Prompt 6 of 7
Name an NBA player in the Hall of Fame
174 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.
100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer
The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.
- Spencer Haywood— His 1971 Supreme Court win let players enter the NBA early.
85 ptsDeep Cut77 answers
Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.
- Al Attles— Played eleven Warriors seasons, then entered the Hall as a contributor.
- Al Cervi
- Alex Hannum— Coach category, though he banged around nine early NBA seasons.
- Andy Phillip
- Arnie Risen
- Bailey Howell
- Bill Sharman
- Billy Donovan— Two NCAA titles got him in; the 1988 Knicks got 44 games.
- Bob Dandridge
- Bob Davies
- Bob Houbregs
- Bob Pettit
- Bobby Jones
- Bobby Wanzer
- Buddy Jeannette
- Carl Braun
- Charlie Scott
- Chauncey Billups
- Chet Walker
- Chuck Cooper
- Cliff Hagan
- Clyde Lovellette
- Connie Hawkins
- Dave Cowens
- Dave DeBusschere
- Dick Barnett
- Dick McGuire
- Dino Radja
- Doc Rivers— His 2026 plaque says coach; his playing card says 13 seasons.
- Dolph Schayes
- Don Nelson— Coaching got him in; playing got him five Boston rings.
- Doug Collins— A contributor inductee who was also 1973's number-one pick.
- Earl Monroe
- Ed Macauley
- Frank Ramsey
- George Karl— Coach inductee who scrapped through the mid-70s Spurs backcourt.
- George McGinnis
- George Yardley
- Gus Johnson
- Guy Rodgers
- Hal Greer
- Harry Gallatin
- Jack Twyman
- Jamaal Wilkes
- Jerry Sloan— Enshrined as a coach after two All-Star seasons as a Bull.
- Jim Pollard
- Joe Fulks
- John Thompson— Georgetown coaching made him famous; backing up Bill Russell came first.
- Larry Costello— Coaching plaque, but six All-Star selections as a guard.
- Lou Hudson
- Louie Dampier
- Maurice Stokes
- Mel Daniels
- Mike D'Antoni— Class of 2026 as a coach, mid-70s Kings guard by trade.
- Nate Thurmond
- Nathaniel Clifton
- Neil Johnston
- Pat Riley— Showtime's architect first rode the 1972 champion Lakers' bench.
- Paul Westphal
- Red Holzman— Knicks coaching legend who first played for the Rochester Royals.
- Richie Guerin
- Rick Adelman— Seven journeyman seasons at guard came before the coaching plaque.
- Rod Thorn— Contributor on the plaque, eight NBA seasons on the résumé.
- Rudy Tomjanovich— A coach on his plaque, a five-time All-Star on the court.
- Sam Jones
- Sarunas Marciulionis
- Slater Martin
- Slick Leonard— Boom baby coaching fame, but an NBA guard through the 60s.
- Tom Gola
- Vern Mikkelsen
- Walt Bellamy
- Walt Frazier
- Walter Davis
- Wayne Embry— Basketball's first Black general manager, and a five-time All-Star center.
- Wes Unseld
- Willis Reed
- Zelmo Beaty
60 ptsRare65 answers
Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.
- Adrian Dantley
- Alex English
- Alonzo Mourning
- Artis Gilmore
- Arvydas Sabonis
- Ben Wallace
- Bernard King
- Bill Bradley
- Bill Walton
- Billy Cunningham
- Bob Cousy
- Bob Lanier
- Bob McAdoo
- Calvin Murphy
- Carmelo Anthony
- Chris Bosh
- Chris Mullin
- Chris Webber
- Clyde Drexler
- Dan Issel
- Dave Bing
- David Thompson
- Dennis Johnson
- Dikembe Mutombo
- Dominique Wilkins
- Drazen Petrovic
- Elgin Baylor
- Elvin Hayes
- Gail Goodrich
- Gary Payton
- George Gervin
- Grant Hill
- Isiah Thomas
- Jack Sikma
- Jerry Lucas
- Jerry West
- Jo Jo White
- Joe Dumars
- John Havlicek
- K.C. Jones
- Lenny Wilkens
- Manu Ginobili
- Maurice Cheeks
- Michael Cooper
- Mitch Richmond
- Moses Malone
- Nate Archibald
- Oscar Robertson
- Pau Gasol
- Paul Arizin
- Paul Pierce
- Phil Jackson— Inducted as a coach, but won the 1973 title as a Knick.
- Ralph Sampson
- Ray Allen
- Reggie Miller
- Rick Barry
- Robert Parish
- Sidney Moncrief
- Tim Hardaway
- Tom Heinsohn
- Toni Kukoc
- Tony Parker
- Tracy McGrady
- Vince Carter
- Vlade Divac
30 ptsSchooler24 answers
A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.
- Allen Iverson
- Amar'e Stoudemire— Six All-Star nods, and finally a Springfield jacket in August 2026.
- Bill Russell
- Charles Barkley
- David Robinson
- Dennis Rodman
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Dwight Howard
- Dwyane Wade
- George Mikan
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- James Worthy
- Jason Kidd
- John Stockton
- Julius Erving
- Karl Malone
- Kevin Garnett
- Kevin McHale
- Patrick Ewing
- Pete Maravich
- Scottie Pippen
- Steve Nash
- Tim Duncan
- Wilt Chamberlain
15 ptsToo Clever1 answer
An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.
- Yao Ming— Eight injury-shortened seasons still walked him into Springfield in 2016.
10 ptsPlankton6 answers
The most common answer on the board.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Kobe Bryant
- Larry Bird
- Magic Johnson
- Michael Jordan
- Shaquille O'Neal