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NBA legend Jerry West, who died in June, will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the third time as part of the 2024 class, this time as a director.

It is presented by a legendary collection of talented former players and coaches, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Pat Riley, Pau Gasol and Bob McAdoo, among others:

The Hall also announced the presenters for the rest of the 2024 class:

The 2024 class includes Vince Carter, Michele Timms, Herb Simon, Harley Redin, Doug Collins, Dick Barnett, Michael Cooper, Charles Smith, Seimone Augustus, Bo Ryan, Chauncey Billups and Walter Davis, as well as West.

West, who died in June at age 86 and was first inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1980, will be inducted into the Contributors Committee. He is perhaps best known for building several legendary Los Angeles Lakers teams as the team’s general manager (1982-00), drafting players such as Johnson and Worthy and later acquiring Kobe Bryant, O’Neal and Phil Jackson.

His tenure also included a stint as general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies (2002-07), earning a pair of championships as an executive with the Golden State Warriors (2011-17) – one of his defining moments with the Dubs was convincing owners not to trade one-half of the Splash Brothers, Klay Thompson, for Kevin Love in 2014 – and his most recent position as an executive and advisor to the Los Angeles Clippers (2017-24).

In total, West has won 10 NBA titles as an executive and was twice named NBA Executive of the Year, in 1995 and 2004. He is the first person in Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame history to be inducted as both a player and an employee.

“Jerry West was a basketball genius and a defining figure in our league for more than 60 years,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement after West died in June. “He distinguished himself not only as an NBA champion and All-Star in all 14 seasons he played, but also as a consummate competitor who embraced the biggest moments. I valued my friendship with Jerry and the knowledge he shared with me over many years about basketball and life.”