Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups will be part of the 2024 Hall of Fame class, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who reports (via Twitter) that the former NBA stars are being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The full class of 2024 will be formally announced on Saturday at the NCAA Men’s Final Four, but it’s safe to assume that Carter and Billups will be the headliners of this year’s inductees.
Carter, an eight-time All-Star, was named Rookie of the Year in 1999, made a pair of All-NBA teams, and is one of the league’s most memorable Slam Dunk Contest champions. The veteran swingman is also the only player in NBA history to play 22 seasons (1998-2020) and ranks 24th in career points (25,728).
Carter began his NBA career with the Raptors and then spent several seasons with the Nets before also playing for the Magic, Suns, Mavericks, Grizzlies, Kings, and Hawks.
Billups, meanwhile, made five All-Star games and three All-NBA teams, along with a pair of All-Defensive squads. The point guard won a championship with the Pistons in 2004, earning NBA Finals MVP honors.
Billups, who is now the head coach of the Trail Blazers, was in the NBA for 17 seasons from 1997-2014, spending time with the Celtics, Raptors, Timberwolves, Knicks, and Clippers in addition to the Nuggets and Pistons, for whom he had his best years. He averaged 15.2 points and 5.4 assists per game in 1,043 regular season appearances.
The full list of 2024 Hall of Fame finalists, several of whom may join Carter and Billups in this year’s class, can be found right here.
Congrats to Vince and Chauncey!
Thinking back, I always thought the Timberwolves should have re-signed Chauncey Billups instead of letting him walk to the Pistons. In turn, he won a ring with Detroit, so I guess that worked out pretty well for him. I always thought the biggest thing holding the KG era T-Wolves back was a playmaker that could stay healthy, and Chauncey played very well alongside KG.
Not sure he is deserving of HOF honers when Chauncey is accused of doing the same s*** as Diddy… Like it appears him and his buddies gang raped her and then paid her to go away! Its a bit insane that he has a job in the NBA but then so do Miles Bridges and Kidd so I guess being horrible to women isnt a deal breaker for this league… SMH
I mean Kobe is in the HOF, right?
Should he be? Most venerated rapist in sports…
It was pretty gross seeing someone as educated and active in civil rights as Kareem get up at the statue unveiling and tout him. Being a rapist doesnt even end your career though so why should it keep you out of the HOF!
Forever king
Billups was good, is not a HOFer.