The announcement of the 2010 Class for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame offered a rare bright spot for the Bullets/Wizards franchise this season, with Gus Johnson, a five-time All-Star with the team when it was still in Baltimore, among those named. Also a two-time All-Defensive team member, Johnson helped lead the Bullets to five playoff appearances in nine seasons, including the 1971 NBA Finals. He finished a 10-year NBA career averaging 17.1 points and 12.7 rebounds.
But Monday’s Hall of Fame announcement will be remembered more for naming Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen, and the 1992 USA Basketball “Dream Team” as a group, which means Chris Mullin half gets in.
Mullin was a part of the Dream Team but remains the last deserving player on its roster that hasn’t yet been inducted on his own. (Let’s face it, the only way Christian Laettner gets into the HOF will be with a ticket unless they add him wearing a Duke jersey.)
