It doesn't get much better than this year's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class.
Former Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett headlines the 2020 group along with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and San Antonio Spurs great Tim Duncan. It goes without saying that the trio of Hall of Famers dominated the 2000s, but one stat really puts that dominance into perspective.
In his latest "Haberstat," NBC Sports' NBA insider Tom Haberstroh uses the number 12 to sum up just how unstoppable KG, Bryant, and Duncan were throughout the prime of their respective careers.
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"So how good is this Springfield class? You can start with the fact that it's the first-class with three former MVPs. Or the fact that all three are NBA champions. But perhaps this shows the greatness of the 2020 class best," Haberstroh says.
"From 1999 to 2010, Kobe, Tim, and KG, ruled the NBA in such a way that they either won a title, a scoring title, or MVP in each of those 12 seasons. The three all-time greats took turns winning 10 of the 12 championships over that time and in the two gaps, Kobe won the scoring title in '06, and KG won the MVP in '04. That is sheer greatness."
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On top of his '04 NBA MVP award and his '08 championship with the Celtics, Garnett was a 15-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA First Team, nine-time All-Defensive First Team, and the '08 Defensive Player of the Year.
The definition of a slam-dunk Hall of Famer.