Peak Period: From 2017-19 to 2023-24.  Allen has played seven seasons, which is the maximum for the Peak Period.

When Jarrett Allen was traded from Brooklyn to Cleveland, it appeared that it would be an unfortunate move for the Center, but Brooklyn imploded, and Cleveland exploded, and Allen is now a former All-Star on a rising team.

Peak Period: From 2020-21 to 2023-24.  Edwards has only played four seasons, and is obviously in his Peak Period.

Here is what the 2023-24 Minnesota Timberwolves have taught us.   It is Anthony Edwards team now.

Edwards, who was the 2021 runner-up for the Rookie of the Year, has been an All-Star the last two seasons, but last year, he exploded with a seventh-place MVP finish, a Second Team All-NBA Selection and a Western Conference Final appearance.  With Karl-Anthony Towns now in New York, it is up to Edwards to lead the Timberwolves to the promised land.  This opportunity could propel Edwards to the Hall of Fame.

Peak Period:  From 2018-19 to 2023-24.  Brunson has only played six seasons and is still in his Peak Period.

Jalen Brunson was a two-time National Champion at Villanova and former College Player of the Year, but that only translated into a Second-Round Pick by Dallas in 2018. Brunson was with Dallas for four years, but he became a superstar when he signed with the New York Knicks in 2022.

In his two seasons with the Knicks, he received MVP votes in both campaigns and was a Second Team All-NBA Selection last year.  The Knicks are on the rise, and Brunson is leading the charge.  He could see the most considerable rank jump 12 months from now.

1968 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

Thank you to all who participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are still determining what that is, we acted like the PFHOF had its first class in January 1946.

We have completed the first 22 years thus far.

For “1968,” a Preliminary Vote with close to 100 players whose playing career ended by 1959. We are also following the structure in that players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool.

Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.

A week later, the voters will be asked to pick 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, and next after, they will pick five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process weekly until we catch up to the current year.

Please note that a significant change occurred “years ago,” allowing voters to submit less than the allotted spots. 

33 Votes took place.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates they have been removed from future ballots

This is for the “Senior Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

Please note that three voted for “None of the Above.”

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 1968 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.