WNBA Superstars Sue Bird, Maya Moore Named to 2025 Basketball Hall of Fame

A pair of four-time WNBA champions have joined the ranks of basketball immortals.

Sources inform ESPN's Shams Charania that former Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird and former Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore have joined NBA superstars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard as members of what is shaping up to be a loaded 2025 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class.

During a 19-year career, Bird — a former Naismith College Player of the Year while with the University of Connecticut Huskies —earned 13 All-Star berths, eight All-WNBA Team inclusions (including five First Team honors), and won four titles.

Bird finished among the top 10 in league MVP voting seven times, but never won the award.

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The 5-foot-9 superstar is generally considered to be the best pure point guard of all time. She thrice led the WNBA in assists and is a member of the WNBA 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th Anniversary Teams.

A five-time Olympic gold medalist, transitioned into an ownership role with the Storm last year, two years after hanging up her sneakers for good.

Across 580 career regular season games (all starts), Bird boasts career averages of 11.7 points on .429/.392/.853 shooting splits, 5.6 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.2 steals a night.

Through an all-too-brief eight-year career, the 6-foot Moore more than delivered on the promise of the two Naismith College Player of the Year awards she earned during her own University of Connecticut NCAA run under Geno Auriemma, one of the biggest developmental figures in modern women's hoops.

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Moore was a six-time All-Star, four-time league champion (she won the 2013 Finals MVP for her efforts), seven-time All-WNBA honoree, two-time All-Defensive Teamer, and the 2014 league MVP. Like her fellow UConn alum Bird, Moore was named to the WNBA's 20th and 25th Anniversary Teams.

Although she likely could have added on a lot more accolades, Moore took a break from the WNBA starting in 2019, at age 29, through 2023 to focus on advocating for U.S. criminal justice reform. Moore was lauded with a slot on the 2020 Time 100 List for her efforts. She ultimately decided to retire rather than return.

In 271 career regular-season bouts, Moore averaged 18.4 points on .453/.384/.860 shooting splits, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.6 blocks a night.

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