We have updated our Basketball futures with some new names for you to cast your votes on and offer your opinions.

Added to the 2023 Basketball Section are:

Darren Collison, a ten-year veteran who led the league in 3-Point Shooting Percentage in 2017-18.

Devin Harris, an All-Star in 2009, and former Big Ten Player of the Year.

Nene, who is one of the most successful players from Brazil, both representing his country and in the NBA.

Pau Gasol, the Spanish Superstar who not only is one of Europe’s greatest basketball players, and would win two NBA Championships with the Lakers.  Gasol also is a four-time post-season All-Star and won the Rookie of the Year in 2002.

They join Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Luol Deng and Tony Parker who already have writeups.  

The 2024 Basketball Section is new, and consists of:

Jamal Crawford, a three-time Sixth Man of the Year, who also won the Teammate of the Year in 2018.

Joakim Noah, a two-time NCAA Champion at Florida and First Team All-NBA Selection in 2014.  Noah also won the 2014 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. 

The 2025 Basketball Section is new, and consists of:

J.J. Redick, wh0 was the consensus College Player of the Year in 2006, and led the NBA 3-Point Field Goal Percentage in 2015-16.

As we proceed further, we will be adding new names to all of our future sections.

After a year at Michigan, Jamal Crawford declared for the NBA Draft where the Chicago Bulls took him ninth overall.

Crawford would not blossom into a superstar, but he is one of the rare men to have competed in 20 NBA seasons, an astounding achievement for any athlete.  The sharpshooter began a 16-year streak of at least 10 Points per Game in 2002-03, with half of them exceeding 17, peaking with a 20.6 PPG when he was a Knick in 2007-08.  New York traded him to Golden State early in the 2008-09 Season, and that was his last year as a starter, but it would be far from the end of his career, as he would become one of the best bench players in Basketball.

Signing with Atlanta in 2009, Crawford was now coming off the bench, but he excelled in that role.  He won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in his first year in ATL, and would win two more as a Clipper (2014 & 2016).  Also, a Trail Blazer (2011-12), Crawford’s work ethic and mentorship earned him the NBA Teammate of the Year Award in 2017-18, his lone year with the Timberwolves.  

Crawford finished his career with Phoenix and Brooklyn, and retired with a career average of 14.6 Points per Game.  He won’t get a look from Springfield, but his career should never be forgotten.