Nuggets and Knicks legend Carmelo Anthony elected to Hall of Fame

Carmelo Anthony, who has been a part 10 times of the All-Star Game, has been notified that he’s been elected into this year’s Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class.

Carmelo, a 6-time All-NBA pick, was selected 3^rd overall by the Nuggets in 2003, a draft that saw LeBron James picked 1^st by the Cavs and Wade 5^th to the Heat.

First ballot: Carmelo Anthony has been notified that he's been elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025, sources tell ESPN. Anthony made 10 All-Star appearances and six All-NBA teams in 19 seasons to go along with three Olympic gold medals for Team USA. pic.twitter.com/b079xHPqZB

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He swiftly became 1 of the NBA’s premier scorers, averaging 21 points per game in his debut campaign. Anthony would go average almost 25 points over 8 years and 564 matches for Denver, which featured a West Conference final defeat to the Lakers during the 2008-09.

In 2011, Carmelo was traded to the NY Knicks as part of a blockbuster 3-team deal, as he returned to the East, where he was born. Anthony led the league in scoring in 2013, but could not lead New York beyond the 2^nd round of the postseason that campaign.

He also averaged almost 25 points in 412 matches for the NBA franchise from the Big Apple.

Antony played for the Lakers in his final campaign in the league in 2021-22.