Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are one step closer to going into the Basketball Hall of Fame. If all goes well, they might get in twice.

Former Los Angeles Lakers champion Dwight Howard has made the cut of 17 finalists to be enshrined among the 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class, the Hal

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame named its finalists for the class of 2025 on Friday. As a reminder, the Hall is not limited to figures from the NBA, but rather, encompasses the entire sport of basketball.

Anthony is a 10-time All-Star with the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks who scored more than 28,000 points in his 19-year pro career.

Anthony and Dwight Howard each were named as individuals, as well as part of the 2008 US Olympic team that won gold in Beijing.