{"id":816153,"date":"2026-08-17T03:26:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816153\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T03:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T03:26:44","slug":"predicting-the-next-4-celtics-to-be-inducted-into-the-basketball-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/816153\/","title":{"rendered":"Predicting the Next 4 Celtics to Be Inducted Into the Basketball Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, Doc Rivers was among the group of players\/coaches who were the latest to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>A big reason for his selection was that he was the head coach of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtics<\/a>&#8216; 2008 title team.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics have had some talented rosters since then, and may see a few players from those teams head to the Hall of Fame in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>Predicting the Next 4 Celtics to Be Inducted Into the Basketball Hall of Fame<\/p>\n<p>Here are some players to look out for once they retire.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\/news\/celtics-73-9-warriors-jayson-tatum-reaches-key-stat\/81e45671409c77e73c057d5b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtics Become 73-9 Warriors When Jayson Tatum Reaches This Key Stat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*Players like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were not included, as they are not retired\/have much longer before they are eligible for the HOF<\/p>\n<p>Kyrie Irving<\/p>\n<p>Celtics fans have mixed memories of Irving, and even though he won&#8217;t make the Hall of Fame because of what he did specifically in his short time in Boston, he&#8217;s had a good enough career otherwise to get him into the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s a nine-time All-Star, has been named to three All-NBA teams and was the 2011-12 Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>He was a part of the iconic 2015-16 Cavaliers team that took down the 73-9 Warriors to win Cleveland&#8217;s first NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Irving is one of the best ball handlers the game has ever seen, and he&#8217;s had a profound impact on the sport beyond his box-score numbers.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\/news\/celtics-2025-draft-pick-signs-contract-overseas-real-madrid\/0e46ef7e2050f8ea5caa9488\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtics 2025 Draft Pick Signs Contract Overseas With Real Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rajon Rondo<\/p>\n<p>Rondo will soon become eligible for the Hall of Fame. He had the longest stint with the Celtics out of all of these players, playing eight and a half seasons in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>He won a ring in the 2008 NBA Finals, and later was a part of another title team when the Lakers won in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>He was named to the 2011-12 All-NBA third team and has been on four All-Defensive teams.<\/p>\n<p>Rondo was the APG leader in three seasons and well as the SPG leader in 2009-10.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:<a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\/news\/celtics-full-2026-27-schedule-jaylen-brown-return-national-tv\/7e4ae47ed2825a3ab7641366\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\/news\/celtics-full-2026-27-schedule-jaylen-brown-return-national-tv\/7e4ae47ed2825a3ab7641366\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtics Full 2026-27 schedule: Jaylen Brown&#8217;s Return to Boston, National TV Games and More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Al Horford<\/p>\n<p>Horford is about to enter his 20th season in the NBA, but may already be on his way to finishing as a Hall of Famer. It&#8217;s not definite, but he&#8217;s certainly made a case for himself.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s a five-time All-Star, was named to the 2010-11 All-NBA 3rd Team, and was on the All-Defensive Team in 2017-18.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to play in the 2022 NBA Finals and won the title in 2024 with the Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>Horford was one of the early bigs in the mid 2010s to add a consistent three-point shot to his game, and is 4th all-time in 3PM by a center.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has he made an impact in the NBA, but he had a very successful college career in the NCAA as well.<\/p>\n<p>With Florida, he was a two-time national champion, which led to him being selected third overall in the 2007 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-celtics\/news\/joe-mazzulla-danger-losing-head-coach-celtics-2026-27-season\/c640a6a79f45119d067c9146\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Is Joe Mazzulla in Danger of Losing Head Coach Position With Celtics After 2026-27 Season?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jrue Holiday<\/p>\n<p>Holiday only spent two years with the Celtics, but he was able to add a second title to his resume in the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also a player who likely isn&#8217;t a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but can put himself in the conversation to be inducted at some point down the line.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to winning two NBA titles, he&#8217;s been an All-Star twice and has been named to six All-Defensive teams (three 1st &amp; three 2nd). Holiday is also a two-time recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.<\/p>\n<p>It might be a long shot for Holiday to get in, but he&#8217;s an accomplished and well-respected player who should get the attention of voters when the time comes to vote.<\/p>\n<p>More Celtics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Saturday, Doc Rivers was among the group of players\/coaches who were the latest to be inducted into&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,99],"class_list":["post-816153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}