Top 10 active NBA Players most likely to get a Hall Of Fame nomination

#8 Chris Paul

Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns talks with head coach Monty Williams.

Though he remains without an NBA championship on his resume, Chris Paul is likely to become a Hall-of-Famer exactly four years after his retirement from the NBA. This is when he'll be available for induction for the first, and only, time in his career.

Paul has been in the NBA since 2005 and has received many individual accolades and recognitions for his tremendous skills as a point guard.

He has been selected for the All-Star Game on 11 occasions. Paul has also been on the All-NBA teams 10 times, the All-Defensive teams nine times and has led the league four times in assists per game.

Moreover, Paul has career averages of 18.3 points and 9.4 assists per game with 47/37/87 shooting splits.

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#7 Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards

Russell Westbrook is a player who plays as hard as he can in seemingly every possession of an NBA game and also boasts incredible talent. Westbrook has put his name in the history books in the form of Triple-Doubles, as he is the all-time leader in Triple-Doubles recorded, and has averaged the feat for an entire year on four occasions.

An NBA MVP winner, Westbrook has attended the All-Star Game nine times and is also a nine-time All-NBA player.

In his career since the 2008-09 season, Westbrook has career averages of 23.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game. He's led the league in assists three times and has also won a scoring title.

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#6 James Harden

James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets

A tremendous offensive player, James Harden has made a career of putting up brilliant stats that have often turned into regular-season success for his teams.

Harden is an NBA MVP winner and has been brilliant in different roles. He was the Sixth Man of the Year for the OKC Thunder early in his career before becoming a unique offensive weapon for the Houston Rockets. Harden now plays as a facilitator for the Brooklyn Nets. He's done it all at a high level.

The only drawback for Harden is that the NBA title has evaded him and he's struggled in the NBA Playoffs. Regardless, there's no denying his impact on this era and his future as a Hall-of-Famer.

Harden's career averages in the regular season are at 25 points, five rebounds and six assists per game with 44/36/85 shooting splits. He has also been in nine All-Star Games and has received seven All-NBA selections in 12 years.

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#5 Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Los Angeles Clippers slam dunks.

Kawhi Leonard's career is definitely a weird one. He started off with the San Antonio Spurs in 2011 and evolved from a role player, to a promising talent and finally became a superstar.

His defensive skills have always been great since the start of his NBA career, but he has also managed to become a huge threat on offense and led teams to NBA championships in both areas.

Leonard is a two-time Finals MVP award winner and also a two-time Defensive Player of the Year. Even though he started as a role player, Leonard's resume is already filled with accolades from a 10-year long career.

He's made it to five All-Star Games, five All-NBA teams and seven All-Defensive teams. A two-time NBA champion, Leonard has also been an All-Star MVP and has career averages of 19 points, six rebounds and three assists per game in his regular-season career.