Gregg Popovich, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade Reportedly Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023

• Legends of the sport are reportedly entering the Basketball Hall of Fame this year
• Among those elected are Gregg Popovich, Dwyane Wade, and Dirk Nowitzki
• Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, and Becky Hammon also made it to the prestigious list

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023 is stacked.

According to reports, legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and basketball superstars Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade are among the finalists elected.

WNBA legend Becky Hammon and international stars Tony Parker and Pau Gasol also have been voted into this year’s class.

This Saturday, a formal announcement on the Hall of Fame Class of 2023 will transpire at the NCAA men's basketball Final Four tournament in Houston, Texas.

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Class of 2023 is loaded

Popovich is the league’s all-time leader in coaching wins. He also led the Spurs to five NBA titles, per NBC Sports.

Parker was part of those four championship teams, capturing the crown in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014.

Wade has won multiple NBA titles as well in his illustrious NBA career, taking home three championships during his time with the Miami Heat.

The 13-time All-Star was named NBA Finals MVP in 2006. Wade won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

Nowitzki also has a championship, taking home the crown with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, when he was named the Finals MVP.

The 2007 NBA MVP is sixth on the league’s all-time scoring list, amassing 31,550 points in his stellar career.

Pau Gasol is another European star who shone brightly on the NBA stage. He made his mark as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, winning two titles alongside the late great Kobe Bryant.

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He was named an All-Star six times. Gasol also won the silver medal twice for Spain in the Olympics.

Hammon is a coaching trailblazer. Before leading the Las Vegas Aces to a WNBA title this past summer in her first season with the franchise, the six-time All-Star served as an assistant coach under Popovich in the Spurs organization.

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He led the Lakers to three straight Finals appearances, winning back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010.

Gasol won his first title when the Lakers defeated the Magic in 2009. He captured his second championship the following year when the Lakers beat the Celtics in seven games.