Sixteen individuals and one team are finalists to be enshrined in Springfield, while veteran basketball reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is honored with a Gowdy Award.

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:

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