Good move. With 11 titles in 13 years in a league undiluted by expansion and his impact on the game, I think Russell gets criminally overlooked in NBA GOAT discussions.
Whilst I have my apprehensions about that (and I'm sorry, I thought the whole Jackie Robinson thing both was and is stupid), there is probably not a more deserving guy for the NBA to do to honor him.
But that begs the question: he was an old man so if you really wanted to do this, WHY NOT DO THIS WHILE HE WAS ALIVE????????