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:

Women's basketball stars Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles also could be part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2025.

On Friday, the Naismith Hall of Fame announced the 16 individual finalists (and one team) for the Class of 2025, out of dozens of potential nominees. The final list is highlighted by a number of big names across the NBA and WNBA, including Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, the 2008 U.S. men's basketball team and more.