This past week saw the release of the candidate list for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020, and there were plenty of notable names on it.
Kobe Bryant, as one of the top scorers in league history and a five-time NBA champion, will have zero trouble getting in. Same goes for fellow five-time champ Tim Duncan. Kevin Garnett only got told the Larry O’Brien Trophy aloft once, but as a 15-time NBA All-Star, he’s also a first-ballot lock.
There were a few names of local note as well, with former Utah Jazz center and two-time Defensive Player of the Year Mark Eaton among the first-time nominees, while ex-Utah Stars/Utah Jazz guard Ron Boone (now, of course, the team’s color analyst on its radio broadcasts) got a nod from the veterans committee.