The nb of the NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony was informed that it was elected in the class of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame of 2025, according to sources by ESPN Shams Charania.
Anthony, a selection of six times All-NBA, was written third in the general classification by the Denver Nuggets in 2003, a project that featured LeBron James who went first in Cleveland riders, and Dwyane Wade going fifth to Miami Heat.
Anthony quickly became one of the first scorers in the league, with an average of 21 points per match during his recruit season. He would spend an average of 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists in eight seasons and 564 games for the Nuggets, which included a defeat of the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2008-09 season.
In 2011, Anthony was exchanged to the New York Knicks as part of a three team agreement with three teams while the Baltimore native, MD returned to the East Coast and quickly became a favorite of fans for a Knicks fans base that claimed a superstar. He led the NBA by scoring in 2013, but could not lead the Knicks beyond the second round of the playoffs this season. “Melo on average 24.7 points, 7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 412 games with the Knicks.
After seven seasons with the Knicks, Melo was exchanged at Thunder before the 2017 campaign, but spent only one season at Oklahoma City, he then spent games of the following five seasons with the Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers and Lakers in 2021-22, his last season in the NBA. He would finish with 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game during his 19 -year career while pulling 44.7% on the ground, 35.5% on three -point land. Anthony has completed his career with 28,289 points, good for the 10th on the marking list of all time of the NBA.
As a college, Anthony has had its unique season in Syracuse Count, leading the orange in the 2003 NCAA championship and winning the most exceptional honors of players along the way.
Anthony also played for the United States in the Olympic game, capturing a bronze medal in 2004, followed by gold medals three attractive in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 matches, finishing as the most decorated American Olympic basketball player.