The class also included high-scoring Phoenix star Walter Davis and former Knicks champion Dick Barnett, with Seimone Augustus and Michele Timms making it from the WNBA. Doug Collins and Pacers owner Herb Simon were inducted as contributors, along with amateur-level coaches Bo Ryan, Harley Redin and Charles Smith.

Most athletes will tell you that they don't play for individual accolades, but the Hall of Fame is different. Being recognized as the best of the best in your given sport validates all the hard work and sacrifices they made along the way.

Vince Carter thanked his family, a bunch of NBA legends and even some Daytona Beach folks in his Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame speech Sunday.