Drafted Fourth Overall in the 2015 Draft, Marner led the London Knights to a Memorial Cup Championship in 2016, proving himself to be one of the best Juniors of his day.  Marner transferred that success shortly after to the Maple Leafs, posting a 61 Point season and earning All-Rookie honors at Right Wing.

Marner continued to adapt quickly to the NHL speed, and the playmaker had a 94 Point campaign in 2018-19, his third year in Hockey.  Although Marner’s numbers only saw him score 67 Points in both 2019-20 and 2020-21, he played less than 60 Games those years, with the latter being the COVID-shortened season.  Marner was named a First Team All-Star that year, and he built on that last season with his best year to date, with a 97 Point year and his second straight First Team All-Star Selection.  While unable to secure another post-seasin All-Star in 2022-23, Marner set a new high in Points with 99.  Last season, he again posted solid numbers with an 85-Point campaign.

Entering hise ninth season in Toronto, and in addition to his aforementioned honors, he has received both Selke and Lady Byng votes in the last six seasons, with two 13th-place finishes for the Hart.  This is a player to keep watching and is currently one of the top Wings in Hockey.

When you focus on Halls of Fame, one of the progressions is a Hall of Fame Monitor, where we look at active players and rank their HOF chances based on their accomplishments to date.

We have created our own metrics based on an elite seven-year period, and how active players measure up to those who have entered the Hall in the last five classes.

The entire section can be found here, but we would like to present our current top ten players, and their Hall of Fame monitor rank:

They are:

#1. Lebron James, Los Angeles Lakers (#1 Last Year)

#2. Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets (#2 Last Year)

#3. Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors (#5 Last Year)

#4. Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns (#3 Last Year)

#5. James Harden, Philadelphia 76ers (#4 Last Year)

#6. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (#7 Last Year)

#7. Russell Westbrook, Los Angeles Lakers (#6 Last Year)

#8. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets (#13 Last Year)

#9. Dwight Howard, Free Agent (#8 Last Year)

#10. Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers (#9 Last Year)

We will be doing the same next year for Baseball and Hockey.  

We look forward to your comments and we thank you for your continued support.

Pre-2022-23 Rank: #49, Pre-2023-24 Rank: #48.

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

Trae Young has been one of the better Point Guards over the last six seasons, and the three-time All-Star led Atlanta to the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals, but they haven’t come close since, and Young has been pegged as inconsistent.  As he was a straight-up draft day trade for Luka Doncic, it is impossible to separate the two, and a change of scenery might help Young more than any other player in basketball.

Pre-2022-23 Rank: #44, Pre-2023-24 Rank: #32.

Peak Period: From 2017-18 to 2023-24.  Mitchell has completed only seven seasons, the maximum of a Peak Period.

Unlike DeShaun Watson, Cleveland agrees with Donovan Mitchell.

Mitchell was a three-time All-Star at Utah, but the pairing between himself and Center Rudy Gobert was not working, and bluntly, they did not get along.  The Guard was traded to the Cavaliers, where in his first season, he was sixth in MVP voting and was an All-NBA Selection.

Going into this campaign, the Cavs are on the rise, and Mitchell’s best basketball could still be ahead of him.