How Many Future Basketball Hall of Famers Are Playing In the NBA Right Now?

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has already inducted over 450 members and will continue to grow significantly given the amount of talent in the game today.

We know some obvious names who will be granted an immediate induction, players such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and others who are among the best ever to lace 'em up and are still active.

Who else will join these legends of the game? Based on current accolades, career stat averages and totals, contributions to the game, playoff success and Basketball Reference's Hall of Fame Probability calculations, the following players should all expect to join the Hall one day.

Bam Adebayo, C, Miami Heat A three-time All-Star and five-time All-Defensive team member at age 27, Adebayo has begun to build a strong resume.

After five straight years of finishing in the top five of Defensive Player of the Year voting, finally breaking through with a win (or two) would go a long way towards making his case.

Jaylen Brown, G/F, Boston Celtics A year ago, Brown looked like a real long shot to eventually make the Hall of Fame.

After adding his third All-Star appearance, winning an NBA championship and being named Finals MVP, though, he now belongs in the conversation.

Jalen Brunson, PG, New York Knicks Brunson is one of the best players in the NBA right now, but a slow start to his career has put a damper on his Hall of Fame chances.

The 28-year-old just made his first All-Star game last season and didn't even become a full-time starter until he came to the New York Knicks.

He'll need a brilliant five-to-seven year stretch now to be considered.

DeMar DeRozan, G/F, Sacramento Kings DeRozan ranks No.

6 in career points among all current players, with the five ahead of him (LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Stephen Curry) all locks to make the Hall.

A six-time All-Star, DeRozan already has scored more points than players such as Dwyane Wade, Larry Bird, Elgin Baylor, Clyde Drexler and others.

Karl-Anthony Towns, F/C, New York Knicks A four-time All-Star and Rookie of the Year winner, Towns needs to continue to put up big numbers in New York with the Knicks in a new role.

His combination of rebounding and three-point shooting (39.8 percent lifetime mark) has rarely been seen in NBA history.

Career Accolades: Rookie of the Year, All-Star (1x), All-Rookie Team Career Averages: 21.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 0.9 assists HOF Probability: N/A Paolo Banchero is just two years into his professional career, although he certainly looks like a future Hall of Famer to this point.

The No.

1 overall pick in the 2022 draft, he followed up his Rookie of the Year campaign with an All-Star nod and a trip to the playoffs in his sophomore season.

Once again projected to be the centerpiece of the Orlando Magic offense, Banchero already has few offensive weaknesses and is extremely skilled and mobile for his 6'10", 250-pound frame.

Expect another All-Star season and a step closer to reaching the Hall one day.

Career Accolades: Rookie of the Year, All-Defensive Team (1x), Block Champion, All-Rookie Team Career Averages: 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals, 3.6 blocks HOF Probability: N/A Although he's the youngest player on this list, is there any reason to doubt Victor Wembanyama is destined to become an all-time great? The 20-year-old has already begun collecting his share of hardware, including a Rookie of the Year award and block title after averaging a league-high 3.6 rejections a night.

The Frenchman is going to win a lot of Defensive Player of the Year awards in his career.

His first All-Star game is almost certainly coming this season, and the 7'4" center put on a reported 25 pounds of muscle this summer.

Wembanyama is going to become the best player in the NBA in a few years and is the greatest prospect the league has seen since LeBron James.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (2x), All-Star (2x), All-Rookie Team Career Averages: 22.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks HOF Probability: N/A Although his career has yielded just two All-Star trips in six seasons, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander appears primed to go on a monster run over the next decade.

The 26-year-old is coming off back-to-back 30-point-per-game seasons, finished 2nd in MVP voting last year and is again the leading man for a loaded Oklahoma City Thunder team.

We should see a real string of All-Star and All-NBA seasons over the next 10 years from Gilgeous-Alexander, with a potential MVP trophy or two thrown in.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (1x), All-Star (2x), All-Rookie Team Career Averages: 22.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.4 assists, 0.6 blocks HOF Probability: N/A After making his first All-Star team in Year 3, Anthony Edwards took a major step forward in his path to superstardom last season with an All-Star nod, All-NBA team and a seventh-place finish in MVP voting .

