Ten-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony and eight-time All-Star Dwight Howard will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September. On Saturday in San Antonio, the site of the NCAA Men’s Final Four, they were officially announced as members of the 2025 class.
Technically, Anthony and Howard both made the Hall of Fame twice on Saturday. In addition to being inducted individually, the two will be inducted as members of the “Redeem Team,” which won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. Also on that team: Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Chris Bosh, Deron Williams, Tayshaun Prince, Carlos Boozer and Michael Redd.
“This is it,” Anthony said. “It don’t get no better than this. It don’t get greater than this.”
Anthony said that becoming a Hall of Famer “puts a cap on” all of his accomplishments and makes “the good, the bad and the ugly” that he experienced worthwhile.
“This is the greatest accomplishment that I ever will accomplish,” he said.
Howard hit similar notes. He said he was grateful to have gone through “all these different stages of my career — the good, the bad, all the ups, the downs, being the star, being the role player, being the…
