The 2023 class of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees will be a special one. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Miami Heat legend Dwayne Wade, Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki and famed San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich all received a nod from the HOF voters and will be inducted at the ceremony scheduled for August 12 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Wade, Nowitzki, and Popovich will be joined by several other basketball greats. Also heading to the Hall of Fame are the former Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol, ex-Spurs guard Tony Parker and WNBA legend Becky Hammon.
The official announcement of the HOF Class of 2023 will be made later this week during the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four in Houston.
Wade deserved his HOF status thanks to a storied career that included three NBA titles with the Heat. He was a 13-time All-Star, and also has an NBA Finals MVP award from 2006 on his resume.
Nowitzki is arguably the greatest player in the history of the Mavs. He led the franchise to its only NBA championship in 2011 while winning the MVP award in 2007 and being selected to 14 All-Star teams.
Popovich is one of the best basketball coaches in the history of the game. He won five NBA titles with the Spurs while being selected NBA Coach of the Year three times.
Gasol won back-to-back titles with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and has six All-Star nods, while Parker is a four-time NBA champion and has an NBA Finals MVP award from 2007. Hammon, who currently coaches the Las Vegas Aces, was six-time WNBA All-Star.