Now with Karl-Anthony Towns traded to the New York Knicks, even more offensive pressure may fall on the 2020 No.

1 pick, especially as Julius Randle gets acclimated.

Edwards has the potential to average over 30 points a game if needed and can become an elite defender on the other end as well.

The fifth-year pro just turned 23 in August and has already begun to build a Hall of Fame resume.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (2x), All-Star (4x), All-Rookie Team Career Averages: 24.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 0.9 steals HOF Probability: 4.9 percent It's hard to believe Devin Booker is still just 27 years old, especially since he's already climbed to 23rd on the all-time leading scorers list among active players.

He is just one of 10 players in NBA history to score 70 or more points in a game and has averaged 26.5 points per game over the past seven seasons.

He's arguably the second-best shooting guard in the NBA today and averaged a career-high 6.9 assists per game last season while playing more point guard.

Primed for another big year as he finally enters his prime, another five-to-six seasons averaging around 25.0 points a night will catapult Booker up the all-time scorers list.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (1x), All-Star (3x), All-Rookie Team Career Averages: 25.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 1.0 steals HOF Probability: 9.4 percent Trae Young is now one of just two players in NBA history to average at least 25 points and 9.5 assists over their first six seasons in the league, joining Oscar Robertson who did so from 1960 to 1966.

One of the best offensive machines in the NBA, Young is the league's active leader in assists per game and has since led the league in assist percentage twice.

With Dejounte Murray traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, we could see the 26-year-old again come close to averaging 30 points per game as he carries this Atlanta Hawks offense.

Another decade in the league will see Young jump up the all-time points, assists and made three-pointers list.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (1x), All-Star (5x), All-Rookie Team Career Averages: 24.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.4 steals HOF Probability: 12.9 percent An All-Star in each of his past five seasons, Donovan Mitchell could hit double-digit trips by the time his career is done.

The 28-year-old will continue to be the focal point of the Cleveland Cavaliers offense and has thrived since his trade from the Utah Jazz with averages of 27.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

Mitchell also ranks No.

7 overall in NBA history with 28.1 points per game in the playoffs, a mark that bests players such as Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and other legends.

Career Accolades: Defensive Player of the Year (4x), All-Defensive Team (7x), All NBA (4x), All-Star (3x), Rebound Champion (1x), Block Champion (1x) Career Averages: 12.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 65.5 percent shooting, HOF Probability: 26.0 percent Rudy Gobert's fourth Defensive Player of the Year award should make him a lock for the Hall of Fame, as the only two other players in history to match this number (Ben Wallace, Dikembe Mutombo) are already in.

One of the most dominant defenders of this century, the 32-year-old is an elite rim protector who uses his massive frame and elite timing to wipe away or discourage shots anywhere near the paint.

Even if he never wins another DPOY award again, we'll likely see a few more All-Defensive teams and possibly a second rebound or block crown for Gobert before his career is over.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (4x), All-Star (5x), All-Star MVP (1x), All-Rookie Team, NBA Champion (1x) Career Averages: 23.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.7 blocks HOF Probability: 32.5 percent Jayson Tatum has become a top-10 player in the NBA today, racking up five All-Star appearances, four All-NBA teams and three top-six MVP finishes over the past five years.

Adding a championship to his case certainly helps, and the 26-year-old is already 41st of all time in career playoff points .

In just seven years, he's already surpassed players like Bill Russell, Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson and others in postseason scoring.

The Boston Celtics will continue to be one of the NBA's best teams for the foreseeable future, giving Tatum more cracks at both regular-season and Finals MVP awards.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (5x), All-Star (5x), Rookie of the Year, Scoring Champion, All-Rookie Team Career Averages: 28.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.2 steals HOF Probability: 41.2 percent Luka Doncic could push for the title of best basketball player in the world this year, a season after he led the NBA in scoring (33.9 points per game) and carried the Dallas Mavericks to the Finals.

The 25-year-old currently has the third-highest scoring average in NBA history, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan.

He's also second overall in postseason scoring average at 30.9 points per game, only behind Jordan.

