11 Current NBA Stars Likely Bound for the Hall of Fame

There's a group of 11 current players according to Basketball-Reference.com that have more than a 90 percent chance of being elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame. 

As for the names none of them are surprising. There's one center, three power forwards, two small forwards, four shooting guards, and a point guard. 

Either way here's the list of players likely to get into the Hall of Fame. 

Close, But Need Some Work

Vince Carter is at 87 percent. He's got career averages of 22.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 steals, on 44.5 percent shooting, 37.5 percent from three, and 79.9 percent from the free throw line. 

What Carter needs is a ring and his percentage will go up into the 90s and he'll be a lock for the Hall of Fame. Carter is one of the best athletes to step on the hardwood. 

Carter's cousin Tracy McGrady is the only other player that's close. He needs to work on staying healthy and now becoming more of a role player than number one or two option. 

He needs to prove in Detroit that he can still play the game and so when next year comes he can help a team off the bench. His way of getting into the Hall of Fame like Carter is to be a part of a championship team. 

His career averages aren't bad at all at 21.5 points, 6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.3 steals, .9 blocks, on 43.5 percent shooting, 33.7 percent from three, and 74.9 percent from the free throw line. 

11. Ray Allen, 90.7 percent

Allen is amongst the best shooters in NBA history from beyond the arc, while his overall field goal percentage could use a little work he's a guy that no team wants to leave wide open for a three or foul for that matter because he's also excellent from the foul line. 

In his career he has averaged at least 20 points per game eight times. He's a decent rebounder for being a shooting guard, could create some shots for his teammates, and once he started playing for Doc Rivers worked extremely hard on the defensive end of the floor. 

Wasn't really known for his defense before then. Hence why he's number 11 on the list at 90.7 percent. 

For his career he's averaged 20.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.2 steals, on 45 percent shooting, 39.6 percent from three, and 89.4 percent from the free throw line. 

So far in his career Allen has made nine All-Star teams, has a Second Team All-Rookie selection, a Second Team All-NBA selection, a Third Team All-NBA selection, a championship ring, he ranks currently second all-time in three point field goals made, second all-time in three point field goals attempted, fourth all-time in free throw percentage, 33rd all-time in total points, 35th all-time in field goal attempts, and 37th all-time in three point field goal percentage. 

Pretty good resume for Allen getting into the Hall of Fame. 

10. Jason Kidd, 90.7 percent

Jason Kidd is one of the greatest all-around point guards in NBA history. Though he had several flaws such as not being much of a scorer and didn't shoot the ball particularly well from the field, he made up for that in several ways. 

For a point guard he was a tremendous rebounder and he is one of the better defensive point guards in NBA history. He led the league in assists per game five times, total assists three times, and once led the league in steals. 

In his career so far Kidd has 16,142 points, 10,923 assists, 7,853 rebounds, and 2,343 steals. Those come out to averages of 13.6 points, 9.2 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 2 steals, on 40.3 percent from the field, 34.9 percent from three, and 78.2 percent from the free throw line. 

Kidd's best season came in 1998-1999 when he averaged 16.9 points, 10.8 assists, 6.8 rebounds, 2.3 steals, on 44.4 percent shooting, 36.6 percent from three, and 75.7 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include 10 All-Star game selections appearing in nine he missed one due to injury, a Rookie of the Year Award, an All-Rookie First Team selection, five First Team All-NBA selections, four First Team All-Defensive selections, and five Second Team All-Defensive selections. 

Ranks second all-time in assists, third all-time in three point field goals attempted, fourth all-time in steals, fifth all-time in three point field goals, sixth all-time in assists per game, 13th all-time in steals per game, 14th all-time in minutes played,  30th all-time in games played, and 33rd all-time in minutes per game. 

9. Dirk Nowitzki 91 percent

Dirk Nowitzki is the second best shooting big man in NBA history. In terms of seven footers there's no other player quite like him. Nowitzki played mostly outside of the lane offensively, so it took away some of the opportunities from offensive rebounds that most other power forwards would have had. 

