2043 Hall of Fame Nominee - Emoni Bates

[Donny - Bucks]

One of the greatest 3's in league history, Emoni Bates gave it up when he ended up on the bench (still not sure how this one happened!) after 1,550 games starting. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1624
MPG: 36.9
PPG: 23.3
RPG: 7.0
APG: 3.6
SPG: 1.7
BPG: 0.5
TOPG: 2.5
FG%: .474
FT%: .868
3P%: .448

Best Season (2033 Blazers)
Games: 72
MPG: 37.5
PPG: 27.6
RPG: 7.3
APG: 3.9
SPG: 1.8
BPG: 0.6
TOPG: 2.9
FG%: .486
FT%: .908
3P%: .451

Career Highs
Points: 53
Rebounds: 19
Assists: 10
Steals: 8
Blocks: 5

Achievements
Championships: 0
Player of the Game: 168
Player of the Week: 1
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 307
Triple Doubles: 1

Awards
2022 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2022 - Rookie Game MVP
2022 - Rookie of the Year
2022 - All-Rookie Team
2023 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2023 - All-Star Game Participant
2023 - All-League Third Team
2023 - All-Defensive Second Team
2024 - All-Star Game Participant
2024 - All-League Third Team
2025 - All-Star Game Participant
2025 - All-League First Team
2026 - All-Star Game Participant
2026 - All-League First Team
2026 - All-Defensive Second Team
2027 - All-Star Game Participant
2027 - All-League First Team
2029 - All-Star Game Participant
2029 - All-League First Team
2030 - All-Star Game Participant
2030 - All-League First Team
2032 - All-League Third Team
2033 - All-Star Game Participant
2033 - All-League Third Team
2034 - All-Star Game Participant
2034 - All-League First Team
2035 - All-Star Game Participant
2035 - All-League Second Team
2036 - All-League Third Team
2037 - All-Star Game Participant
2037 - All-League Third Team



Arguments For Induction
- Bates had one of the most unbelievable stretches of dominance the league has ever seen. He was a six-time All-League First Teamer on top of seven other appearances on the All-League Team, 11x All-Star team appearances, 2x All-D team... guy was a guaranteed 25 a night for a long period of time.

- Emoni checked every box for pretty much all of his career. He was an extremely efficient offensive player with an ability to pass, rebound, grab some stocks, and not turn the ball over a super significant amount. He was a truly complete player.

- Throughout his career, he seemed to improve even into his 30s. He put up some incredible numbers on the back end of his career, rattling off 10 seasons in a row with over 90 FT% and only one season under 44.8 3P% during those years... pretty ridiculous how good he was until the very end.

Arguments Against Induction
- No ring, unfortunately. Couldn't get it done with the Nugs, Raps x2, Blazers x2, Rockets, Hawks, Wizards x2... playing on mostly competitive rosters other than playing for Dash's Hawks. Just not much luck come playoff time.

- I'm shocked he never won a Player of the Month with how dominant he was over his career. Guess that's an FBB flaw.

- Maybe struggling to stick with one team after his opening tenure with the Nuggets didnt help. Sometimes the best teams are the ones that stick together and work the rough edges out and he never had the opportunity of more than 3 years in any of his other tenures.

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***

[frosty]

Yes definitely glad to have had him

[cop5414]

Definitely.

[Donny - Bucks]

Obvious yes

[yourkers15]

Yes

[carmelo115]

Yes. Can’t believe he never won

I blame frosty

[Michael]

Yes multiple teams

[John1974]

Yep

[carlos]

Yes. I can't believe that 2036 team didn't win after adding him at the deadline but he definitely deserves to be in

[pjclippers]

One of the better SFs in league history so an easy yes from me

[frosty]

Jul 17, 2022 13:10:15 GMT carmelo115 said:

Yes. Can’t believe he never won

I blame frosty

well if its my fault vote him in as a raptor

[A. Silver]

Yes, the best player in NBN history to never win a championship.

[HF]

Easy yes. Dude was a beast since I joined and he was already in his 30s would of loved to have him in his prime

[cheddar]

The Charles Barkley of the NBN (not to be confused with the Charles Barkley in NBN currently). Super surprising he never lead any team to a title, but none the less the accolades are above and beyond what is necessary.

[verysilentone]

Voted him in as a Nugget.

We love the awards and he made it 4x with the Nuggets, 2x elsewhere.