Signature impacts of Tim Hardaway, Manu Ginobili, Lindsay Whalen and Swin Cash

Tim Hardaway and Manu Ginobili are the two NBA players who will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022. They are both icons of the game thanks to their signature moves: the Killer Crossover and the Euro-Step.

Tim Hardaway, Manu Ginobili, Lindsay Whalen and Swin Cash have signature moves from some of the game's all-time greats.

Tim Hardaway is the man who invented the crossover dribble. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 1989. Hardway played in the NBA with Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond. The crossover is one of the best one-on-one moves for offensive players. It is both effective and stylish. The basketball world at large first saw the "UTEP two-step" at the University of Texas-El Paso. They are both a good one on one move. A great crossover makes the shot go in. There are few plays that draw louder reactions than a defender stumbling and falling after biting on a great one. From the crowd in an arena to the fans watching on television or scrolling on their phones, a crossover with a viral moment waiting to happen.

Ginobili is in the Hall of Fame. He played for the San Antonio Spurs for 16 years. Ginobil used the Euro-Step to create an acrobatic drive to the basket. He also used it in Argentina and in Italian League before joining the NBA. Hardaway had already made the crossover famous by the time Ginol entered the league. The Euro Step is a two-step dribble-drive with a long lateral step in one direction. It allows the player to avoid contact and get an open look. In the rulebook, it does not state which direction the steps must be made. NBA rules state that players can take two steps in coming to a stop.

Lindsay Whalen was drafted by Connecticut Sun at No. 4 in 2004. She was traded to Minnesota Lynx at the end of the 2009 season. The LynX won the 2011 WNBA title.   They won WNBL titles every other year from 2011 to 2017. They also won a WNA Finals sweep in 2017, which was Whale's last season with the Sun. Whales grew up in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Her college career was at University of Minnesota, where she won three straight NCAA titles. After her WNTB career, she was selected by the Connecticut Lynxes at number 6 in the 2008 WNBBA draft.

Swin Cash was drafted by the Detroit Shock in 2002. She won two NCAA championships during her college career at the University of Connecticut. Her team started the 2002 season with a terrible record, but she was the team's main player. After a poor start, she helped them to win the championship. In 2008 she moved to Seattle. Cash had back surgery after her first season in Seattle due to herniated disc. . .. The team won the title. It was their first in the league. They were the first American professional sports team to do so.