![]() ![]() 1 overall in 1983 burst onto the scene in the ’80s, averaging 19.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks with four All-Star berths and one All-NBA second team nod in his first four seasons. The towering Houston Rockets center drafted No. ![]() Rose’s arc is a textbook representation of a “comet,” a term originated by Bill Simmons in his 2010 book, “The Book of Basketball,” to describe “potential Hall of Famers who suffered career-crippling injury” or were otherwise derailed by non-basketball related circumstances. To get to the heart of that question, perhaps it would behoove us to compare Rose’s unconventional career path to a comparable subset of player. While that doesn’t necessarily bode well for his chances, the above cases prove that a dearth of All-Star/All-League selections is not an unequivocal disqualifier. Vlade Divac (the “face of international basketball” when he entered the NBA in 1989) and Charles “Chuck” Cooper (the first African-American player to be drafted by an NBA team) crack the club as pioneers despite being short on conventional accolades.ĭerrick Rose made just three All-Star teams and one All-NBA squad, but was the youngest MVP in league history. Drazen Petrovic, Arvydas Sabonis, Sarunas Marciulonis and Dino Radja don’t meet the above criteria, but all enjoyed decorated international careers before coming stateside. Bill Bradley made just one All-Star game in his NBA career, but was a three-time All-American and player of the year at Princeton (remember, the Hall takes college into account), as well as a crucial piece to two Knicks title teams in the early 1970s. And the ones that sneak through usually have a pretty solid reason.Īs examples: Frank Ramsey didn’t make an All-Star or All-NBA team, but won seven titles with the Boston Celtics from 1956 to 1964. Of 134 Hall of Famers classified as “Players” from the NBA, ABA or BAA that Basketball Reference has data for, just 13 have been inducted with less than four All-Star and two All-NBA selections to their name. It’s an ornament on Rose’s overall case - significant, but not foundational.ĭigging deeper, Rose’s mere three All-Star selections and one All-NBA nod - both indicators of the truncated nature of his prime - put him at a disadvantage. Six of 10 ABA Rookies of the Year are enshrined. Active players and those whose candidacies hang in the air (Chris Webber, Vince Carter, Pau Gasol, Amar’e Stoudemire) aside, just 29 of a possible 53 NBA ROY winners have made the Hall. Rookie of the Year awards, conversely, are an unreliable predictor of one’s likelihood of being inducted. ![]() We know a former MVP not making the Hall would be unprecedented. That’s a lot to digest, but there are reasons to believe the above provides a base Rose could build a case on. Let’s break it down point by point. 2009 Rookie of the Year, 2009 All-Rookie first.It’s been more than eight years, after all, since Rose was the player in that highlight package, and his run of pure dominance hardly lasted four.Īge qualifiers aside, here’s how his resume reads in its totality, as of this writing: And it’s arguable that the above accolades - which still, in 2020, comprise most of his resume - aren’t enough for him to reach the mountaintop. Warriors' Trayce Jackson-Davis takes 2023 NBA Draft disappointment to Twitterīut the Hall of Fame is, by and large, about credentials. As should his impossible blend of explosion, acrobatic athleticism and cool-headed-verging-on-assasinatory scoring prowess that captivated so many. Regardless of the injury dominoes that extinguished his meteoric rise, Rose’s all-time peak and all-time talent should be memorialized. Rose also stands as one of 11 players to amass 5,800 points and 1,900 assists in his first four seasons, one of two (along with Oscar Robertston) to log a season of 2,000 points and 600 assists before age 23, and still ranks fifth on the 22-and-under playoff points leaderboard. When an awkward jump stop ripped the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Game 1 of the 2012 Eastern Conference first round, Rose already had three All-Star nods, a first-team All-NBA selection, Rookie of the Year award and most valuable player trophy (he remains the youngest in the sport to receive the honor) to his name - and at just the tender age of 23. If Hall of Fames were what, frankly, they should be - museums dedicated to displaying all that mattered in the history of a sport - Rose’s case would be all but cemented, even on the strength of his first four professional seasons, alone. Derrick Rose currently has a real chance of becoming the first NBA MVP to not make the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. ![]()
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