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          Will both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have Hall of Fame-worthy careers? D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images
          • Neil PaineDec 13, 2012, 03:00 AM ET
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              Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight.
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          In the Dec. 24 Hall of Fame issue of ESPN The Magazine, we tore down the Basketball Hall of Fame, erecting in its place a brand-new, analytically driven Hall designed just for the NBA. And after the dust cleared, 80 players claimed their place in the ranks of the immortal, including 17 active players.