So far in his career Nowitzki has 21,111 points, 7,802 rebounds, 2,465 assists, and 936 blocks. His career averages are 22.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, a block, on 47.3 percent shooting, 38 percent from three, and 87.6 percent from the free throw line. 

Nowitzki's best season came in 2004-2005 when he averaged 26.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.5 blocks, on 45.9 percent shooting, 39.9 percent from three, and 86.9 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include nine All-Star game selections, a MVP award, four First Team All-NBA selections, four Second Team All-NBA selections, and a Third Team All-NBA selection. Rankings include 14th all-time in free throw percentage, 23rd all-time in points per game, 30th all-time in free throws, 32nd all-time in points, 38th all-time in free throw attempts, 42nd all-time in three pointers, 45th all-time in minutes played per game, 46th all-time in field goals attempted, 47th all-time in field goals, and 53rd all-time in three point field goals attempted. 

8. Paul Pierce, 95.4 percent

When the Celtics were floundering and struggling to win games, Paul Pierce was the teams best player. After a trade that brought in Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen NBA fans were finally able to see just how great a player Pierce was. 

He can score in a variety of ways from driving to the hoop to hitting a three pointer. Pierce is also sound defensively and when the Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers for the champions it was Pierce's defense on Kobe Bryant that helped clear the way. 

In his career Pierce has scored 19,899 points, grabbed 5,417 rebounds, dished out 3,401 assists, and has 1,349 steals. That comes out to averages of 22.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.5 steals, on 44.5 percent shooting, 36.9 percent from three, and 80.2 percent from the free throw line. 

Pierce's best season came in 2005-2006 when he averaged 26.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.4 steals, on 47.1 percent shooting, 35.4 percent from three, and 77.2 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include eight All-Star games, a Finals MVP, a First Team All-Rookie selection, one Second Team All-NBA selection, and three Third Team All-NBA selections. Ranks 13th all-time in three point attempts, 14th all-time in three pointers, 25th all-time in free throws, 26th all-time in minutes per game, 29th all-time in points per game, 29th all-time in free throw attempts, 39th all-time in steals per game, 40th all-time in points, and 52nd all-time in steals.  

7. Dwyane Wade, 97.6 percent

One of the best athletes in NBA history there's no doubt when Wade's career is over that he'll be in the Hall of Fame. At 6'4 Wade can rebound the ball, attack the basket, find open teammates if defenses collapse in n him, and defensively he's just as good as he is offensively. 

His only flaws is that he goes all out and has had a bit of an injury history and the other flaw is that he needs to improve slightly on his three point shooting and free throw percentage. 

Even with an injury history in his seven years in the league he has 11,967 points, 3,126 assists, 2,298 assists, 862 steals, and 461 blocks. Those come out to averages of 25.4 points, 6.6 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 1.8 steals, a block, on 48.2 percent shooting, 28.9 percent from the three, and 77 percent from the free throw line. 

Wade's best season came in 2008-2009 when he averaged 30.2 points, 7.5 assists, 5 rebounds, 2.2 steals, 1.3 blocks, on 49.1 percent shooting, 31.7 percent from three, 76.5 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include six All-Star game selections, A Finals MVP, an All-Rookie First Team selection, two First Team All-NBA selection, two Second Team All-NBA selections, a Third Team All-NBA selection, three Second Team All-Defensive selection. 

Rankings ninth all-time in points per game, 20th all-time in minutes per game, and 35th all-time in assists per game.

6. Lebron James, 98 percent

Lebron James is a no doubt Hall of Famer once his career is done. Although, there will be a lot of expectations with the Miami Heat this year, James brings in the entire package. He's so big it's hard for any defender to match up with him one on one, he can drive to the hoop, he can hit the mid range jumper, and he gets to the free throw line. 

The two biggest improvements though for James will be his defense which isn't terrible by any stretch of the imagination, his ability to hit a jumper outside of 15 feet, and improve his free throw shooting. 

In James's first seven years in the league he's got 15,251 points, 3,861 rebounds, 3,810 assists, 955 steals, and 482 blocks. That averages out to 27.8 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1.7 steals, .9 blocks, on 47.5 percent shooting, 32.9 percent from three, and 74.2 percent from the free throw line. 

