The Spanish Route to the Hall of Fame. (Photo: Getty Images)
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame o The Basketball Hall of Fame is one of the most relevant and recognized institutions in this sport. The biggest names in the history of the game have their space for recognition in this place. A summit he could attend in the future Pau Gasol.
After announcing his retirement as a professional player in 2021, after returning to Barcelona months ago and hanging up his boots with the Spanish National Team, time is running out for the Spaniard, who in the future will have the opportunity to be part of the Hall of Fame.
But how does the process work? When could he be considered for election? Below are all the details.
How does the Hall of Fame process work?
Each year or Class a number of former players are announced and nominated for induction into the Hall of Fame. These are proposed by the various committees: North American Committee (9 members), Women’s Committee (7 members), International Committee (7 members) and Veterans Committee (7 members).
From there, each committee selects its finalists for that year by voting after considering each individual case. After each division’s finalists are announced, the Honors Committee (24 members) decides whether or not that player will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The members of said Committee are anonymous, but include; leaders, others hall of the farmersleague managers and journalists.
Out of the 24 votes of the Honors Committee, one player must receive at least 18 in favor to get the green light and be named after him in Springfield, Massachusetts.
When could Pau Gasol enter the Hall of Fame?
Under Hall of Fame rules, players are not eligible until three years after their final retirement. This means until the Class of 2025 Pau Gasol was out of the question for the entry process.
That way, the Spaniard would be considered along with other retirees that year, such as Luis Scola or JJ Redick. As well as others who left in 2020 but did not enter 2024, such as the cases of Vince Carter or Andrew Bogut.
Why isn’t Pau Gasol in the Hall of Fame?
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To begin with, Pau Gasol could have been a part of it class of 2023 along with other like Dirk Nowitzki or Dwyane Wade, but when he makes the decision to return to the courts in the season 2020-2021 with Barcelona and the Spanish National Team the process will be delayed.
Pau Gasol has great options to end up being a part of the Hall of Fame, either for NBA or international merits. According to Basketball Reference’s statistical formula, the Spaniard has a 93.5% chance.
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Version Forbes announced its annual ranking of the world’s most expensive sports teams.
NFL franchise Dallas Cowboys, estimated to be worth $13 billion, has led the pack for the ninth year in a row.
While NBA Golden State Warriors ranked second with a valuation of $11 billion, another representative of American football, Los Angeles Rams (10.5 billion), was in the top three.
The top 10, as last year, includes only American teams from the NFL and NBA. There are seven NFL clubs in the top 10 overall, which Forbes analysts attribute to the league’s large-scale television contracts.
Among football clubs, Real Madrid remains the most expensive – the Spanish giant ranked only 20th with a value of $6.75 billion.
Also in the top 50 are Manchester United (24th, 6.6 billion), Barcelona (42nd, 5.65 billion) and Liverpool (48th, 5.4 billion). In total, only four football clubs are represented in the top 50 rankings.
Formula 1 representatives also returned to the list – Ferrari (26th place) and Mercedes (34th).
The 20 most valuable sports teams in the world according to Forbes
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Six games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 21-22.
Atlanta hosted Chicago and lost in a high-scoring game.
The teams focused on offense from the beginning of the match and this continued throughout the game. As a result, Atlanta made 23 three-pointers and Chicago made 20, and both teams had a shooting percentage close to 50. The teams also frequently missed each other at the basket, so the game resembled a constant exchange of points. The leader changed 20 times in the meeting and the fate of the match was decided at the last minute. Prior to that, the Bulls had built a 6-point advantage, but the Hawks nearly made up for it as the opponents took one of every two shots and Young and Johnson each scored three points for the home team. Still, the outcome was 152:150 in favor of Chicago.
The most productive player of the match was Johnson, who fell one assist short of a triple-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls also had a triple-double contender, but Giddy, who had 19 points and 11 assists, was one rebound short.
Sacramento made a great comeback against Houston and won at home.
Having performed better in the first half, the Rockets eventually gained an advantage of 11 points (68:57) and maintained a comfortable distance from the opponent in the third quarter with 9 points (91:82), and at the beginning of the fourth 12 minutes, this difference increased to +14 – 100:86. But after that the Kings made a 12:0 move and practically equalized: 98:100. Houston then had a few-point advantage, but with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Westbrook made a three-pointer and tied the score at 112:112. The match went to overtime and Schroeder’s three-point shot 4 seconds before the siren was decisive – 125:124.
At the end of this match, Schröder recorded a double-double with 27 points and 10 assists. While Westbrook achieved the same success with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Reynaud also played with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
New York confidently won its home game against Miami.
Heat had a successful performance by winning the first quarter with a score of 37:30, but in the second 12 minutes, the Knicks managed to close the gap and take the lead and entered the long break with +4 – 66:62 on the scoreboard. In the second half, New York constantly kept its opponent within two or three attacks and carried the match to a confident victory with 132:125.
Brunson was the best player of the game, scoring 47 points, which significantly helped the Knicks win.
NBA. Regular season, December 22
Atlanta – Chicago – 150:152 (38:38, 35:45, 42:33, 35:36)
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