NBA: 50 greatest players who aren’t in the Basketball Hall of Fame

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50 greatest players who aren’t in the Basketball Hall of Fame: 43. Antawn Jamison

Antawn Jamison was the 1998 College Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, and ACC Tournament MVP. He would go on to become the No. 4 overall selection in the 1998 NBA Draft, thus embarking on a 16-year journey around the NBA.

Jamison became one of the most statistically prolific players who aren’t currently in the Hall of Fame, including one feat that will have some pondering if he should be.

To date, Jamison and Tom Chambers are the only two eligible players who scored at least 20,000 career points that aren’t currently in the Hall of Fame. Jamison finished his career with 20,042 career points, as well as 8,157 career rebounds.

Jamison is one of just 22 players to record at least 20,000 career points and 8,000 career rebounds. Every other player who did so is in the Hall of Fame.

Jamison made the All-Star Game in both 2004-05 and 2007-08 and was named Sixth Man of the Year in 2003-04. He averaged upwards of 20 points per game in five different seasons, including his career-best 24.9 points per contest in 2000-01, and 21.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per outing in 2007-08.

Jamison is also one of just 29 players in NBA history to record at least 17 points per game at or after the age of 35.

For a crowning moment, look no further than the 2007 NBA Playoffs. With both Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler sidelined by injuries, Jamison averaged 32.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game as the Washington Wizards battled LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Jamison led all players in scoring in three of those four games and tied James at 31 in the decisive Game 4.

All things considered, there haven’t been too many scorers as prolific as Jamison.