On April 1, Beijing time, according to well-known NBA reporter Charania, San Antonio Spurs star Manu Ginobili will be inducted into the 2022 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. At the same time, NBA legend Tim Hardaway, NBA coach George Karl, WNBA legend Sven Cash and NCAA coach Bob Huggins will also be selected.
Ginobili spent his entire NBA career with the Spurs and is one of the representatives of the league’s “one person, one city”. In the 1999 draft, Manu Ginobili was selected with the 28th pick in the second round and entered the Spurs. He played for the Spurs for 16 years throughout his career, averaging 13.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
Manu Ginobili’s game style is changeable and ghostly, and one-handed snake-shaped breakthrough is even better, known as the “demon knife”. The GDP combination formed by Ginobili, Duncan and Tony Parker has allowed the Spurs to stand among the league’s top tycoons for more than a decade. Ginobili helped the Spurs win four NBA championships. At the same time, he himself was selected as an All-Star twice and was elected as the Sixth Man of the Year once. In the international arena, Ginobili is even more invincible. He once led the Argentine men’s basketball team to an Olympic gold medal.
In addition to Ginobili, NBA star Tim Hardaway has finally been elected to the Hall of Fame this time after many nominations. Hardaway is the father of the Lone Ranger star Hardaway Jr. He is a master of ball control in the NBA. His unpredictable crotch dribbling is his signature move. The old Hardaway averaged 17.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game in his NBA career. He was selected to the NBA All-Star team 5 times and the NBA All-NBA team 5 times.
In addition, George Karl, one of the NBA’s thousands of coaches, was also selected as a coach. Karl has coached a number of teams including the Cavaliers, Sonics, Warriors, Nuggets, Bucks and Kings. His entire coaching career achieved a record of 1,175 wins and 824 losses, with a winning percentage of 58.8%, ranking sixth in NBA history. In the 2012-13 season, George Karl was voted the NBA Coach of the Year.
Other nominees include WNBA legend Sven Cash and NCAA coach Bob Huggins. Cash is a 4-time WNBA All-Star and 2-time Olympic gold medalist. She now works in Pelicans management. Huggins coached West Virginia University for 45 years and won the NCAA Coach of the Year twice.
Original title: Manu Ginobili was inducted into the 2022 Hall of Fame Old Hardaway & Carr also won the honor
Editor in charge: Zeng Shaolin
