2039 NBN Hall of Fame Nominee - Levon Tostig

[Donny - Bucks]

One of the league's most underrated bigs in recent history, Levon Tostig put together quite the career. Does his pedigree stack up enough to put him in the NBN Hall of Fame?



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CAREER STATS
Games: 1,280
MPG: 34.2
PPG: 14.1 
RPG: 12.1
APG: 3.1
SPG: 1.4
BPG: 3.1
TOPG: 1.1
FG%: .432
FT%: .813
3P%: .000

Best Season (2027 Sonics)
Games: 73
MPG: 34.4
PPG: 19.0
RPG: 12.8
APG: 2.9
SPG: 1.7
BPG: 2.2
TOPG: 1.2
FG%: .441
FT%: .826
3P%: .000

Career Highs
Points: 41
Rebounds: 29
Assists: 11
Steals: 8
Blocks: 12

Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 225
Player of the Week: 3
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 765
Triple Doubles: 10

Career Leaderboard Rankings
Games: 60
Rebounds: 16
Steals: 87
Blocks: 9
Double Doubles: 20
Triple Doubles: 75
Free Throws: 58

Awards
2024 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2024 - All-Rookie Team
2025 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2027 - All-Star Game Participant
2028 - All-Star Game Participant
2028 - All-League First Team
2028 - All-Defensive Team
2029 - All-League Second Team
2029 - Defensive Player of the Year
2029 - All-Defensive Team
2030 - All-Star Game Participant
2030 - All-League First Team
2030 - All-Defensive Team
2031 - All-Star Game Participant
2031 - All-League First Team
2031 - Defensive Player of the Year
2031 - All-Defensive Team
2032 - All-Star Game Participant
2032 - All-League First Team
2032 - Defensive Player of the Year
2032 - All-Defensive Team
2033 - All-Star Game Participant
2033 - All-Star Game MVP
2033 - All-League Second Team
2033 - Defensive Player of the Year
2033 - All-Defensive Team
2034 - All-Star Game Participant
2034 - All-Defensive Team
2035 - All-Star Game Participant
2035 - All-League First Team
2035 - Defensive Player of the Year
2035 - All-Defensive Team
2039 - All-Star Game Participant
2039 - All-League Third Team
2039 - Defensive Player of the Year
2039 - All-Defensive Team



Arguments For Induction
- SIX time defensive player of the year. That's likely unmatched in the history of the NBN, and frankly, Tostig was likely the best defensive player in his era of the league.

- He did it all. Literally everything. Could score, rebounded insanely well, got blocks and steals, and even passed the ball at an extremely efficient level.

- He's a champion, had SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE DOUBLE DOUBLES, 10 triple doubles, 12 time All-Star... what more could you want?

Arguments Against Induction
- Only averaged 14.1 points per game. Might hurt him slightly in his case.

- Achievement awards are kind of light, with only 3 player of the weeks and 0 player of the month's. 

- No outside shooting ability. Never sank a three over his entirety of his career. Not necessarily imperative, but he doesn't really lack much.

Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.

***BONUS - Don't forget that everyone who votes gets $25 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $25***

[Donny - Bucks]

He's as much of a sure-in as Toles for me. Absolute yes.

[Rog]

Not as much of a sure-in as Toles to me, but hes an obvious yes. Toles might be the best player in league history, Tostig doesn't come close to having that title. Probably the best defensive big ever in league history though, and his awards are dumb insane. Great player and deserves all the love he can get.

[Donny - Bucks]

Apr 13, 2019 1:25:18 GMT Rog said:

Not as much of a sure-in as Toles to me, but hes an obvious yes. Toles might be the best player in league history, Tostig doesn't come close to having that title. Probably the best defensive big ever in league history though, and his awards are dumb insane. Great player and deserves all the love he can get.

I was such a big fan of Tostig, probably why I'm so impartial. Could never land him, but he was an insane player his entire career and had zero faults for the entirety of the time I was in the league. Pretty fuckin ridiculous.

[verysilentone]

I paused immediately when I saw the 14 PPG, but the defensive accolades made it a definite yes

[yourkers15]

A very easy yes. He was one of the best defenders the league has ever seen and had a great long career. 6 dpoty and a championship are his highlights.

[frosty]

Yea great player

[A. Silver]

Yes, the best defensive player in the league for a long stretch of time - pretty damn good at offense too. I'm not sure we've ever seen a big who can rack up stocks like Levon could.

Worth noting that he has a son named Jesus coming up through high school right now, should be appearing in a draft class in the next few years.

[pjclippers]

Another obvious yes - one of the best defensive players in league history

[ucfinfan86]

I loved having him on my team. His contract caught up to him at the end, but he was great. He was tremendous with mentor camps as well and really helped make Bitadze and Edwards what they were now getting +8 blocks, steals, and post D

[vanimmer]

Vote him in

[lynchcats]

He's a definite yes. A shit ton of accolades throughout his career.

[naterade]

Absolutely an easy yes. Possibly the best defensive player in the history of the league, or at least in that conversation. Add that to his solid passing ability, rebounding prowess, and consistency at his role for his whole career make it an easy HOF vote.

[thefirstcedi]

Voted yes. Was good until the very end.

[Donny - Bucks]

Levon Tostig has been inducted into the NBN Hall of Fame.

$100 to bigthunder for induction as a Sonic
$25 to Rog for best contribution