7 Current NY Athletes Who Could Be Bound For Hall Of Fame

Source: newyork.cbslocal.com --- Wednesday, November 23, 2016
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The candidates for next year’s football and Baseball Hall of Fame classes have been announced in recent weeks. They include such notables of local interest as Tiki Barber, Carl Banks and Jorge Posada . While we await the votes, we thought we’d look even further ahead — to Hall of Famers who are still suiting up for teams in New York and New Jersey. Here’s a look at seven athletes currently playing in the area who are either shoo-ins or at least have a decent case for the highest honors in their sports. The list does not include younger athletes who are so far on Hall track but who have yet to assemble a large enough body of work. Think John Tavares or Odell Beckham Jr. Carmelo Anthony, Knicks   The Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony celebrates during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Jan. 18, 2016, at Madison Square Garden. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) Argument for him: The Knicks’ superstar has been to nine All-Star Games and already ranks in the top 30 all-time in scoring, having surpassed Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler, Gary Payton and Larry Bird, to name a few. And at 32, Anthony isn’t exactly entering the home stretch of his career. He could very well find himself in the top seven in scoring before it’s all said and done. Basketball-Reference.com puts his Hall chances at 95 percent. Argument against him: Critics will mention his lack of a title and the fact that ...

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