James' best season came last year in 2009-2010 when he averaged 29.7 points, 8.6 assists, 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals, a block, on 50.3 percent shooting, 33.3 percent from three, and 76.7 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include six All-Star game selections, a Rookie of the Year award, two MVP awards, an All-Rookie First Team selection, four First Team All-NBA selections, two First Team All-Defensive selections, two Second Team All-NBA selections, ranks third all-time in points per game ranks, fifth all-time in minutes played per game, and 26th all-time in assists per game.

5. Kevin Garnett, 99.7 Percent

Garnett is one of the greatest power forwards to play in the NBA. There weren't many holes in Garnett's game and his athleticism was unmatched by any power forward. 

He could handle the ball, make pull up 15 foot jumpers, he had a variety of post moves, he rebounded the ball extremely well, he found open teammates when he was doubled teamed, and defensively he was a lights out defender making his opponent work for every point he got. 

So far Garnett has 22,267 points, 12,188 rebounds, 4,719 assists 1,513 steals, and 1,790 blocks. Those come out to averages of 19.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.6 blocks, on 49.7 percent shooting, and 78.5 percent from the free throw line. 

Garnett's best season came in 2003-2004 when he averaged 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 steals, 2.2 blocks, on 49.9 percent shooting, and 79.1 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include 13 All-Star selections, 12 appearances in the All-Star game as he missed one due to injury, has a MVP award,  a championship ring, Defensive Player of the Year Award, Second Team All-Rookie selection, four First Team All-NBA selections, eight First Team All-Defensive selections, three Second Team All-NBA selections, two Second Team All-Defensive, two Third Team All-NBA selections. 

Rankings 19th all-time in minutes played, 21st all-time in total rebounds, 22nd all-time in field goals, 23rd all-time in blocks, 24th all-time in field goal attempts, 27th all-time in points, 33rd all-time in rebounds per game, 34th all-time in minutes played per game, 35th all-time in steals, and 38th all-time in blocks per game. 

4. Allen Iverson, 99.8 percent

Iverson is truly one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. He could score just about on anyone whether it was pulling up for a jumper or attacking the rim with reckless abandon. For his height he's truly the best scoring guard in NBA history under 6'3. 

He didn't backdown from challenges he was a tremendous defensive player for his height, but his problems that couldn't escape was his attitude towards his coaches, at times he could rely too much on himself to score rather then finding open teammates, and his field goal percentage isn't that great but when he plays primarily against much taller players it's understandable as to why that is. 

In his career so far Iverson has 24,368 points, 5,624 assists, 3,394 rebounds, and 1,983 steals. That's an average of 26.7 points, 6.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 2.2 steals, on 42.5 percent shooting, 31.3 percent from three, and 78 percent from the free throw line. 

Iverson's best season came in 2004-2005 when he averaged 30.7 points, 7.9 assists, 4 rebounds, 2.4 steals, on 42.4 percent shooting, 30.8 percent from three, and 83.5 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include 11 All-Star games, nine appearances in the All-Star game two were missed due to injury, a Rookie of the Year Award, a MVP award, a First Team All-Rookie selection, three First Team All-NBA selection, three Second Team All-NBA selection, and a Third Team All-NBA selection. 

Rankings include fourth all-time in minutes per game, sixth all-time in points per game, seventh all-time in steals per game, 11th all-time in free throws, 13th all-time in steals, 14th all-time in free throw attempts, 16th all-time in field goal attempts, 22nd all-time in points, 27th all-time in field goals, 31st all-time in three point field goals attempted, 36th all-time in assists, 40th all-time in minutes played, 45th all-time in assists per game, and 52nd all-time in three point field goals.  

3. Tim Duncan, 100 percent

Tim Duncan the greatest power forward of all-time is a shoe-in for the Hall of Fame. Like Garnett there weren't too many flaws in Duncan's game. He had an array of moves in the paint, had a patented 12-15 foot bank shot, and defensively he was as good as they come. 

The only flaw in Duncan's game was his free throw shooting, at one point he was decent from the line then something upset his routine and he was never able to recover from it. 

