Nelson, Payton, Miller among presenters for 2018 HOF induction ceremony
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday the presenters for this year's enshrinement ceremony.
Steve Nash will be introduced by his former Dallas Mavericks coach, Don Nelson, Jason Kidd by Hall of Fame point guard Gary Payton, Ray Allen by Reggie Miller, and Grant Hill by a quartet of Isiah Thomas, Mike Krzyzewski, Patrick Ewing, and Alonzo Mourning.
Nash came into his own in the NBA in the early 2000s under Nelson. Kidd has known Payton since the pair were teenagers in Oakland, Calif. And it was Miller's record for the most 3-pointers in NBA history that Allen surpassed in 2011.
Dino Radja, who played four seasons in the NBA with the Boston Celtics, is also being inducted into the Hall - mostly on the strength of his career in Europe. He'll be introduced by Larry Bird.
The induction ceremony will take place Sept. 7 in Springfield, Mass.