Could we see the Slovenian win his first MVP this season? How about averaging a triple-double? A second-straight scoring title? All three might be on the table for Doncic, one of the greatest scorers we've seen in NBA history.

Career Accolades: MVP, All-NBA (5x), All-Star (7x), All-Defensive (3x), Scoring Champion (2x), All-Rookie Career Averages: 27.9 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.9 steals, 1.7 blocks HOF Probability: 66.2 percent Injuries have stalled Joel Embiid for parts of his career, but he's been an unstoppable force on both ends when healthy.

His 34.7 points per game last season would have led the NBA for the third straight year had he played enough contests to qualify, and no player in league history has averaged more made free throws per game (8.3).

The 30-year-old center owns the fourth-highest scoring average in NBA history, trailing only Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Luka Doncic.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (2x), All-Star (5x), All-Defensive Team (1x), All-Rookie Team, NBA Champion (4x) Career Averages: 19.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 41.3 percent from three HOF Probability: 70.2 percent One of the greatest shooters in NBA history, Klay Thompson ranks second in made threes per game (3.1) and sixth in career three-pointers (2,481).

One of the best two-way shooting guards in the NBA during the 2010s, the 34-year-old holds the record for most points in a quarter (37), fewest minutes in a 60-point game (29) and most made threes in a single game (14).

Add in being a key starter on four championship teams and his Hall of Fame candidacy looks pretty strong, especially if he enjoys a few more good years now with the Dallas Mavericks.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (5x), All-Star (6x), All-Defensive Team (5x), Most Improved Player, Steal Champ Career Averages: 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.6 steals HOF Probability: 72.3 percent One of the NBA's most polarizing players of the past 15 years, Jimmy Butler has also been one of the best.

His 2023 NBA Finals run with the Miami Heat as a No.

8 seed is the stuff of legend, as he averaged 26.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.8 steals over 22 playoff games.

A premier defender who seemingly wills his team to win on a nightly basis, Butler still has plenty of mileage left on the tires even now at age 35.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (2x), All-Star (5x), Rebound champion, Most Improved Player, All-Rookie Team, NBA champion Career Averages: 16.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 36.9 percent from three HOF Probability: 73.5 percent Although he's eased into a productive backup role now at age 36, Kevin Love was once one of the best big men in the NBA for over a decade.

Few players have matched his three-point shooting and rebounding, as only Dirk Nowitzki has made more threes than Love among power forwards and centers in NBA history.

One of the best outlet passers the game has seen, Love is one of the most talented offensive bigs of this generation.

Career Accolades: Defensive Player of the Year (1x), All-NBA (2x), All-Star (4x), All-Defensive Team (8x), Steal champion, NBA champion (4x) Career Averages: 8.7 points, 7.0 rebonds, 5.6 assists, 1.3 steals HOF Probability: 76.8 percent Few players in NBA history have matched Draymond Green's combination of defense and passing, and the Golden State Warriors forward has used both to fuel four championship runs.

The 34-year-old has been the defensive anchor for the Warriors since the 2014-15 season, making up for his limited size with strength, mobility and basketball IQ.

A passionate leader who sometimes crosses the line, there's no way Golden State would have become a dynasty without Green.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (1x), All-Star (6x), NBA champion Career Averages: 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.3 steals HOF Probability: 85.7 percent Although his career got off to a slow start with the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets, Kyle Lowry's longevity should ultimately help him reach the Hall of Fame.

Arguably the best player in Toronto Raptors history, he leads the franchise in assists (4,277), steals (873), made threes (1,518), win shares (74.5) and is second in points (13,296).

Lowry was also the starting point guard on the 2019 Raptors championship team, the first and only one in franchise history.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (6x), All-Star (6x), NBA Finals MVP (2x), Defensive Player of the Year (2x), All-Defensive Team (7x), Steals champion, All-Star Game MVP, All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, NBA champion (2x) Career Averages: 20.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.7 steals, 39.1 percent from three HOF Probability: 91.3 percent Knee injuries have doomed the latter part of Kawhi Leonard's career, although perhaps only LeBron James was a better two-way forward from 2014 to 2021.

Leonard, James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the only three players in NBA history to win Finals MVP with multiple franchises, as Leonard took home honors with both the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors.

