Former Stars To Enter Basketball Hall Of Fame; How Do They Rank?

KG-MVP21 · 09-07-2006, 04:44 PM

ESPN.com - Of the three former players going into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, two were college stars, lottery picks, in today's parlance.

Dominique Wilkins of Georgia was the third pick of the 1982 draft (selected by Utah, believe it or not).

Two years later, the Sixers took Auburn's "Round Mound of Rebound," Charles Barkley, with the fifth pick.

Joe Dumars, on the other hand, played in obscurity at McNeese State and was taken as the 18th pick in 1985, by the Pistons.

But knowing what we know now, if we could draft these three guys, how would we rank them? They'll have equal billing in the sphere at Springfield, but which one is closest to the mythical "inner circle" of the Hall of Fame?

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KG-MVP21 All Star Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Catalonia Posts: 2,503	ESPN.com - Of the three former players going into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, two were college stars, lottery picks, in today's parlance. Dominique Wilkins of Georgia was the third pick of the 1982 draft (selected by Utah, believe it or not). Two years later, the Sixers took Auburn's "Round Mound of Rebound," Charles Barkley, with the fifth pick. Joe Dumars, on the other hand, played in obscurity at McNeese State and was taken as the 18th pick in 1985, by the Pistons. But knowing what we know now, if we could draft these three guys, how would we rank them? They'll have equal billing in the sphere at Springfield, but which one is closest to the mythical "inner circle" of the Hall of Fame?