In the days of player empowerment and constant moving around teams, it feels like there are more players than ever that are guarantees for the Hall… but possibly no teams that want to hang their number in the rafters. Who do you reckon falls into this category?
I doubt the Lakers retire ADs unless they win another ring or he carries the franchise post LeBron. Pels definitely aren’t retiring it.
AD won’t be in the hall of fame.
AD is a first ballot hall of famer lmao
Not sure if joking or idiot. Even without his gold medal or amazing college year, he’s in first ballot. He has a higher HOF probability than Giannis based off bball ref.
I forget it’s the basketball HOF and not the NBA HOF. Also notoriously the “Hall of Pretty Good” for basketball. I guess AD falls into the “pretty good” category.
Basketball Reference gives AD a 99% chance of make the HOF.
He is a lock
I read their comment, went and checked BR’s HOF Monitor, came back to leave this exact reply and the original comment is already gone
Now this is just stupid
Atp Lebron is outlasting AD.
Swear to God we are gonna see some stat in a couple years like:
First player at age 42 to average 20 5 and 4
While AD is retired
He will get his jersey retired. By the time his contract is up, he’ll have seven years with the Lakers, a few all star games, a ring and who knows what else. Top 75 and HOF. Similar time to Pau who we retired.
AD has had one great year. HOF?
wat
Are you stupid ?
Paul deserved it too.
That is not similar at all to Pau. Pau got two rings and 3 Finals and I feel like if it weren’t for Kobe they probably wouldn’t have done it. If it were almost any other team, it would make sense but the Lakers are the Lakers.
If the Lakers didn’t have Pau they wouldn’t have won those back to back championships. It wasn’t just Kobe.
The criteria is be one of the stars to lead the team to a championship and get into the hof
He will definitely have his number retired by the Lakers
I’m surprised you guys still have numbers
Facts, we’re such a goated franchise with so many all time great players it’s shocking we still have numbers available
AD is 1000% getting his number retired.
They already said that they are retiring AD’s jersey. Their standard is being in the Hall of Fame (with presumably some of your Hall of Fame work on the Lakers). AD is already a solidified Hall of Famer, a NBA 75 Team Member, and won a ring with AD as a second option.