2046 Hall of Fame Nominee - Luguentz Dort

[Donny - Bucks]

Luguentz Dort goes down as a Timberwolves legend, as one of their best players in their history. Dort'll also go down as a very, very strong shooting guard. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

PLAYER PAGE - nothinbutnetleague.altervista.org/NothinButNet/2046/html/players/player375.htm



CAREER STATS
Games: 1,356
MPG: 37.5
PPG: 23.9
RPG: 7.8
APG: 4.1
SPG: 1.1
BPG: 1.1
TOPG: 2.1
FG%: .455
FT%: .704
3P%: .382


2035 Timberwolves 81 38.8 931 1918 .485 482 680 .709 176 422 .417 8.5 4.0 1.3 1.4 2.3 1 31.1

Best Season (2035 Timberwolves)
Games: 81
MPG: 38.8
PPG: 31.1
RPG: 8.5
APG: 4.0
SPG: 1.3
BPG: 1.4
TOPG: 2.3
FG%: .485
FT%: .709
3P%: .417

Career Highs
Points: 63
Rebounds: 22
Assists: 12
Steals: 7
Blocks: 6

Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 152
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 397
Triple Doubles: 7

Career Leaderboard Rankings
Games - 42 (1,356)
Points - 28 (32,408)
Assists - 96 (5,560)
FG - 27 (12,202)
FT - 51 (5,497)

Awards
2030 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2030 - Rookie of the Year
2030 - All-Rookie Team
2031 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2031 - Rookie Game MVP
2033 - All-Star Game Participant
2033 - All-League Third Team
2033 - All-Defensive Second Team
2035 - All-League Third Team
2036 - All-Defensive Team
2040 - All-Star Game Participant



Arguments For Induction
- It seems like Luguentz ticks almost every box. A few All-Leagues, All-Stars, All-Defensives while also being a great scorer and having a Championship.

- Dort kept the Wolves relevant for a while and then helped them become contenders. He was consistent and fantastic for the majority of his career, start to finish.

- His leaderboard rankings and achievements make him a pretty good candidate. His 24/8/4 career just helps that. 

Arguments Against Induction
- Not the best shooter in the world. As a shooting guard in a league that is HEAVILY inflated for shooting success, Dort was below average in most cases for his positional level.

- While he was a special player on tanking teams, Dort's numbers did drop off near the end of his career a bit. His 3P% never went higher than .418, free throw percentage never over .737, both of which are not great even when considering he spent his career on all types of teams, from tanking teams to contenders.

- His drop off was very apparent near the end of his career. He dropped from 27 points in his prime to a few 24 point seasons and then dipped as low as 18.3 as a starter and 11.5 as a backup. He didn't ever get the Player of the Week or Player of the Month that help a player really cement their case, so he becomes a borderline vote instead of a yes for some.

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***

[ucfinfan86]

No. The title makes it a little closer, but he was never one of the best. I really like his shot blocking and rebounding from the position, but he was just to inefficient as a scorer to be a HOFer

[Charles]

I have to say no just because of the shooting. For the longest time Dort was a bit of a weak shooter compared to the other top-tier guards in the league and that kept him from really being up there to me.

[gabe]

nah, not really close imo

[frosty]

No but I think he's closer than you'd think. Was always in the conversation for top SG for a long time.

[A. Silver]

Easy and obvious yes, it is ridiculous that I am the first yes vote here. He was an elite scorer, elite rebounder, borderline elite defender with his shot blocking, kept his turnovers low, won a championship. No doubt about it he is a HOFer.

[frosty]

Jan 12, 2020 16:55:16 GMT A. Silver said:

Easy and obvious yes, it is ridiculous that I am the first yes vote here. He was an elite scorer, elite rebounder, borderline elite defender with his shot blocking, kept his turnovers low, won a championship. No doubt about it he is a HOFer.

yea I think I'm changing my vote here. I guess his lack of awards surprised me a bit. He really was one of the top guys at his position forever

[kennypowers]

Yes. Dude was a beast and had a long career.

[Antonius Block]

In a league that saw a lot of big stats he doesnt have the requisite hardware to justify it for me, but I'm a hard critic

It's a no from me dawwwwg

[lynchcats]

There's enough there for me to say yes. A few all-leagues, a couple All-Stars, up high on the all-time scoring list.

[thefirstcedi]

No. Good player but had no value the latter half of his career.

[pjclippers]

Didn't really do much besides score so it's a no from me

[lynchcats]

Jan 13, 2020 23:56:08 GMT pjclippers said:

Didn't really do much besides score so it's a no from me

Didn't do much?? Dude averaged over 7 RPG as a guard and 4 APG as a 2 guard. If he was a SF your argument would have merit, but those are both elite numbers for a SG.

[A. Silver]

Jan 13, 2020 23:56:08 GMT pjclippers said:

Didn't really do much besides score so it's a no from me

Did you even look at his stats before posting this, or just throwing something out there for the free cash?

[pjclippers]

I meant in terms of steals - yeah he was a decent rebounder from the 2 spot but I've seen better, esp given how inflated the file was.