Cavs: 3 current players that could potentially be on Wall of Honor some day

With the Cleveland Cavaliers announcing that they will be having a “Wall of Honor” celebrating the achievements of players that have suited up for the Wine and Gold, it seemed relevant to touch on three players on the current roster that could be in that some day.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are going to be playing their 50th season in 2019-20, which is a significant milestone in the franchise’s history, at least in my opinion.

As a way for the organization to commemorate that, the Cavaliers recently announced that they will be showcasing former members of their franchise that played a key role in the team’s history by having them in the team’s Wall of Honor, which will be in the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse’s North Atrium, as the press release noted, the Wall of Honor will “feature a mosaic of custom designed tiles that represent each honoree.”

The first class hasn’t been released yet, but the players that have their jerseys retired by Cleveland are already in the Wall of Honor, and for reference, those players are Austin Carr, Bingo Smith, Nate Thurmond, Brad Daugherty, Larry Nance, Mark Price, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, along with Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Tait.

For reference, an individual has to be voted in by a committee constituted of “Cavaliers staff, broadcasters and Cavalier player legends,” and that perspective individual must’ve been in the organization for “at least two seasons” and has to be retired from playing or working for the team for “at least five seasons.”

To go with that, for a potential honoree to be voted in, they have to meet at least two of these, per the team:

"“Strong personal character that elevated the organization and inspired those around them Significant community commitment focused on improving the quality of life in and around the City of Cleveland Standout individual game performance and a competitive impact that improved both the team and their teammates Be reflective of the “All for One. One for All.” commitment throughout the organization”"

So to note here, Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor is right in saying that LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, given the duration of time needed to be elapsed from their tenure with Cleveland, aren’t yet eligible for the Wall of Honor and “won’t be part of the inaugural class.”

It’s a certainty that both of those players will eventually be members of the Wall of Honor, though, and that’s about the coldest take of all.

So who on the current iteration of the Cleveland Cavaliers could be potential candidates for the Wall of Honor some day, then?