The NBA hall of fame is located in Massachusetts. Legends and honor players of the sport were able to get there. There is also a special list of coaches and referees. The hall of fame was created in 1981. There are some requirements for a player to be part of the hall of fame, like:
- He/She must be fully retired for 3 years.
- Only players with at least 50 career Win Shares are displayed.
The first player to be part of the hall of fame was Chuck Hyatt in 1959, some of his achievements were the National championship (Pittsburgh, 1928, 1930); College All-America (1929, 1930); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1930).
In total there are 178 players in the hall of fame, some of the most remembered in the actually are:
- Patrick Ewing in 2008, some of his achievements are:
- 2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1984, 1992
- FIBA Americas Championship Gold: 1992
- 11× NBA All-Star (1986, 1988–1997)
- All-NBA First Team (1990)
- 6× All-NBA Second Team (1988–1989, 1991–1993, 1997)
- 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1988–1989, 1992)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1986).
- Michael Jordan in 2009, was able to get:
- 6× NBA Champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
- 5× NBA MVP (1988, 1991–92, 1996, 1998)
- 14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002–2003)
- 6× NBA Finals MVP (all-time record)(1991–93, 1996–98)
- 10× All-NBA First Team Selection (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
- 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1988–1993, 1996–1998)
- 1× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)
The objective of the NBA hall of fame is to celebrate and honor the greatest players And make thank them for their effort.
