The first 20 Players with NB Experience in the Basketball Hall

[L.Kizzle]

With the recent passing of three Basketball Hall of Famers and the new class induction coming soon, I started to think ... who were the First NBA players in the Hall of Fame and how long did it take them to get in. Usually the wait if 5 seasons. In the past few years, it dropped to 4 seasons.

Hopefully I didn't misscount but some of these are wild. Check this out. The first 20 or so Hall of Famers with NBA careers.

Class of 1959
George Mikan (retired in 1956/3 season wait)
Class of 1960
Ed Macauley (retired in 1959/Only 1 season wait!)
Class of 1961
Andy Phillip (retired in 1958/3 season wait)
Class of 1970
Bob Davies (retired in 1955/15 season wait)
Class of 1971
Bob Cousy (retired in 1963; played 7 games in 1969/2 season wait)
Bob Pettit (retired in 66/5 season wait)
Class of 1973
Dolph Schayes (retired in 64/9 season wait)
Class of 1975
Bill Russell (retired in 1969/6 season wait)
Class of 76
Bill Sharman (retired in 61/15 season wait)
Class of 1977
Tom Gola (retired in 1966/11 season wait)
Class of 1977
Elgin Baylor (retired in 1971/5 season wait)
Class of 1978
Joe Fulks (retired in 1954/14 season wait **was murdered in 1976 by his girlfriends son**)
Jim Pollard (retired in 1955/13 season wait)
Paul Arizin (retired in 1962 from NBA/1965 in Eastern League)
Cliff Hagan (retired in 1969/8 season wait)
Class of 1979
Wilt Chamberlain (retired in 1973, active but did not play in 1974/6 season wait)
Class of 1980
Oscar Robertson (retired in 1974/6 season wait)
Jerry West (retired in 1974/6 season wait)
Jerry Lucas (retired in 1974/6 season wait)
Class of 1982
Slater Martin (retired in 1960/22 season wait)
Frank Ramsey (retired in 1964/18 year wait)
Greer (retired in 1973/9 season wait)
Reed (retired in 1974/8 season wait)