Former NBA stars Chauncey Billups and Vince Carter headline the Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024, which was announced Saturday.
Chauncey Billups and Vince Carter were among those elected as part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024the Hall announced Saturday at the Final Four in Phoenix.
Billups He helped the Detroit Pistons win the 2004 NBA championship and was named MVP of the NBA Finals. He averaged 15.2 points and 5.4 assists in 1,043 career games, primarily with the Pistons (2002-08) and Denver Nuggets. His career 89.4 free throw percentage ranks sixth in NBA/ABA history.
Vince Carter won the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest in iconic fashion, rising to stardom with the Raptors. Sam Forencich/NBAE/Getty Images
Carter, the only person to play during four different decades in the NBA, made his greatest impact with the Toronto Raptors, where he became the franchise’s first star player within a few years of its existence. He averaged 16.7 points per game in his career and holds the franchise single-season scoring records for both the Raptors and Nets. He won the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest in iconic fashion and made the ninth-most three-pointers (2,290) in league history.
Also chosen for the honor were Michael Cooper, Seimone Augustus, Jerry West, Herb Simon, Doug Collins, Bo Ryan, Walter Davis, Charles Smith, Dick Barnett, Harley Redin and Michele Timms.
The ceremony will take place in Springfield, Massachusetts, August 16-17.
Information from Field Level Media was used in this note.
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