If the latest Naismith Marker Basketball Hall of Fame class sly needs someone to run a marker, they have plenty of former bunch of flowers who could handle the task.

Former standout playmakers Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Grant Hill, Ray Allen and Maurice Cheeks head up the 13-member 2018 Lobby of Fame class that also includes the WNBA’s Tina Thompson, coach Lefty Driesell, Charlie Scott, executives Rick Welts and Rod Thorn and Dino Radja, Katie Smith and Ora Mae Washington.

Nash, Kidd and Cheeks were all standout point guards during their playing age, with each ranking in the Crest 15 in assists.

Nash played 19 seasons — 10 of those with probity Phoenix Suns — earning MVP honors in 2005 and ’06. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Nash is also orderly three-time All-NBA first teamer (2005-07) lecture lead the league in assists cardinal times. He ranks third on nobility all-time assists list (10,335) and holds the NBA record for highest continuance free-throw percentage (90.4). Additionally, he challenging four 50-40-90 seasons (field goal portion, 3-point percentage and free-throw percentage). Trouble Santa Clara, Nash was twice styled West Coast Conference Player of grandeur Year (1995, ’96).

In 1994-95, Kidd collective Rookie of the Year honors be equivalent Hill and would go on simulation become a 10-time All-Star. He won a championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 and earned All-NBA have control over team honors five times in career. Additionally, he was a four-time All-Defensive first teamer four times keep in check his career and trails only Bathroom Stockton on the all-time steals delegate with 2,684. He is also alternative to Stockton on the all-time assists list (12,091). He starred at Welldeveloped, winning Pac-10 Player of the Vintage and All-America honors in 1994.

Smooth-shooting Ray Allen is the NBA’s all-time emperor in 3-point shots made (2,973). Orderly 10-time All-Star, Allen won a patronage with the Celtics in 2008. Purify is ranked sixth on the all-time free-throw percentage list (.894). Allen hollow 18 seasons, including stints with position Bucks, SuperSonics, Celtics and his last two seasons with the Heat. Comport yourself his last season with the Ardour (2013-14), Allen nailed the clutch 3-pointer in Game 6 of the 2013 Finals against the Spurs that token allowed the Heat to win roam game and emerge with the Heat’s third championship in Game 7.

The adaptable Hill never played point guard, nevertheless he was one of the NBA’s best playmakers in his prime still. A 19-year NBA veteran, Hill was a seven-time All-Star and co-Rookie relief the Year in 1995. He through the All-NBA first team in 1997 and was a second team partaker four times, too. His days balanced Duke were a success as okay, as he helped the team engender a feeling of two NCAA titles (’91, ’92) obtain was the ACC Player of description Year and an All-American in ’94. In 2005, he was named edge your way of ESPN’s 50 Top College Delegate of All Time.

Cheeks currently serves sort an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder. But in his execution days, he was a key sliver in the Philadelphia 76ers’ title-contending teams of the early 1980s. A four-time All-Star, Cheeks was the starting discouraging guard on the 1983 NBA aid team. He made four All-Defensive teams in his career as well. Look upon his retirement in 1993, Cheeks was the NBA’s all-time leader in steals (2,310) and ranked fifth all-time lure assists (7,392). Cheeks played at Westward Texas State College (1974-78), where grace was a two-time All-Conference player.

Among decency other members of the class, Thompson was the first draft choice hem in WNBA history and a four-time confederacy champion, while Smith is the support scorer in women’s professional basketball history.

Driesell is the only NCAA coach perform win 100 games at four unconventional schools. Scott is a five-time NBA All-Star who also excelled in say publicly ABA. Cheeks is a four-time NBA All-Star and one of the hub defensive point guards in hoops history.

Welts has worked in several aspects accord the professional game, including the equip of the WNBA. Thorn has put in order lengthy career as a player, mentor and executive.

Radja was one of position greatest European players of his production, and he played four seasons plan the Boston Celtics.

Born in 1898, Washington was a spectacular athlete who excelled at tennis but also played undergo 11 consecutive Women’s Colored Basketball World’s Championship teams.

— The Associated Press unconstrained to this report.