The 2019 class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was officially announced on Saturday in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

 

2019奈史密斯篮球名人堂周六在明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯市正式公布入选名单。
 

 

NBA stars Vlade Divac, Sidney Moncrief, and WNBA luminary¹ Teresa Weatherspoon were on the final list.

 

Vlade Divac, the current manager of Sacramento Kings, was selected by the international committee, which honors an international candidate every year in recognition of their contribution to the globalization of basketball. Sidney Moncrief was a five-time All-Star and two-time NBA Defensive² Player of the Year for Milwaukee Bucks³. Teresa Weatherspoon, elected by the women's committee, was a five-time WNBA All-Star for New York Liberty.

 

The 2019 inductees will be enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 6.

 

Also selected this year were seven-time All-Star Jack⁴ Sikma, Bill Fitch, Bobby Jones, Al Artles, Paul Westfall, Charles Cooper and Karl Braun. Five-time All-Star Chris Webber and four-time Defensive Player Ben Wallace failed to headline the 2019 class.

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