Former three-time All-Star power forward Buck Williams, who split a prolific 17-year pro career between the then-New Jersey Nets and the Portland Trail Blazers, has been named a finalist for this year's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class,

Former Brooklyn Nets forward Buck Williams is among the finalists for the 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA announced on Friday.

Buck Williams, one of the game’s great rebounders and a New Jersey Net for eight years, has been named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, part of class that also includes Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard as well as Sue Bird,

Johnson has a lot to prove as a rookie head coach — and Williams has a lot to prove as a quarterback. But this is the best foundation the Bears have had with a first-year head coach since the end of the Mike Ditka era.

Key statistical areas Caleb Williams struggled in as a rookie must be elevated in his second season under new coach Ben Johnson if the Bears up to improve on five wins.

Team principal James Vowles reaffirmed his belief that the Argentine driver "is my driver that I want back in that car" someday.

Argentine driver Franco Colapinto will return eventually to Williams after joining Formula One rivals Alpine as reserve, team principal James Vowles said on Friday. Colapinto, 21, made nine starts with Williams last year after being drafted in as replacement for dropped American Logan Sargeant.