![Michael Conroy FILE - Detroit Pistons Chauncey Billups (1)goes to the basket between Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (8) and Gary Payton (20) in the first half of Game 3 of the NBA finals at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. Thursday Night June 10, 2004. Billups was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August, (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, FIle)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a4718506b27445a29691ece3d978b149/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Detroit Pistons Chauncey Billups (1)goes to the basket between Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (8) and Gary Payton (20) in the first half of Game 3 of the NBA finals at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. Thursday Night June 10, 2004. Billups was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August, (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, FIle)
![Bill Kostroun FILE - New Jersey Nets' Vince Carter (15) dunks as Indiana Pacers' Danny Granger (33), Jermaine O'Neal and Anthony Johnson (8) look on in the final minute of first round NBA playoffs basketball Tuesday night, May 2, 2006 in East Rutherford, N.J. Carter was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August,(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ba10584fe9044e739c967e65222dcada/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - New Jersey Nets' Vince Carter (15) dunks as Indiana Pacers' Danny Granger (33), Jermaine O'Neal and Anthony Johnson (8) look on in the final minute of first round NBA playoffs basketball Tuesday night, May 2, 2006 in East Rutherford, N.J. Carter was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August,(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
![David J. Phillip Michael Cooper speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6c0977c21f09477192ea3d0044a3f422/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Michael Cooper speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![David J. Phillip Doug Collins speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dfb83f6bdfb248e98adf19c92c978ae0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Doug Collins speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![David J. Phillip Vince Carter speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/57d19142d07645e9a0334b6996d8e3ef/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Vince Carter speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![David J. Phillip From left to right, Doug Collins, Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups talk after a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9dc7fd2b86fa4f98baa3fc88b5e23025/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
From left to right, Doug Collins, Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups talk after a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![Elizabeth Flores FILE - Minnesota Lynx's Seimone Augustus carries the WNBA Championship trophy, as the team are welcomed by fans at the Humphrey Terminal, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, in Bloomington, Minn. Augustus was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August, (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fcca20e07fd7449191dac28616b6a969/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Minnesota Lynx's Seimone Augustus carries the WNBA Championship trophy, as the team are welcomed by fans at the Humphrey Terminal, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, in Bloomington, Minn. Augustus was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August, (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP, File)
![David J. Phillip Doug Collins, left, taks with Vince Carter during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3cade7b3fa7441db8a849aaec0c9f623/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Doug Collins, left, taks with Vince Carter during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![David J. Phillip Bo Ryan, left, shares a laugh with Michael Cooper during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fc74d99e059a4970ab5b9b57bb258b22/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Bo Ryan, left, shares a laugh with Michael Cooper during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![Eric Risberg FILE - In this photo taken May 24, 2011, Jerry West smiles after being introduced as a new member of the Golden State Warriors basketball club's Executive Board, during a news conference in San Francisco. West was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August, (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0b2f36594ee24055a6b97ad4a3ca8eb8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this photo taken May 24, 2011, Jerry West smiles after being introduced as a new member of the Golden State Warriors basketball club's Executive Board, during a news conference in San Francisco. West was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August, (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
![David J. Phillip Vince Carter, left, and Chauncey Billups shake hands during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7c0287c0963f4c6a91f62cf2fa31bb4f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Vince Carter, left, and Chauncey Billups shake hands during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![Paul Sancya FILE - Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups and teammates celebrate their 100-87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA Championship in the NBA Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., Tuesday, June 15, 2004. Billups was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August, (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/37cf7a518148470e95a475687bcde58b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups and teammates celebrate their 100-87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA Championship in the NBA Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., Tuesday, June 15, 2004. Billups was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August, (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
![David J. Phillip Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fa293c1753c74b36a20d7000184b6e9d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Indiana Pacers owner Herb Simon speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![David J. Phillip Chauncey Billups speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/78965ec8e78e4a40824dd964f90dae88/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chauncey Billups speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![David J. Phillip Charles Smith speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/13fe6b17cab647d8a550076212751b57/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Charles Smith speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![Elaine Thompson FILE - Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd, left, fouls Minnesota Lynx's Seimone Augustus late in the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Seattle. Augustus was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August,(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1be03c121b2a427aa44104bb4a94e217/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd, left, fouls Minnesota Lynx's Seimone Augustus late in the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Seattle. Augustus was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, April 6, 2024. The 13-member class of 2024 will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in August,(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
![David J. Phillip Bo Ryan speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2127b023bcaf488788653deb0312690a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Bo Ryan speaks during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)