all. Maybe Lance Lynn?

Angels: I don't really know if I should pick Trout or Pujols. Pujols is a guaranteed Hall of Famer and I mean I guess Trout is too but Pujols will be there sooner. As of this moment, Pujols is more likely to end up in the HoF than Trout is... right? This one site says that they both have a [100% chance of making the HoF](https://www.thebaseballgauge.com/hof.php?tab=

https://www.chicagobears.com/news/ranking-best-bears-of-all-time-nos-1-25

* Indicates Hall of Fame

1. Walter Payton*
2. Dick Butkus*
3. Bronko Nagurski*
4. Sid Luckman*
5. Gale Sayers*
6. Mike Ditka*
7. Bill George*
8. Bulldog Turner*
9. Doug Atkins*
10. Danny Fortmann*
11. Dan Hampton*
12. Richard Dent*
13. Jimbo Covert
14. Brian Urlacher*
15. Mike Singletary*
16. Bill Hewitt*
17. Stan Jones*
18. Jay Hilgenberg
19. Steve McMichael
20. Devin Hester
21. Joe Stydahar*
22. George Connor*
23. George McAfee*
24. Joe Fortunato
25. Ed Sprinkle
26. Ed Healey*
27. Olin Kreutz
28. Lance Briggs
29. Rick Casares
30. Gary Fencik
31. Charles Tillman
32. Paddy Driscoll*
33. George Trafton*
34. Matt Forte
35. George Musso*
36. Red Grange*
37. George Halas*
38. Link Lyman*
39. Harlon Hill
40. Ken Kavanaugh
41. Neal Anderson
42. Richie Petitbon
43. Wilber Marshall
44. Johnny Morris
45. Otis Wilson
46. Doug Buffone
47. Dave Duerson
48. Fred Williams
49. Ray Bray
50. Mark Bortz
51. Keith Van Horne
52. Joe Kopcha
53. Jim McMahon
54. Ed Brown
55. Johnny Lujack
56. Roosevelt Taylor
57. Jim Osborne
58. Wally Chambers
59. Julius Peppers
60. Khalil Mack
61. Willie Galimore
62. Robbie Gould
63. Mike Brown
64. James Williams
65. Dick Gordon
66. Mike Hartenstine
67. Ed O’Bradovich
68. Dick Barwegen
69. Bill Wade
70. Matt Suhey
71. Kevin Butler
72. Mark Carrier
73. Tommie Harris
74. Kyle Long
75. Akiem Hicks
76. J.C. Caroline
77. Bennie McRae
78. Donnell Woolford
79. Dennis McKinnon
80. Alshon Jeffery
81. Brandon Marshall
82. George Blanda*
83. Willie Gault
84. Tom Thayer
85. Jay Cutler
86. Allan Ellis
87. Luke Johnsos
88. Joey Sternaman
89. Mike Pyle
90. Beattie Feathers
91. Bob Wetoska
92. Bill Osmanski
93. Herman Lee
94. Jim Dooley
95. Larry Morris
96. Eddie Jackson
97. Bobby Joe Green
98. Trace Armstrong
99. Doug Plank
100. Patrick Mannelly