James Paul sets a record at the same time! Entering the Hall of Fame before retiring? There are no precedents in history

At the 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the US men's basketball team disbanded and was selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In addition to Kobe, who had passed away unexpectedly, all the other 11 idioms of the 08 Dream Team also attended the induction ceremony, including Anthony and Howard, two players who were also selected for the Hall of Fame as individuals.

It is also worth mentioning that James and Paul, two active players who have not yet retired, have also been inducted into the Hall of Fame with the 2008 Dream Team. According to the rules, players can only be eligible for the Hall of Fame after retirement, and generally they will not be nominated after three years. Anthony and Howard retired in 2022, so they can only be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2025.

Therefore, James and Paul were inducted into the Hall of Fame before they retired, which is unprecedented and unprecedented. Before that, he had never been in the Hall of Fame before he retired. Of course, both James and Paul were selected as players of the 08 Dream Team, not as individual players.

Although James and Paul will be inducted into the Hall of Fame after retirement, even so, they must be eligible to nominate as candidates after three years of retirement. However, since James and Paul have been inducted into the Hall of Fame once, it will be their second time at that time.

The reason why James and Paul were able to create the history of being inducted into the Hall of Fame as active players was, on the one hand, because they were both members of the 08 Dream Team, so they were able to enter the Hall of Fame together; on the other hand, because James and Paul's careers were too long, so even after 17 years, other members of the 08 Dream Team retired, including Wade, Bosh, Anthony, who were both of the 2003 Platinum generation, and Howard, the No. 1 pick in 2004, while James and Paul still compete in the league.

James has played for 22 seasons, tying the historical record set by Carter, and will become the first player in history to reach the 23rd season next season. Paul has also played for 20 seasons and will continue to compete next season. There are only about ten players in history who can play for 20 seasons, and James and Paul are the only two players currently in service. However, James and Paul are both over 40 years old and are not far from retirement.