The longtime superstar of the NBA, Carmelo Anthony, was allegedly chosen as a member of the class of the renowned Basketball Naismith Memorial of 2025.
According to Shams Charania d’Espn, Melo was informed on Wednesday that he had been elected to the renowned temple during the first ballot.
Anthony was appointed finalist of the renown temple in February with his former NBA Dwight Howard players, Buck Williams and Marques Johnson.
After winning a national championship and was named the most remarkable player in the Final Four in its only college season in Syracuse, the Denver Nuggets made Anthony the overall choice n ° 3 of the NBA 2003 draft.
Melo then played for 19 seasons in the NBA with the Nuggets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers.
Anthony was a selection of 10 stars and six times All-NBA, and he won the score title of the 2012-13 NBA, and he was appointed to the 75th anniversary team of the League.
For his career, Anthony collected an average of 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.4 three points manufactured and 1.0 flights in 1260 regular season games.
With 28,289 career points, Anthony is 10th on the score list of all time of the NBA and 12th when the ABA is used.
Anthony never managed to win a championship or even play in the NBA final during his career, but he did a lot of victories on the international scene.
After winning a bronze medal with the United States team at the 2004 summer Olympic Games, Melo won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2008, 2016 and 2016.
At the time of his last Olympic appearance, Anthony was the leader of all time of Team USA in the Olympic Games, points and rebounds.
Anthony, now 40, has not played in an NBA match since 2022, but he left an indelible brand on the league due to its excellence offensive.
Melo was also part of the largest and most emblematic draft class in the history of the NBA, because he and his colleague from the Dwyane Wade renown and Chris Bosh, as well as the future temple of renown Lebron James were among the first five selections.
Anthony will take his place alongside Wade, Bosh and other legends of the match in September when he is officially inducted into the temple of reputation in Springfield, Massachusetts.
