Carmelo Anthony Elected Into The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class Of 2025

Carmelo Anthony, a ten-time NBA All-Star, has been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

Anthony was drafted third overall by the Denver Nuggets in 2003, a star-studded draft that featured LeBron James at first to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwyane Wade at fifth to the Miami Heat.

Anthony quickly became one of the league’s most prolific scorers, averaging 21 points per game as a rookie. Over eight years and 564 games with the Nuggets, he put up 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists, leading Denver to a deep playoff run that ended with a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2009 Western Conference Finals.

In 2011, the New York Knicks acquired Anthony in a blockbuster three-team trade. He led the league in scoring in 2013, but New York’s playoff run ended in the second round. In 412 games with the franchise, he averaged 24.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists.

Anthony’s seven-year Knicks tenure ended in 2017 when he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he played just one season. He then had brief stints with the Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers and Lakers, finishing his career in Los Angeles during the 2021-22 season.

Over 19 seasons, he averaged 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.7 assists on 44.7% shooting from the field and 35% from three, ranking 10th in NBA history with 28,289 career points.

During his lone season at Syracuse, Anthony led the team to the 2003 national championship and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

Anthony also dominated the international stage, taking home Olympic bronze in 2004 before winning gold in 2008, 2012 and 2016, making him the most decorated American men’s basketball player in Olympic history.