Tim Hardaway was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Class of 2022, Monte Poole by NBC Sports Bay Area tweets. He will be joined by two other NBA luminaries, former Spurs guard Manu Ginobili and longtime coach George Karlaccording to Shams Charania (Twitter connections).
Unlike Ginobili, who gains access in his first year of eligibility, Hardaway had to wait several years before gaining enough support to reach the hall. Hardaway spent the majority of his 13 NBA seasons at Golden State and Miami, averaging 17.7 PPG and 8.2 APG at 35.3 MPG.
He averaged 15,373 points averaging more than 20 PPG for four straight seasons. He was a 1997 All-NBA First Team selection.
Ginobili spent most of his career as a sixth man for Spurs and was a key member of four championship teams. He was a two-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2011) and had 14,043 points, 4,001 assists, 3,697 rebounds and 1,392 steals over 16 seasons. He is one of two players (Bill Bradley) to have won a EuroLeague title (2001), an NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal.
Karl spent 27 seasons as a head coach in the NBA, coaching the Cavaliers (1984-1986), Warriors (1986-88), Supersonics (1992-1998), Bucks (1998-2003), Nuggets (2005-2013), and Kings (2015 -2016). He owns a lifetime coaching record of 1,175-824 (.588), ranking sixth all-time in career winnings.