Michael Jordan set to present Toni Kukoc at Hall of Fame induction / News - Basketnews.com

The Croatian basketball legend, Toni Kukoc, will be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame on September 11. The three-time NBA champion has chosen his ex-teammate Michael Jordan and the owner of the Chicago Bulls, Jerry Reinsdorf, to present him at the ceremony.

Toni Kukoc

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Kukoc is a three-time EuroLeague champion, winning the Final MVP in each of the three times. He was named the Euroscar Player of the Year five times, Mister Europa Player of the Year four times, and was selected as one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991.

The 1996 NBA Sixth Man of the Year is also a four-time Yugoslav League champion, an Italian League champion, and a three-time Croatian Sportsman of the Year.

Each Hall of Fame inductee gets to chose another member(s) from the Hall of Fame to present them.

The remaining players that will be inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame this year:

Bill Russell (presented by Charles Barkley, Julius Erving, Spencer Haywood, Alonzo Mourning, Bill Walton, and Rick Welts); Chris Bosh (presented by Ray Allen and Pat Riley); Paul Pierce (presented by Kevin Garnett); Chris Webber (presented by Isiah Thomas); Ben Wallace (presented by Larry Brown); Val Ackerman (presented by Russ Granik and Rick Welts); Rick Adelman (presented by Vlade Divac and Jack Sikma); Bob Dandridge (presented by Oscar Robertson); Cotton Fitzsimmons (presented by Charles Barkley Jerry Colangelo, and Phil Knight); Howard Garfinkel (presented by John Calipari, Grant Hill, and Bobby Hurley); Yolanda Griffith (presented by a Chancellor); Lauren Jackson (presented by Sheryl Swoopes); Clarence Jenkins (presented by Wayne Embry); Pearl Moore (presented by Sylvia Hatchell); Jay Wright (presented by Charles Barkley, Bill Cunningham, Herb Magee, and George Raveling). Thank you for reading us! We have even more content for you.