Others in the class include Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups, and Jerry West
PHOENIX — Former Suns All-Star and 1978 Rookie of the Year winner Walter Davis is going to be a Hall of Famer.Also to be inducted this year are two icons from the 2000s era of basketball are headed to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
The 13-member class inducted Saturday includes former Lakers, Grizzlies and Warriors executive Jerry West, who was already inducted as a player and as a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team. Also in the class: players Seimone Augustus, Michael Cooper, Dick Barnett and Michele Timms, coaches Charles Smith, Harley Redin and Bo Ryan, broadcaster/coach Doug Collins and owner Herb Simon.Carter, 47, was an eight-time All-Star and the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1999 with the Toronto Raptors.
Billups was the third overall pick in the 1997 draft by the Boston Celtics, but his pro career was a little slow to develop. He eventually found a home in Detroit, making his first All-Star team in his ninth season.
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