2040 Hall of Fame Nominee - Brandon Huntley-Hatfield

[Donny - Bucks]

One of the best second rounders to ever play in the league, Huntley-Hatfield's career started slow and instantly turned into a storied career once he got off the bench. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1265
MPG: 28.0
PPG: 18.6
RPG: 10.4
APG: 2.1
SPG: 0.9
BPG: 0.8
TOPG: 2.0
FG%: .453
FT%: .750 
3P%: .403

Best Season (2033 Bulls)
Games: 82
MPG: 36.0
PPG: 25.9
RPG: 12.9
APG: 2.9
SPG: 1.0
BPG: 1.2
TOPG: 2.2
FG%: .447
FT%: .755
3P%: .479

Career Highs
Points: 53
Rebounds: 27
Assists: 10
Steals: 6
Blocks: 6

Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 155
Player of the Week: 4
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 693
Triple Doubles: 0
Triple Doubles:

Awards
2031 - All-League Third Team
2032 - All-Star Game Participant
2033 - All-Star Game Participant
2033 - All-League Third Team
2034 - All-Star Game Participant
2036 - All-Star Game Participant
2036 - All-League Second Team
2037 - All-League Third Team
2038 - All-League Third Team



Arguments For Induction
- Five-time All-Leaguer at PF and one of, as mentioned before, one of the best second rounders to ever grace the league. Also made the All-Star Game four times as a player who developed primarily into a starter level player after seven years off the bench.

- BHH is one of the better offensive bigs we've ever had in this league and it's less how you'd expect a big to score. Huntley-Hatfield regularly hit a three or more a game throughout his career and was an insanely talented volume shooter, especially given his position.

- While he was a great offensive player, he was an even better rebounders. Consistent 12+/game over his career as a starter, maybe one of the most productive rebound-grabbers of anyone at the power forward position.

Arguments Against Induction
- His lack of starting games early on in his career really kinda minimized his statistic output over his career. His averages come out to just 18/10/2/1.7 which is not great and frankly, hurts the cause.

- 5x All-League, 4x All-Star, and not a whole lot else other than a title that he won off the bench in Miami. 

- How special was Huntley-Hatfield really? While he's a great scorer and rebounder, his defensive ability was super lackluster for the majority of his career, hovering around the high C's and low-mid B's for most of it, never really putting up stocks or even defending at an obviously above-average level.

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***

[cheddar]

Went no, very good but don’t see him as an elite talent.

[carlos]

Also voted no.

I think he's a great scorer but was hard to build around. My team struggled with him in the lineup even though I had the defense around him to make up for it with Gilmore at C. I traded him for Woodley and my record improved while the Cavs, who I traded him to, got worse. I kinda view him as a better Kai Jones who also got great stats but was better in a smaller role

[cop5414]

I'll go yes. Didn't produce stocks but he's a great rebounder and an elite scorer for a bigman in this league. Not sure why being inducted as a Heat is a option. Championship or not he wasn't productive there.

[John1974]

No.

[pjclippers]

Good scorer and decent rebounder but didn't block especially well and not really elite defensively so while he's good I don't think he's HOF worthy

[carmelo115]

No but def turned into a good player

[frosty]

No but he had a better career than i would have thought

[verysilentone]

I went with yes, but it's close. My brother made a very valid point there that he immediately improved after trading him. It's crazy because he may have been hurt by his lack of playing time with the Heat, but I'm guessing he also got the late bloomer camp, which was huge for him.

[The Slough]

No, but turned into a better player later in his career, UC ruined him

[vanimmer]

very close but atypical

[ucfinfan86]

I’m going yes. 4x Allstar and All League. Consistent 29+ scorer and good rebounder but had his 1 flaw with defense. He got an extra DITR camp from winning (or finishing like 2nd or 3rd) a fantasy football league. That really propelled him

[Michael]

Went yes. 10 (almost 11) seasons of 20/10 is very impressive. Not as many accolades as I expected to be honest, so I can see why some others went with no but the consistency and being a key 6th man in a championship year is good enough in my opinion.

[leflop]

i voted for yes as i like the narrative

[A. Silver]

Hmm gonna say no here. He was a very solid player but not good enough for long enough and didn't play much D.