The 33-year-old has also finished as high as No.

2 in the regular-season MVP voting and helped extend the Spurs dynasty while bringing home the first title in franchise history for the Raptors.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (3x), All-Star (8x), Rookie of the Year, All-Star Game MVP, All-Rookie Team, NBA champion Career Averages: 23.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.3 steals, 39.3 percent from three HOF Probability: 93.5 percent Kyrie Irving is one of the most skilled players in NBA history, with few (if any) possessing his elite ball-handling ability.

A killer of a scorer from all three levels, his step-back, three-point shot in the 2016 Finals to clinch a Game 7 series win over the Golden State Warriors and deliver the first title in Cleveland Cavaliers history is one of the best clutch moments we've seen in postseason basketball.

Still only 32, Irving should have a few All-Star seasons left if the Dallas Mavericks can continue their winning ways.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (6x), All-Star (9x), All-Defensive Team (4x), Most Improved Player, Steals champion, All-Rookie Team Career Averages: 20.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals, 38.5 percent from three HOF Probability: 97.9 percent Paul George is what every NBA team has desired for the past decade; a tall, athletic two-way wing who can fit into any system.

Currently 10th on the all-time scoring list among active players, George is just 29 made threes away from passing Jason Terry for the 10th-most in NBA history .

An elite defender in his prime, George was also the No.

1 scoring option for both the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder, finishing third in MVP voting during the 2018-19 season.

Career Accolades: MVP (3x), NBA Finals MVP (1x), All-NBA (6x), All-Star (6x), All-Rookie Team, NBA champion Career Averages: 20.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.2 steals, 55.7 percent shooting HOF Probability: 98.0 percent Winner of three of the past four MVP awards, Nikola Jokic is simply the best player currently in the NBA.

The 29-year-old is an unstoppable mass of skill, as he is arguably the greatest passing big man of all time in addition to his three-level scoring and elite rebounding ability.

Another few years of MVP-level basketball will force us to view Jokic as a top-five center in NBA history.

Career Accolades: MVP (2x), NBA Finals MVP (1x), All-NBA (8x), All-Star (8x), Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive Team (5x), Most Improved Player, All-Star Game MVP, All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, NBA champion Career Averages: 23.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.2 blocks HOF Probability: 98.7 percent Giannis Antetokounmpo has undergone one of the most remarkable rises in NBA history, starting as a No.

15 overall pick averaging 6.8 points per game as a rookie to later winning multiple MVP awards.

Despite going into Year 12, he is still just 29 years old and just set career-high marks in assists (6.5) and field-goal percentage (61.1 percent).

If the Bucks look better in Year 2 with Damian Lillard, Antetokounmpo should be in the mix for a third MVP award and is an annual threat to lead the league in scoring.

He's already one of the best power forwards of all time.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (7x), All-Star (8x), All-Star Game MVP, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team Career Averages: 25.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.0 steals, 37.1 percent from three HOF Probability: 98.7 percent Damian Lillard's playoff heroics have put icing on top of his impressive regular-season production, as few point guards have been as dominant (or as clutch) offensively since 2012.

From winning Rookie of the Year over Anthony Davis, to scoring 39 points in the 2024 All-Star game and his infamous goodbye wave to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2019 playoffs, the 34-year-old has dazzled us with his scoring ability.

One of the players who has pioneered the three-point era, Lillard truly has unlimited range and currently sits No.

4 overall on the all-time made threes list.

Career Accolades: All-NBA (5x), All-Star (9x), All-Defensive Team (5x), Block champion (3x), All-Star Game MVP, All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, NBA champion Career Averages: 24.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals, 2.3 blocks HOF Probability: 99.6 percent Anthony Davis was destined for greatness ever since he dominated at Kentucky en route to being the No.

1 overall pick and immediately joining the 2012 Olympic Team.

One of the most dominant defensive forces of the past decade-plus, only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mark Eaton and Marcus Camby have led the NBA in blocks per game more times than the 31-year-old.

Able to anchor a defense and average over 28.0 points per game as a No.

1 option on offense, Davis has been a premier two-way big for the past 12 years.

