On Saturday, we learned that Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and the late Kobe Bryant had officially been nominated for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, making the 2020 class one of the most star-studded classes in history.
The trio will headline the class, which will be inducted on August 29 at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Other notable members of the class include WNBA All-Star Tamika Catchings and former head coaches Rudy Tomjanovic and Eddie Sutton.
With the NBA’s suspension continuing — and with there being no end in sight — the news of the inductions was a rare feel-good moment for the basketball community.
The Thunder’s starting point Chris Paul — a surefire future Hall of Famer himself — showed some love to the class, which he dubbed legendary. That probably has something to do with Bryant, Duncan and Garnett leading the way.
LEGENDARY CLASS!! https://t.co/JyokZ4ak0V
— Chris Paul (@CP3) April 4, 2020
The trio is each legendary in their own right, with the late Bryant being universally regarded as one of the top players of all time. Perhaps due to his reserved nature and non-flashy style of play, Duncan often goes overlooked as one of the same. Between the three, however, Duncan matches Bryant’s five championships and has him beat in the MVP count, two to one.
All together, Bryant, Duncan and Garnett combine for 11 championships, four MVP awards, 48 All-Star selections and 39 All-NBA selections. In a word, that can be described as legendary.
Chris Paul obviously agrees.