Former WNBA MVP and champions Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne headline the members being inducted to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026, sources instructed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday.
Parker is the one participant in WNBA historical past with titles with three completely different franchises, having gained with the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky and Las Vegas Aces. She’s additionally the one participant in WNBA historical past to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the identical season (2008).
Parker’s dominance stretches past her WNBA profession. She gained the dunk contest on the McDonald’s All American Game in highschool, two nationwide championships at Tennessee, two Olympic Gold medals and two WNBA MVP awards.
Delle Donne can be a two-time league MVP (2015 and 2019) and have become the primary participant to complete a season taking pictures 50% from the sphere, 40% from 3 and 90% from the free throw line. A one-time WNBA champion, she led the Washington Mystics to a title in 2019.
Also on the checklist of Hall of Fame inductees is present Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers. With 1,191 (and counting) teaching wins on his resume, Rivers is eighth on the all-time checklist. He led the Boston Celtics to an NBA championship in 2008, and was on the helm in the course of the Lob City period LA Clippers.
Former NBA star A’mare Stoudemire can even be a part of the Class of 2026, sources instructed Charania. Stoudemire was the 2003 Rookie of the Year after coming into the league straight out of highschool, and was named an All-Star six instances over the course of his profession. He spent his first eight seasons with the Phoenix Suns, the place he fashioned a formidable pick-and-roll duo with level guard Steve Nash. His NBA profession spanned 14 years, with stops in New York, Dallas and Miami after his stint in Phoenix.
The formal enshrinement ceremonies for the Hall of Fame are scheduled for August in Springfield, Massachusetts.
