There are 13 finalists, including seven former NBA players. Those players:
1. Chris Webber (5x All-NBA, 5x All-Star, Rookie of Year)
2. Ben Wallace (4x DPOY, 5x All-NBA, 4x All-Star, 6x All-Defense, 2x NBA champion)
3. Sidney Moncrief (2x DPOY, 5x All-NBA, 5x All-Star, 5x All-Defense)
4. Marques Johnson (3x All-NBA, 5x All-Star)
5. Bobby Jones (1x All-NBA, 5x All-Star, 11x All-Defense, 1x NBA champion)
6. Jack Sikma (7x All-Star, 1x All-Defense, 1x NBA champion)
7. Paul Westphal (4x All-NBA, 5x All-Star, 1x NBA champion)
I find the list really interesting, because it's like a referendum on the "very good but not necessarily an all-time great" debate. None of these guys were necessarily a superstar, but they were all really good players who were recognized as all-stars or All-Defense multiple times. I think using the "comparison to guys already in the HOF" criteria, strong arguments can be made for all seven.
My personal binkie on the list is Sidney Moncrief. He's really underrated by the average fan. And of course there's Paul Westphal, the subject of one of Red's poorer trades.
Between Moncrief, Johnson and Sikma, it could be the Bucks year.