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We have revised our All-Time Top 50 Minnesota Timberwolves: KAT now #2
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present the first revision of our top 50 Minnesota Timberwolves of all-time.
As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following:
- Advanced Statistics.
- Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NBA.
- Playoff accomplishments.
- Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories, which has altered the rankings considerably.
This list is updated up until the end of the 2018-19 Season.
The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article. They are:
As you may have deduced, the biggest change from our previous ranking from three years ago is the vault of Karl-Anthony Towns from #16 to #2.
The biggest change based on recent play is Altuve’s rise to number 5.
With the changes in our algorithm and with recent play, we have added new additions in Taj Gibson #18, Andrew Wiggins #21, Jeff Teague #31, Tyus Jones #35, Nemanja Bjelica #40, Zach Levine #46 and Jimmy Butler #48.
As always we thank you for your support.
Two Teams are Primed to Retire their First Ever Jersey Numbers
Being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is the highest honor for a basketball player anywhere in the world. As the hall celebrates basketball players, coaches, and contributors from all over the world, at all levels, and across all genders, it is a very special achievement for anyone involved with basketball to become an honouree.
Our Top 50 All-Time Brooklyn Nets are now up
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Brooklyn Nets.
The Nets were formed in 1967, as the New Jersey Americans an inaugural ABA franchise. They would relocate after one year to New York City, and became the Nets, and with the arrival Julius Erving in 1974, they would win the ABA Title in 1974 and 1976. The Nets were one of the four teams to join the NBA, but they did so without Erving. They would return to New Jersey in 1977, where they would stay until 2012. The Nets have yet to win the NBA Championship, but did win the Eastern Conference in 2002 and 2003. They moved to Brooklyn in 2012, where they have remained since.
As for all of our top 50 players in basketball, we look at the following:
- Advanced Statistics.
- Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NBA.
- Playoff accomplishments.
- Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed increased importance on the first two categories.
This list is updated up until the end of the 2018-19 Season.
The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article. They are:
We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.
As always we thank you for your support.
Bill Russell finally accepts his Hall of Fame ring
In a tweet, he said that “in ’75 I refused to be the 1stblack player to go into” the hall as he “felt others before me should have that honor.” He referenced Chuck Cooper in that tweet, who was chosen earlier this year. Cooper was the first African-American to play in the NBA in 1950.
Russell mentioned that he received the ring in a private ceremony, which was attended by his wife and close friends, which included Alonzo Mourning and Bill Walton.
Walton was an 11-time NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics, a two-time NCAA Champion with the University of San Francisco and an Olympic Gold Medalist with the United States. He was a five-time MVP, eleven-time All-NBA selection and twelve-time All-Star.
Suddenly, the Basketball Hall of Fame seems so much more relevant.