Who Are The 2020 Nba Hall Of Fame Inductees?

The 2020 NBA Hall of Fame class was recently announced, and it includes some of the biggest names in basketball history. Here’s a look at the inductees and what they accomplished during their careers.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-season career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the league directly from high school, and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, and ranks third on both the league’s all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. He holds numerous NBA records; he is the youngest player to reach 30,000 career points.

Kevin Garnett

Born in Mauldin, South Carolina, on May 19, 1976, Kevin Garnett played 21 seasons in the NBA for the Boston Celtics (1995-2007, 2013-2016), Minnesota Timberwolves (1995-2007) and Brooklyn Nets (2013-2015). One of the most versatile players of his generation, the 6-foot-11 forward averaged 17.8 points and 10 rebounds per game during his career. He was a 15-time All-Star and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2008. Garnett won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.

Tim Duncan

Duncan was born in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, and raised in the U.S. territory of Virgin Islands. He attended St. Dunstan’s Episcopal High School and then Wake Forest University, where he played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, winning the Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA College Player of the Year, and John R. Wooden Award in his final year. He was drafted first overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1997 NBA draft, and spent his entire professional career with the Spurs. Duncan won five NBA championships – 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014 – as well as two Olympic gold medals with Team USA in 2000 and 2004. He was a 15-time NBA All-Star and named to 15 All-NBA Teams (first team ten times) and 15 NBA All-Defensive Teams (first team 11 times). He is one of only four players to have been selected to both an All-NBA Team and an All-Defensive Team in every one of his first 14 seasons (the other three are Kobe Bryant, Gary Payton, and Kevin Garnett). Duncan is also a two-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame – once for his individual career (in 2020), and once as a member of the “Dream Team” (in 2010).[1][2][3][4] He retired as the Spurs’ all-time leading scorer with 26,496 points.[5][6]

In 2016–17, Duncan served as an assistant coach for Gregg Popovich on the Spurs coaching staff.[7] On December 18, 2019,[8] it was announced that Duncan would be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its 2020 class.[9]

Rudy Tomjanovich

Rudy Tomjanovich was born on November 24, 1948, in Hamtramck, Michigan. He played college basketball at the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1970. Tomjanovich was drafted in the 1970 NBA draft by the San Diego Rockets and spent his entire 11-year career with the team, winning two NBA championships (1994, 1995). He retired in 1981 with career averages of 17.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.