Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard Diad Class from 2025 for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard go to the temple of basketball renowned later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group who also heads towards the room, even before their playing careers ended up.

Anthony and Howard were announced on Saturday as members of the 2025 class, as was the 2008 American Olympic Basketball team in which they played-nicknamed “the buyout team”, the one that captured gold at the Beijing Games and started a session of five consecutive Olympic titles and to count for the American basketball program.

Congratulations to 10x @Nbaallstar3x Olympic gold medalist and member of @Nba 75th anniversary team, # 25Hoopclass Inducted Carmelo Anthony. pic.twitter.com/8kazqgxs3o

– HOF basketball (@Hoophall) April 5, 2025

Congratulations to 8x @Nbaallstar2020 @Nba Champion and 3x defensive player of the year of the NBA, # 25Hoopclass Inducted Dwight Howard. pic.twitter.com/dingdyz6j1

– HOF basketball (@Hoophall) April 5, 2025

Also selected for the enclosure: WNBA SUE GREATS, Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, the coach of the Chicago Bulls and double champion of the NCAA Billy Donovan, the general partner Manager Miami Heat Micky Arison and the longtime referee of the NBA Danny Crawford.

The training weekend is from September 5 to 6 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut and at the reproductive temple of Springfield, Massachusetts.

“When the call comes and in my case, I saw Springfield on the phone,” said Anthony during the television announcement. “You know what time it is Springfield on the phone. You know who it is. You receive the phone call and you hear: “You are. And I think for me, it was a burden of my shoulders. »»

Donovan won consecutive titles as an university coach with Florida. Arison supervised Miami’s path to the NBA titles in 2006, 2012 and 2013. Crawford worked in the NBA matches for 32 seasons and was chosen to work the NBA final in 23 of these years.

The selection of the buyout team means that Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Jason Kidd and Kobe Bryant – already devoted as Hall of Famers – mainly enter the second time. James and Paul, who are obviously both locks to enter the room after their retirement, also played for this Olympic team, just like Michael Redd, Carlos Boozer, Deron Williams and Tayshaun Prince.

A list of @Nba All-Stars led by the renowned temple coach Mike Krzyzewski has restored American basketball domination in Beijing. 8-0 and a victory in gold medal against Spain. # 25Hoopclass Inducted the 2008 US Olympic Male Olympic team. pic.twitter.com/qivq3cpbq3

– HOF basketball (@Hoophall) April 5, 2025

The buyout team had this nickname because it was the team responsible for restoring the place of USA basketball at the top of the world scene, after the 2004 Olympic team only managed only a bronze medal at the Athens Games. The buyout team went 8-0 to Beijing, winning these matches on average 27.9 points.

“USA Basketball is delighted to see the 2008 US Male Olympic Male Olympic Team at the Naismith basketball renowned temple,” said USA basketball CEO Jim Toley. “The famous race of the buyout team in Beijing marks a pivotal moment in the history of Olympic Basketball in the United States and has propelled us to five consecutive gold medals.”

The UCONN female program already had coach Geno Auriemma, Swin Cash (devoted as a player) and Rebecca Lobo (devoted as a contributor) to the fame of fame, and Bird and Moore who will obviously add what is always a huge weekend in New England.

“They are the temple of fame for me, they are the temple of fame for their family, they are the temple of fame for everyone – they are even the temple of renown for the enemies of Uconn,” said Auriemma. “This is something on which they can all get along.”

All the details of the 2025 class:

North American committee:

2008 US Olympic Male Basketball Team (Team) -The 2008 United States Olympic Male basketball team has restored Basketball from the United States to Global Printage under the leadership of the Director General Jerry Colangelo, who has rebuilt the program by obtaining multi-year commitments from the NBA players. Capturing Gold in Beijing with a perfect 8-0 record and an average victory margin of 27.9 points, the team presented the co-capitaines Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd and Dwyane Wade, alongside LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh under Hall of Fame Kike Krzyzewski. The team, which obtained its nickname “Team buyout” after the end of the Bronze Medal in the United States in 2004, beat Spain 118-107 in the Gold Medal match.

Carmelo Anthony (player) -10 times all-star of the NBA, Anthony was one of the most prolific markers of his generation during his 19-year-old NBA career (2003-22). Selected third in the general classification by the Denver Nuggets in 2003 after having led Syracuse to its first national NCAA championship in basketball in the first year and winning the honors of the most exceptional players in the Final Four, Anthony has an average of 22.5 points per match in his career and ranks 10th in all time in the NBA with 28,289 points. He won the honors of the NBA six times and won three Olympic gold medals (2008, ’12, ’16) as a key member of the American team. Anthony led the NBA in score in 2012-13 (28.7). Anthony was appointed to the NBA 75th anniversary team in 2021.

Danny Crawford (referee) – One of the most respected officials in the NBA during her 32-year-old career (1985-2017), Crawford officiated more than 2,000 regular season games, 300 eliminatory games and 30 NBA finals. He was selected to work the NBA final in 23 consecutive seasons, including his latest match – game 5 of the 2017 NBA finals. Crawford worked many of the league’s most important games, including the first Olympic competition of the 1992 dream team and several NBA All -Star games. He was a referee at the Missouri valley conference before making his NBA debut.

