#SLOE: People's Basketball Sim League

Welcome to the call for nominees to the People’s Basketball Sim League Hall of Fame. The rules are simple. Nominate a player you think deserves to be mentioned among the greatest players to play in this league. Championships, all-star appearances, funny picture blogs: all of these things could mean enough to warrant a nomination. There’s only one requirement: the player has to be retired from the PBSL. There is no time restriction on retirement – as soon as a player retires, they are eligible for the HOF.

-Nominees on the ballot with over 75% yes votes get into the HOF
-Nominees on the ballot with over 50% yes votes (but under 75%) are automatically considered for next year's ballot ("free" nomination that doesn't cost any owner a yearly nomination).

NOMINATIONS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL THE END OF THE PLAYOFFS. I WILL RELEASE THE POLLS IN THE OFFSEASON, WHERE YOU WILL HAVE TWO WEEKS TO VOTE.

There are no retirees from last year.

Here are the retirees from the year before:

6/21/2021 Knicks PG Goran Dragic retires
6/21/2021 Celtics PG Deron Williams retires *INDUCTED INTO HOF*
6/21/2021 Warriors C Tyson Chandler retires *INDUCTED INTO HOF*

Here are notable free agents who retired last year:

Steven Hunter
Carlos Boozer
Al Jefferson
Joakim Noah
Arron Afflalo

And from the year before:

Ron Artest *INDUCTED TO HOF*
Chris Kaman
Kevin Martin
Amare Stoudemire
Delonte West

And here are the other HOF nominees from the past few years who did not get in. Perhaps you want to nominate them again this year?

Antonio McDyess
Ray Allen
Keith Van Horn
Mike Miller
Dirk Nowitzki

YOU WILL RECEIVE 1 POINT FOR NOMINATING SOMEONE FOR THE HALL OF FAME. IF THE PLAYER YOU NOMINATE GETS VOTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME, YOU GET ANOTHER POINT.

Reserving spot for Steven Hunter

Bump. I'm keeping this open until 11:59PM on Friday night. Get your nominations in!

Steven Hunter was one of the all-time great tough guys this league has ever seen. Sure he has the shiny accolades like 4 All-Star appearances, 2 All-league selections (second and third), and at one point he even averaged 17.9 points per game, but undoubtedly Steven Hunter will be remembered as a hard-nosed brute of a defender. Here are some of his defensive achievements:

3x Defensive Player of the Year
9x All-Defense (6 First Team, 3 Second)
3x Rebounds leader
4x Blocks leader
3.1 blocks per game over his CAREER
3.3 blocks per game WHEN HE WAS 37!
In 2008 he averaged 17.1 PPG, 11.6 RPG, and 4.5 BPG
PBSL All-time leader in offensive rebounds (Moses Malone doesn't count)
4th all-time in rebounds
PBSL All-time leader in blocks by 450
5th all-time in double-doubles

Finally, Steven Hunter will be remembered as a winner. No, he never got that championship but he did appear in the playoffs in 16 seasons, playing 164 games, averaging 14, 10, and 3, and making deep runs with Boston, Portland, and Phoenix.

Steven Hunter was one of the best defenders this leagues has ever seen. He held his own on the offensive end as well. He was a winner. Now, he'll be a Hall of Famer.

Thanks, Todd. You may claim one point.