The Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony is loaded with nba legends in 2023with the entry of several recently retired champions and a coach who is still making history.
But Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Dwyane Wade y Gregg Popovich They are not the only ones honored for their sporting achievements.
Next, all the new members that the Hall of Fame has from 2023.
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Pau Gasol
NBA champion in 2009 and 2010 with the Los Angeles Lakers, six-time All-Star y four times All-NBA and best rookie of the season 2002-2003, Pau Gasol played 18 consecutive seasons in the NBA with Grizzlies, Lakers, Bulls, Spurs and Bucks and played more than 1,300 games. he also won three Eurobasket, one World Cup and three Olympic medals With the Spanish National Team, he was MVP of the 2006 World Cup and of the 2009 and 2015 Eurobasket and won the ACB League three times.
Tony Parker
Four time NBA champion with San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker was the 2007 NBA Finals MVP, six-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA. He also won Eurobasket 2013 with France, a tournament in which he was MVP. He played 18 consecutive seasons in the NBA, 17 with the Spurs and the last with the Charlotte Hornets. He made the playoffs in all of his seasons with the Spurs.
Dirk Nowitzki
NBA champion in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki was the MVP of those Finals and also him MVP of the regular phase in the 2006-2007 season. Was 14-time All-Star and 12-time All-NBA in his 21 seasons in the NBA, all of them with the Mavericks, whom he qualified for the Playoffs 15 times. He is he sixth leading scorer of NBA history. He was voted MVP of the 2002 World Cup (he finished third with Germany) and Eurobasket 2005 (he led Germany to second place). He was listed among the 75 greatest players in NBA history.
Dwyane Wade
NBA champion in 2006, 2012 and 2013 with the Miami Heat, Wade was chosen the Finals MVP 2006 y 13 times decorated as All-Star in his 16 seasons in the NBA, in addition to being 8-time All-NBA and three-time Best Defender pick of the league. won the golden medal of the 2008 Olympic Games with the United States and finished in third place in the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Cup. He was listed among the 75 greatest players in NBA history.
Gregg Popovich
Five time NBA champion with San Antonio Spurs, three times chosen the best coach of the season in the NBA and also selected as one of the 15 best coaches in history of the NBA, Gregg Popovich has spent more than 25 consecutive seasons as the head coach of the Spurs. He also won the golden medal with the United States in the last Olympic Games. With 1,366 wins in the regular phase, he is the coach with the most wins in history of the NBA.
Becky Hammon
A three-time All-American at the college level, Becky Hammon played 16 consecutive seasons in the WNBA in which she was six-time All-Star and four-time All-WNBA. She was selected to the WNBA’s 15th, 20th and 25th Anniversary Teams. In Beijing 2008 she won the bronze medal with the Russian National Team and in Eurobasket 2009 she got the silver medal.
1976 United States Women’s Olympic Team
The 1976 Montreal Olympic Games were the first to have a women’s basketball competition and the United States team won the silver medal in a six-team tournament that was won by the Soviet Union, world champions at the time.
Gary Blair
Always dedicated to women’s basketball, in just two of his 37 seasons as head coach Gary Blair finished with a negative record. Was champion at the national level in the NCAA in 2011 with Texas A&M and also won two Big 12 Conference tournaments and one SEC conference tournament. The achievement more than 70% wins throughout his career.
David Hixon
David Hixon spent 42 seasons as the varsity coach at Amherst College: won over 800 games in fewer than 1,150 games and two national championships at the NCAA third division level in 2007 and 2013.
Gene Bess
Gene Bess was the head coach in college basketball history to reach the 1,000 wins and retired with exactly 1,300 wins in just over 1,700 games. In 1979 and 1992 he was champion at the Junior College level with Three Rivers College, a team he coached for 50 consecutive years.
Gene Keady
Keady is a legendary college basketball coach who has coached over 1,000 games at the NCAA level and is recognized for his 25 consecutive years in charge of the Purdue Boilermakers. Qualified Purdue to the NCAA National Tournament 17 times in that period.
Jim Valvano
An NCAA college basketball coach from 1967 to 1990, Jim Valvano made a mark with 300+ wins, two ACC titles and a national championship in 1983 with North Carolina State and the creation of a foundation to fight cancer.
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