Billy Donovan (coach) – Donovan is a double coach national champion of the NCAA who was an unprecedented success during his mandate at the University of Florida (1996-2015). He guided Gators to consecutive national titles in 2006 and 2007 and four appearances in the Final Four while recording more than 500 victories in total at Florida and Marshall (1994-1996). After his college success, Donovan went to the NBA, causing Oklahoma City Thunder (2015-20) and Chicago Bulls (2020-present) to more than 400 victories. The former leader of Providence College under the renowned temple Rick Pitino was appointed coach of the dry year three times and was inducted at the College’s Basketball Fame-Basketball Temple.

Dwight Howard (player) -dominant force at the two ends of the court, Howard was a three-star defensive player eight times, triple player of the year (2009-11), and won eight all-NBA selections during his 18-year-old career. Known as “Superman”, he led the NBA by bouncing five times and in blocks, ranking 10th all time in the history of the NBA in rebounds (14,627) and 13th as blocks (2,228). Howard led the Orlando Magic to the 2009 NBA NBA finals and then won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. The 2008 Olympic gold medalist was the first global choice of Orlando Magic during the 2004 NBA draft.

Women’s Committee:

Sue Bird (player) -Widely considered one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of basketball, Bird is a quadruple WNBA champion (2004, ’10, ’18, ’20) who played 21 seasons with the Seattle storm (2002-22). All-star record of 13 times, Bird was recognized as one of the 25 largest players in the history of the League during the W25 celebration of the WNBA in 2021. She is the leader of all WNBA in victories (333), games played (580), aid (3234) and holes of the first team and five occasions. Internationally, Bird won five Olympic gold medals and is a medalist five times from the Fiba World Cup with Team USA. In Uconn, Bird led the Huskies to two NCAA titles (2000, ’02), won the Naismith player of the year player in 2002 and was the first global choice of the 2002 WNBA recovery.

Congratulations to 13x @Wnba All-Star, 4x WNBA champion, 5x Olympic gold medalist, # 25Hoopclass Inducted Sue Bird. pic.twitter.com/5s7bmzyvvl

– HOF basketball (@Hoophall) April 5, 2025

Sylvia Fowles (player) – Fourth Olympic gold medalist and double WNBA champion with the Minnesota Lynx (2015, ’17), Fowles won the honors of the MVP in the final in the two points. She retired as the first rebounder of all time in the WNBA (4,006) and was honored as part of the WNBA W25 celebration in 2021. The MVP of the 2017 WNBA was a defensive player for 2017 of the 2017 WNBA and ended her career with 15.7 points and 9.8 career points. Fowles was selected second in the general classification of the 2008 draft after a stellar career in LSU, where she led tigers with four consecutive appearances Final Four. Fowles, who has his retirement n ° 34 by LSU and the lynx.

Congratulations to 8x Wnba All-Star, 2x WNBA champion, defensive player of the year 4x WNBA, # 25Hoopclass Sylvia Fowles. pic.twitter.com/nuicefvxeb

– HOF basketball (@Hoophall) April 5, 2025

Maya Moore (player) -Moore led Minnesota Lynx to four WNBA championships (2011, ’13, ’15, ’17) during his seven-seasons career (2011-18) before moving away from basketball to focus on the reform of criminal justice. All-star six times, she also won the honors of the WNBA MVP in 2014 and the MVP of the finals in 2013 and was appointed five times to the first WNBA team. Moore was also recognized as one of the 25 largest players in the history of the League during the W25 celebration of the WNBA in 2021. The first global choice of the 2011 WNBA draft, Moore played in Uconn, winning a pair of dishes of the year of the University of Naimemith (2009-2009, and 2009-10) and two seasons of the NCAA (2008-2009, 2009-10) and two NCAA. Internationally, she won two Olympic gold medals (2012, 2016) and two Golds from the FIBA ​​World Cup (2014, ’18).

Congratulations to 6x @Wnba All-Star, 4x WNBA champion, MVP WNBA ’14, # 25Hoopclass Inducted Maya Moore. pic.twitter.com/9zgxtoj1u

– HOF basketball (@Hoophall) April 5, 2025

Contributor committee:

Micky Arison – Since his acquisition of Miami Heat in 1995, Arison has led the franchise to three NBA championships (2006, ’12, ’13) and seven titles of the Eastern Conference. Under his property, The Heat presented legendary players such as the temple of renown Ray Allen, Chris Bosh, Tim Hardaway, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Payton and Dwyane Wade, and the current superstars Lebron James and Jimmy Butler. With Arison as an owner, Pat Riley as the team president, and Erik Spoelstra as a chief coach, the organization has become renowned for its culture of stability and success. Arison’s influence extends beyond the courtyard thanks to his philanthropic work and his dedication to the Miami community.

The information from the Associated Press was used in this report.