2038 Hall of Fame Nominee - Sadraque Nganga

[Donny - Bucks]

A seven-time All-Leaguer who dominated early in his career and stuck around to play 1,279 games with a large role in almost all of them, Sadraque Nganga now steps up to the Hall of Fame line hoping for votes. Will you be a yes, or a no?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1279
MPG: 31.9
PPG: 18.8  
RPG: 10.4
APG: 2.1
SPG: 1.7
BPG: 1.2
TOPG: 1.7
FG%: .450
FT%: .697
3P%: .349

2030 Hawks 82 37.1 852 1838 .464 529 746 .709 74 204 .363 12.6 2.4 2.2 1.5 2.0 8 28.1

Best Season (2030 Hawks)
Games: 82
MPG: 37.1
PPG: 28.1
RPG: 12.6
APG: 2.4
SPG: 2.2
BPG: 1.5
TOPG: 2.0
FG%: .464
FT%: .709
3P%: .363

Career Highs
Points: 53
Rebounds: 26
Assists: 8
Steals: 9
Blocks: 7

Achievements
Championships: 0
Player of the Game: 149
Player of the Week: 3
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 709
Triple Doubles: 0

Awards
2023 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2025 - All-League Third Team
2026 - All-Star Game Participant
2027 - All-Star Game Participant
2027 - All-League First Team
2028 - All-Star Game Participant
2028 - All-League Second Team
2029 - Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
2029 - All-Star Game Participant
2029 - All-League Second Team
2030 - All-Star Game Participant
2030 - All-Star Game MVP
2030 - All-League First Team
2031 - All-Star Game Participant
2031 - All-League Second Team
2032 - Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
2032 - All-Star Game Participant
2032 - All-League Second Team



Arguments For Induction
- Nganga was the definition of dominant offensively for a large chunk of his career, posting 8 straight years of 20+ PPG seasons including multiple over 25 (maxing out at 28.1). You don't see that very often, but you REALLY don't see it out of a big man who also grabs 12+ boards and gets 3+ stocks WHILE being extremely efficient offensively (every year over 20 PPG was 45% or better from the field).

- 709 double-doubles over his career with seven All-League Teams (2 First teams, 4 Second teams) and seven All-Star Games. Nganga's athleticism at 6'10", 235 is pretty nuts, posting a few Slam-Dunk Contest victories along the way too. Nganga's production is severely underrated.

- Finally, his ability to stretch the court was pretty impressive. There were a few years in there where Nganga shot better from three than some of the better guards in the league, while being super efficient on boards, stocks, and not turning the ball over. Frankly, had Nganga not had a few years on the bench near the end of his career, he'd have one of the more impressive careers of any bigs ever in the NBN.

Arguments Against Induction
- No rings, three POTW's, and no POTM's are the big negatives on his case. He had a few runs with contenders throughout his career but really never got it done to the point where he played nearly 1,300 games without a title. Was he a special enough player without the accolades?

- Was Nganga's terrific All-League run more his ability and production or more a lackluster, weak position at PF? While Nganga was quite obviously a talented player who had a really nice run in the league with insane amounts of volume, was he a beneficiary of a weak position around him?

- Compared to other Hall of Fame bigs, he's not entirely "exciting". Both AD and KAT won MVP 2x and had 8 All-Leagues, Robinson was on 6 All-League teams as one of the most prolific blockers, and Allen had 8 All-League teams as well while ALSO being one of the most prolific blockers in league history. He compares well to a player like Marvin Bagley, who is an incredibly strong comparison... but not great all-things considered.

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 $100 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $100***

[hunt54]

Yes multiple first and second teams slam dunk and all star mvp don’t believe that’s been done in the league before. Also was great at the end as super sub

[vanimmer]

An offensive force for sure yeah but not HoF for me.
Lack of elite rebounds and blocks, Bad Ft% for someone going to the line that often.
Compared to the other HOF'ers he just isn't in the same league

[carlos]

Yes. His award list and stats show that he was among the best players in the league throughout most of his prime. I remember him being one of the stars of the league when I started.

He never won a title, but his prime years were dominated by the Heat. He was on the only other team to come out of the East during that time.

[ucfinfan86]

He’s not quite in that KAT/AD tier of bigs but he was a different player type. He won so many awards because of how weak PF is but his award his is impressive. I’m going yes

[cop5414]

Yes, eight straight seasons of +20ppg and averaged at least 3.3 stocks in that span. I'd call that very productive even if he wasn't considered an dominant big.

[John1974]

Voted no just doesn't have the stats to be HOF

[A. Silver]

Very borderline candidate to me. He didn't have the blocks to be considered a great traditional defender at PF but he made up for it with his incredible ability to jump in the passing lanes as a post player. Although he was a very good rebounder, he didn't really put up the rebounding numbers you'd expect from a HOF PF either. His peaks of 25/13 and 28/12 are HOF caliber for sure but ultimately I don't think he had enough peak seasons for me to vote him into the hall.

[kennypowers]

Great player but a no for me.

[Donny - Bucks]

Gonna go yes. Very decorated player.

[The Slough]

Gonna go yes, no joke every time I saw his name I think of Ngannu the UFC fight and he is a beast as well. This should at least get me the bonus cash right

[Michael]

Voted no cos of the stats

[leflop]

the hardware is weak but the stats are strong- and not just the sexy ones. a yes for me, dawg

[dash]

Whoever said no should be fired on the spot, tbh.

[frosty]

Voted yes