In his career so far he's got 20,641 points, 11,335 rebounds, 3,093 assists, and 2,235 blocks. Those come out to averages of 21.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.3 blocks, on 50.8 percent shooting, and 68.7 percent from the free throw line. 

Duncan's best season came in 2001-2002 when he averaged 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.5 blocks, on 50.8 percent shooting, and 79.9 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include 12 All-Star game selections, a Rookie of the Year award, three Finals MVPs, two MVPs, four championships rings, a First Team All-NBA selection, nine First Team All-NBA selections, eight First Team All-Defensive selections, three Second Team All-NBA selections, five Second Team All-Defensive selections, and one Third Team All-NBA selection.

Rankings 13th all-time in blocks, 17th all-time in blocks per game, 22nd all-time in rebounds per game, 26th all-time in total rebounds, 27th all-time in free throw attempts, 34th all-time in field goals, 37th all-time in points, 37th all-time in free throws, 38th all-time in points per game, and 44th all-time in field goal attempts. 

Kobe Bryant, 100 Percent

Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players every to play the game. He can score in a variety of ways whether posting up smaller guards, driving to the hoop, taking a jumper, or getting to the free throw line. Defensively Bryant is good as well. 

Though there's very few flaws to his game the three that stand out are his shot selection at times, his attitude which has gotten better as of late, his defense, and at times his inability to trust teammates. 

In his career Bryant has 25,790 points, 5,410 rebounds, 4,195 assists, and 1,554 steals. Those come out to an average of 25.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.5 steals, on 45.5 percent shooting, 34 percent from three, and 83.8 percent from the free throw line. 

Bryant's best season came in 2002-2003 when he averaged 30 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.2 steals, on 45.1 percent shooting, 38.3 percent from three, and 84.3 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include 12 All-Star game selection with 11 appearances as he missed one due to injury, two Finals MVPs, a MVP award, five championship rings, a Second Team All-Rookie selection, eight First Team All-NBA selections, eight First Team All-Defensive selections, two First Team All-NBA selections, two Second Team All-Defensive selections, and two Third Team All-NBA selections.

Rankings 10th all-time in points per game, 10th all-time in free throws, 15th all-time in points, 17th all-time in field goals, 18th all-time in three point attempts, 20th all-time in free throw attempts, 21st all-time in field goals, 23rd all-time in three pointers, 30th all-time in steals, 40th all-time in steals per game, 42nd all-time in minutes played, and 48th all-time in minutes per game. 

Shaquille O'Neal, 100 percent

Shaquille O'Neal is one of the most dominating centers in NBA history. In terms of size and strength he's up there with the likes of Artis Gilmore, Bull Russell, and Wilt Chamberlain. O'Neal is an underrated defensive player, but offensively he was tremendous most often he used his strength to score, he also had a nice little baby hook, and was a force on the offensive glass. 

His flaws were that he didn't shoot free throw very well, he could be lazy, and defensively even though he's underrated he could have exerted a little more effort. 

In his career so far Shaq has 28,255 points, 12,921 rebounds, 3,000 assists, and 2,690 blocks. Those come out to averages of 24.1 points, 11 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.3 blocks, on 58.1 percent shooting, and 52.7 percent from the free throw line. 

O'Neal's best season came in 1999-2000 when he averaged 29.7 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 3 blocks, on 57.4 percent shooting, and 52.4 percent from the free throw line. 

Accolades include 15 All-Star selections with 12 appearances as he missed three with injury, he has a Rookie of the Year award, three Finals MVPs, an MVP award, four championship rings, a All-Rookie First Team selection, eight First Team All-NBA selection, two Second Team All-NBA selection, three Second Team All-Defensive selections, and four Third Team All-NBA selections. 

Ranks second all-time in field goal percentage, fourth all-time in free throw attempts, sixth all-time in field goals, seventh all-time in total points, eighth all-time in block shots, 15th all-time in total rebounds, 16th all-time in blocks per game, 19th all-time in field goal attempts, 20th all-time in free throws, 20th all-time in minutes played, 21st all-time in points per game, 29th all-time in rebounds per game, and 34th all-time in games played.