Career Accolades: MVP, All-NBA (9x), All-Star (9x), Scoring champion (2x), Assist champion (3x), All-Star Game MVP (2x), All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team Career Averages: 21.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 1.6 steals HOF Probability: 99.9 percent Westbrook is one of the most athletic guards in NBA history who will probably best be remembered for his triple-double prowess.

Before Westbrook, only Oscar Robertson had registered a season (1961-62) in which he averaged double figures in points, rebounds and assists.

Not only did Westbrook become the second to do so 45 years later, but the 2016-17 MVP would also go on to record four total triple-double seasons.

The all-time leading scorer in Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics history, few have played the game with more passion or intensity than the 35-year-old.

Career Accolades: MVP, All-NBA (7x), All-Star (10x), Scoring champion (3x), Assist champion (2x), Sixth Man of the Year, All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team Career Averages: 24.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.5 steals HOF Probability: 99.9 percent At his peak, few players have matched James Harden's offensive talents.

His 36.1 points per game during the 2018-19 season is the seventh-highest scoring average in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan.

He's been both a scoring and assist champion, combining outstanding footwork and scoring prowess with skillful passing ability.

Currently 23rd in NBA history in points, 14th and assists, Harden is also just 33 made threes away from passing Ray Allen for No.

2 of all time .

Career Accolades : All-NBA (11x), All-Star (12x), Assist champion (5x), Steals champion (6x), All-Defensive Team (9x), Rookie of the Year, All-Star Game MVP, All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team Career Averages: 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 2.1 steals, 37.1 percent from three HOF Probability: 100 percent One of the greatest point guards in history, Paul sits third overall in career assists (11,894) and steals (2,614) behind only John Stockton and Jason Kidd.

His six steal crowns are double the next-closest contestant, with Michael Jordan and others finishing a distant second with three.

Paul has continually elevated whatever franchise he's been on for the past two decades and is still playing at a high level at age 39.

Career Accolades: MVP (2x), All-NBA (10x), All-Star (10x), Scoring Champion (2x), NBA Finals MVP, All-Star Game MVP, Steals champion, All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, NBA champion (4x) Career Averages: 24.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.5 steals, 42.6 percent from three HOF Probability: 100 percent No player has changed the way the NBA is played over the past few decades than Curry, who stands as the league's all-time three-point king .

The 36-year-old has accomplished nearly everything on both an individual and team level, helping lead the Golden State Warriors to four titles and finally being named Finals MVP in 2022.

An Olympic gold medal this past summer was the only missing piece from Curry's resume, one that's far from being complete.

Career Accolades: MVP, All-NBA (11x), All-Star (14x), Scoring champion (4x), NBA Finals MVP (2x), Rookie of the Year, All-Star Game MVP (2x), All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, NBA champion (2x) Career Averages: 27.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.1 steals, 1.1 blocks HOF Probability: 100 percent In NBA history, only Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain have lead the league in points per game more than Durant, who has four scoring titles to his name.

His 14 All-Star games are currently tied with Michael Jordan , and the 36-year-old currently ranks No.

8 overall in career points.

After averaging 27.1 points per game in his 75 contests last season, he should continue to climb past Chamberlain and Dirk Nowitzki over the next few years.

One of the greatest scorers the game has ever seen, Durant will end up in the conversation as a top-10 player of all time.

Career Accolades: MVP (4x), All-NBA (20x), All-Star (20x), NBA Finals MVP (4x), All-Defensive Team (6x), Scoring champion, Assist champion, Rookie of the Year, All-Star Game MVP (3x), All-Rookie Team, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, NBA champion (4x) Career Averages: 27.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists,1.5 steals, 50.6 percent shooting HOF Probability: 100 percent LeBron James continues to make a case for the greatest player of all time, especially now that he ranks No.

1 in career points and continues to laugh in the face of Father Time.

No player has made more All-Star games or All-NBA teams than the 39-year-old, who also ranks No.

4 of all time in assists and No.

8 in steals.

With season No.

22 loading and no real slow down in sight, James has put together perhaps the most remarkable career in history, one he now gets to share on a nightly basis with his son/teammate..

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