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The Memphis Grizzlies will retire Tony Allen's #9 this season
Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Memphis Grizzlies will be retiring the number 9 of Tony Allen.
The event will take place when the Grizzlies host Miami on March 15.
Allen joined Memphis in 2010 as a free agent after six years with Boston, where he was an NBA Champion (2006). A Grizzly for seven years, Allen was Memphis’ starting Shooting Guard, was a six-time All-Defensive selection (three First Team and three Second Team), and finished in the top ten in Defensive Player of the Year voting five times. He was also vital in Memphis’ 2013 Western Conference Finals appearance. With Memphis, He played 462 games overall, averaging 8.9 points and 1.7 steals per game.
Allen will be the third player to have his number retired by Memphis, joining Marc Gasol (#33) and Zach Randolph (#50).
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Tony Allen for his impending honor.
Joe Johnson and four others added to our 2022 Basketball Futures Section
It is onward and upward for us at Notinhalloffame.com as we have updated one of our sections, that of the Basketball Hall of Fame Futures for 2022.
This is the group of former players who will be eligible for the Hall for the first time in 2022, and we have had this up for two years, however we have now new entries that are now available for your votes and comments.
They are:
Jameer Nelson: Nelson was an All-American at St. Joseph’s and he would later be an NBA All-Star in 2009.
Joe Johnson: Johnson played most of his career with the Atlanta Hawks, and he was a seven-time All-Star as well as a Third Team All-NBA Selection in 009/10.
Josh Smith: Smith was Second Team All-Defensive choice in 2009/10.
Tony Allen: Allen was a champion with the Boston Celtics in 2008 and a three-time First Team All-Defensive player.
Zach Randolph: Randolph was a two-time NBA All-Star and in 2010/11 he was named a Third Team All-NBA Selection:
They join David West, Manu Ginobili, and Richard Jefferson.
You know what we want you to do!
Take a. look and cast your votes and offer your opinions.
As always, we thank you for your support.