Marc Gasol, Andrei Kirilenko Top 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame International Nominees
Marc Gasol is a nominee for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
ESPN's Malika Andrews revealed the 2026 international nominees for the Hall of Fame during Friday's episode of NBA Today, and the former Memphis Grizzlies big man headlines a list that also includes Andrei Kirilenko.
2026 Basketball Hall of Fame International Nominees
- David Blatt
- Marc Gasol
- Jean-Jacques Conceicao
- Andrew Gaze
- Mirza Delibasic
- Panaglotis Giannakis
- Jorge Garbajosa
- Giuseppe Giergia
- J.R. Holden
- Marcos Leite
- Dusan Ivkovic
- Ettore Messina
- Andrei Kirilenko
- Juan Carlos Navarro
- Vladimir Kondrashin
- Andres Nocioni
- Fabricio Oberto
- Togo Soares
- Jose Ortiz
- Penny Taylor
- Amaury Pasos
- Amaya Valdemore
- Modesto Palauskas
- Ranko Zeravica
- Tre Simmons
If Gasol is elected, he will join his brother Pau as a Basketball Hall of Famer.
Marc Gasol played in the NBA from the 2008-09 season through the 2020-21 one for the Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers. He won his one championship with the Raptors during the 2019 playoffs, but he is largely remembered for his time with the Grizzlies.
After all, he played 10-plus seasons with Memphis until it traded him to Toronto during that title-winning campaign.
Gasol was a three-time All-Star with the Grizzlies and also took home the 2012-13 Defensive Player of the Year. He was also an All-NBA Second Team selection that season and made the First-Team during the 2014-15 campaign.
In all, he averaged 15.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.4 percent from the field and 34.4 percent from deep during his time with the Grizzlies. From there, he was a veteran leader for the champion Raptors and then finished his career on the Lakers.
His brother won two championships with the Lakers.
As for Kirilenko, he played for the Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets during a career that lasted from the 2001-02 season through the 2014-15 one. His resume included one All-Star selection, three All-Defensive selections and the 2004-25 block title.
David Blatt, who coached the 2014-15 Cleveland Cavaliers that featured LeBron James to the NBA Finals, was also included on the list of nominees.
