The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as it typically does during NBA All-Star weekend, has released the ballot of nominations for its Class of 2025. Players, coaches, referees and contributors are all considered for the Hall of Fame. Several of the most notable were highlighted on the Basketball Hall of Fame's Twitter page on Friday:

Former New Jersey Nets great Buck Williams has been named a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. Williams is part of a group of finalists that includes Carmelo Anthony,

Two former Lakers players have been named as finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2025.

Baltimore's Carmelo Anthony, who played 19 years in the National Basketball Association, is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame finalist.

Jennifer Azzi was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2025 class. The Oak Ridge native won a national championship at Stanford.

Adrian Wojnarowski, St. Bonaventure men's basketball's general manager and longtime NBA reporter, will be honored by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Dwight Howard, who played three of his 18 years in the NBA with the Houston Rockets, is a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. So are a few others with Rockets connections: Mike D'Antoni,

A well-know Syracuse Orange basketball legend is now one step closer to officially being named a Hall of Famer. Carmelo Anthony, who had arguably the best one-and-done college freshman season ever and helped propel the program to its only NCAA Championship in 2003,

Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard and former women’s star Sue Bird are among the 17 finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. Coaches Billy Donovan and Mark Few and the 2008 U.