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Carmelo Anthony

The #3 pick of the 2003 NBA Draft

Position
Forward
Height
6'7"
Born
29 May 1984
Drafted
2003, 3rd overall — Denver Nuggets
Teams
Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers
Career
19 seasons, 2003-04 to 2021-22
Averages
22.5 PPG · 6.2 RPG · 2.7 APG

Denver took Carmelo Anthony third in 2003, a year after he won a national title at Syracuse as a freshman. He played nineteen seasons for six teams, made ten All-Star teams and six All-NBA teams, and won the 2013 scoring title with the Knicks.

Carmelo Anthony's NBA career

Every season, the team and what he won.

Carmelo Anthony's NBA career by season: team, honours and selections.
SeasonTeamHonours
2003-04Denver Nuggets
2004-05Denver Nuggets
2005-06Denver NuggetsAll-NBA Third Team
2006-07Denver NuggetsAll-Star, All-NBA Third Team
2007-08Denver NuggetsAll-Star
2008-09Denver NuggetsAll-NBA Third Team
2009-10Denver NuggetsAll-Star, All-NBA Second Team
2010-11Denver NuggetsNew York KnicksAll-StarTraded to New York in February.
2011-12New York KnicksAll-Star, All-NBA Third Team
2012-13New York KnicksScoring champion, All-Star, All-NBA Second Team
2013-14New York KnicksAll-Star
2014-15New York KnicksAll-Star
2015-16New York KnicksAll-Star
2016-17New York KnicksAll-Star
2017-18Oklahoma City Thunder
2018-19Houston RocketsPlayed ten games; traded to Chicago in January and waived.
2019-20Portland Trail BlazersSigned with Portland in November.
2020-21Portland Trail Blazers
2021-22Los Angeles LakersFinal season.

Career achievements

0Championships
0MVPs
0Finals MVPs
10All-Star selections
6All-NBA teams
1Scoring title
28,289Career points
7,808Career rebounds
3,422Career assists
1,914Playoff points

Milestones

  • NCAA champion with Syracuse in 2003, as a freshman.
  • 62 points against Charlotte in January 2014, a Knicks and Madison Square Garden record.
  • The first man to win three Olympic gold medals in basketball: 2008, 2012 and 2016, after bronze in 2004.
  • Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2025.

Draft history

Draft
2003 NBA Draft
Pick
3rd overall
Team
Denver Nuggets
From
Syracuse
Age
19 on draft night

Cleveland took LeBron James first and Detroit took Darko Milicic second.

The top of the 2003 draft

The first six picks of the actual 2003 NBA draft: pick number, player and the team that drafted him.

  1. LeBron James portrait
    Pick 1.
    Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. Darko Milicic portrait
    Pick 2.
    Darko
    Milicic
    Detroit Pistons
  3. Carmelo Anthony portrait
    Pick 3.
    Denver Nuggets
  4. Chris Bosh portrait
    Pick 4.
    Chris
    Bosh
    Toronto Raptors
  5. Dwyane Wade portrait
    Pick 5.
    Miami Heat
  6. Chris Kaman portrait
    Pick 6.
    Chris
    Kaman
    Los Angeles Clippers

Carmelo Anthony in Dynasty Redrafts

From every saved Dynasty Redraft run that finished with Carmelo Anthony in the starting five. MVPs are the star of a title season, as the simulator crowns them.

109Dynasty runs
44Championships
22%of runs win a title
33MVPs
72Best season (wins)
54.3Average wins

Carmelo Anthony's most successful Dynasty Redrafts

The saved Dynasty Redraft runs with Carmelo Anthony that won the most.
StartTeamPeak winsTitlesMVPsRun
2003Detroit Pistons6543
2011Denver Nuggets7233
2003Detroit Pistons6533
2004Denver Nuggets6533
2011Denver Nuggets6430

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