On Saturday, the 2019 class will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
With the induction ceremony right around the corner and a potentially loaded 2020 Hall of Fame class on the horizon, take a look at some of the biggest NBA legends who will be first-time eligible to be enshrined in basketball forever.
Starting with the five most likely to be inducted, followed by five players who could potentially be inducted in the future...
Hall of Fame probability is courtesy of basketball-reference.
Tim Duncan
Resume: 15-time All-Star, 5-time NBA Champion, 3-time Finals MVP, 2-time NBA MVP, 15-time All-NBA, 15-time All-Defensive Team, 1997-98 All-Rookie, 1997-98 Rookie of the Year
Hall of Fame probability: 100%
Kevin Garnett
Resume: 15-time All-Star, 1-time NBA Champion, 1-time NBA MVP, 1-time Defensive Player of the Year, 9-time All-NBA, 12-time All-Defensive Team, 4-time Rebounding Champion, 1995-96 All-Rookie
Hall of Fame probability: 100%
Kobe Bryant
Resume: 18-time All-Star, 5-time NBA Champion, 2-time Finals MVP, 1-time NBA MVP, 15-time All-NBA, 12-time All-Defensive Team, 2-time Scoring Champion, 1996-97 All-Rookie
Hall of Fame probability: 100%
Chris Bosh
Resume: 11-time All-Star, 2-time NBA Champion, 1-time All-NBA, 2003-04 All-Rookie
Hall of Fame probability: 99.5%
Amar'e Stoudemire
Resume: 6-time All-Star, 5-time All-NBA, 2002-03 Rookie of the Year, 2002-03 All-Rookie
Hall of Fame probability: 72.9%
Others first-time eligible
Kevin Martin
Andre Miller
Tayshaun Prince
Kirk Hinrich
Caron Butler
