Guess which players drafted after '01 are going to the HoF

[ropjhk]

None would make it if they all retired today, hence none are locks.

[litex]

nobody is a lock, but barring injury, Lebron, Chris Paul and Dwight are all putting up hall of fame calibre numbers very early on, so if they keep it up for another 7-10 years or so they'll make it. Yao will make it on influence and popularity alone. Wade will make it if he can somehow manage to remain as unstoppable as he is without destroying his body before he hits 30. The Williams-Boozer duo will need to play for a long time to establish their legacies as the heirs to Stockton and Malone, but if they do they have a shot. All the other fringe types like Melo and Amare need to either take their games up a notch, or luck into a great situation.

[UNLVNugsFan]

Like most have said, it is too early to truly predict who will make the hall. Injuries can derail careers quickly. Hell, just 5 or so years ago, a lot of people would think that T-Mac had a great chance at the hall (he still has a chance, but I don't see it), but now with injuries his career has been derailed.

It is also important to note, that Melo has a slight advantage over many of the players predicted. Not because he was a better NBA player, but because he won a National Championship in college and swept most of the major player of the year awards. Remember, it is the basketball hall of fame, not the NBA hall of fame.

[Papercut]

Manu Ginobili

Bare with me, but seriously, he's the ONLY hall of fame lock that's entered the league since '01. He might be my least favorite player in the NBA, but he has a 100% chance to be in the Hall.

Lebron, Wade, Yao, all those guys and others certainly have very very very good chances to make it. But you never know what can happen. Shawn Kemp looked like a future HOFer, but nope. Alonzo Mourning put together an amazing career, but he's no lock. There are a million things that can happen that can ruin a guy's chances.

Ginobili's resume:
Titles
2001 Italian League Championship (Kinder Bologna)
2001 Italian Cup (Kinder Bologna)
2001 Euroleague (Kinder Bologna)
2001 Americas Championship (Argentina)
2002 Italian Cup (Kinder Bologna)
2003 NBA Championship (San Antonio Spurs)
2004 Summer Olympic Games Gold Medal (Argentina)
2005 NBA Championship (San Antonio Spurs)
2007 NBA Championship (San Antonio Spurs)

Awards
1999 Italian League All-Star
2000 Italian League All-Star
2000 Italian League Most Improved Player
2001 Italian League All-Star
2001 Italian League Most Valuable Player
2001 Euroleague Most Valuable Player
2002 Italian Cup Most Valuable Player
2002 Italian League Most Valuable Player
2002 All-Tournament Team, FIBA World Championship
2003 Olimpia de Oro (Argentine sportsperson of the year)
2004 Ideal Olympics Team
2004 Summer Olympic Games Most Valuable Player
2004 Olimpia de Oro (shared with Carlos T

[Ca]

Fantastic call with Ginobilli. Hate the dude. But he's definitely a lock.