Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Ray Allen and Grant Hill are among the finalists for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.

The quartet, in their first year of eligibility, was announced as finalists for the class of 2018 on NBA All-Star Saturday in Los Angeles.

Inductees for enshrinement will be announced during this year’s Final Four in San Antonio.

A native of Victoria, B.C., Nash spent 18 seasons in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers.

An eight-time All-Star, Nash won back-to-back Most Valuable Player Awards in 2005 and 2006 as a member of the Suns.

In his native land, Nash claimed the 2005 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s top athlete and won the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada’s top male athlete on three occasions.

His 10,335 assists are third-most in NBA history.

Fellow point guard Kidd joins Nash as up for enshrinement in Springfield.

A native of San Francisco, Kidd spent 21 years in the Association with the Mavericks, Suns, New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks.

A 12-time All-Star, Kidd won the 2011 NBA Championship as a member of the Mavs. On four occasions, Kidd was named to the NBA All-Defensive Team.

Internationally, Kidd won two Olympic gold medals in Sydney (2000) and Beijing (2008).

Kidd’s 12,091 assists sit behind only John Stockton for most in league history.

A two-time NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics in 2008 and the Miami Heat in 2013, Allen was a 10-time All-Star over 19 NBA seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Celtics and Heat.

The Big East Player of the Year with UCONN in 1996, the native of Merced, CA represented the United States on a number of occasions, winning a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Hill spent 18 years in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons, Suns, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers.

A seven-time All-Star, the native of Dallas was a member of the gold medal-winning USA team at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.

Hill won back-to-back NCAA crowns in 1991 and 1992 with the Duke Blue Devils.

They are joined by holdover finalists in Sacramento Kings great Chris Webber, a champion with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983, Mo Cheeks, NBA title-winning Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich, referee Hugh Evans, legendary Maryland coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, Houston Comets great Tina Thompson, Detroit Shock star Katie Smith and the Wayland Baptist University women’s team that won 131 straight games in the 1950s.