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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Carmelo Anthony
Career at a glance
Carmelo Anthony played 19 NBA regular seasons between 2003 and 2022, appearing in 1,260 games and averaging 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He played for 6 teams: Denver (2003–11, 564 games), New York (2010–17, 412 games), Oklahoma City (2017–18, 78 games), Houston (2018–19, 10 games), Portland (2019–21, 127 games), L.A. Lakers (2021–22, 69 games). His best scoring season was 2006–07 with Denver: 28.9 points per game over 65 games.
He rebounded best in 2013–14 at 8.1 per game. The season table marks him as the league leader in scoring once. In the playoffs he appeared in 13 postseason runs (83 games, 23.1 points per game).
Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 28,300 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kyam Anthony (/kɑːrˈmɛloʊ/kar-MEL-oh; born May 29, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Melo", Anthony played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a ten-time NBA All-Star and six-time All-NBA Team member. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange, winning a national championship as a freshman in 2003 while being named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. In 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, and is regarded as one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. He was inducted twice into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2025, as an individual player and also as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.
After one season at Syracuse, Anthony entered the 2003 NBA draft and was selected with the third overall pick by the Denver Nuggets. While playing for Denver, he led the Nuggets to the playoffs every year from 2004 to 2010; the team won two division titles in that span. In 2009, Anthony led the Nuggets to their first conference finals appearance since 1985. In 2011, he was traded from Denver to the New York Knicks days before the NBA trade deadline. In a January 24, 2014, game against the Charlotte Bobcats, Anthony scored a career-high 62 points, setting a Knicks' single-game scoring record and a Madison Square Garden single-game scoring record. Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he played one season before a short stint with the Houston Rockets. He spent two seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing off his career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Anthony has played in the Olympics for the US national team a record four times, winning a bronze medal with the 2004 squad and gold medals on the 2008, 2012, and 2016 teams. As of April 2016, he was the US Olympic team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, and games played.[needs update] He currently ranks eleventh among NBA career scoring leaders.
- Born
- May 29, 1984 (age 42) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Listed weight
- 238 lb (108 kg)
- Position
- Small forward / power forward
- High school
- Towson Catholic (Towson, Maryland) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
- College
- Syracuse (2002–2003)
- NBA draft
- 2003: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
- Playing career
- 2003–2022
Career highlights and awards
- 10× NBA All-Star (2007, 2008, 2010–2017)
- 2× All-NBA Second Team (2010, 2013)
- 4× All-NBA Third Team (2006, 2007, 2009, 2012)
- NBA scoring champion (2013)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- NCAA champion (2003)
- NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (2003)
- Consensus second-team All-American (2003)
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2003)
- First-team All-Big East (2003)
- Big East Freshman of the Year (2003)
- No. 15 retired by Syracuse Orange
- 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2006, 2016)
- First-team Parade All-American (2002)
- McDonald's All-American (2002)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Denver | 82 | 82 | 36.5 | .426 | .322 | .777 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .5 | 21.0 |
| 2004–05 | Denver | 75 | 75 | 34.8 | .431 | .266 | .796 | 5.7 | 2.6 | .9 | .4 | 20.8 |
| 2005–06 | Denver | 80 | 80 | 36.8 | .481 | .243 | .808 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .5 | 26.5 |
| 2006–07 | Denver | 65 | 65 | 38.2 | .476 | .268 | .808 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .4 | 28.9 |
| 2007–08 | Denver | 77 | 77 | 36.4 | .492 | .354 | .786 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .5 | 25.7 |
| 2008–09 | Denver | 66 | 66 | 34.3 | .443 | .371 | .793 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .4 | 22.8 |
| 2009–10 | Denver | 69 | 69 | 38.2 | .458 | .316 | .830 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .4 | 28.2 |
| 2010–11 | Denver | 50 | 50 | 35.5 | .452 | .333 | .823 | 7.6 | 2.8 | .9 | .6 | 25.2 |
| 2010–11 | New York | 27 | 27 | 36.2 | .461 | .424 | .872 | 6.7 | 3.0 | .9 | .6 | 26.3 |
| 2011–12 | New York | 55 | 55 | 34.1 | .430 | .335 | .804 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .4 | 22.6 |
| 2012–13 | New York | 67 | 67 | 37.0 | .449 | .379 | .830 | 6.9 | 2.6 | .8 | .5 | 28.7* |
| 2013–14 | New York | 77 | 77 | 38.7* | .452 | .402 | .848 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .7 | 27.4 |
| 2014–15 | New York | 40 | 40 | 35.7 | .444 | .341 | .797 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .4 | 24.2 |
| 2015–16 | New York | 72 | 72 | 35.1 | .434 | .339 | .829 | 7.7 | 4.2 | .9 | .5 | 21.8 |
| 2016–17 | New York | 74 | 74 | 34.3 | .433 | .360 | .833 | 5.9 | 2.9 | .8 | .4 | 22.4 |
| 2017–18 | Oklahoma City | 78 | 78 | 32.1 | .404 | .357 | .767 | 5.8 | 1.3 | .6 | .6 | 16.2 |
| 2018–19 | Houston | 10 | 2 | 29.4 | .405 | .328 | .682 | 5.4 | .5 | .4 | .7 | 13.4 |
| 2019–20 | Portland | 58 | 58 | 32.8 | .430 | .385 | .845 | 6.3 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | 15.4 |
| 2020–21 | Portland | 69 | 3 | 24.5 | .421 | .409 | .890 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .7 | .6 | 13.4 |
| 2021–22 | L.A. Lakers | 69 | 3 | 26.0 | .441 | .375 | .830 | 4.2 | 1.0 | .7 | .8 | 13.3 |
| Career | 1,260 | 1,120 | 34.5 | .447 | .355 | .814 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .5 | 22.5 | |
| All-Star | 10 | 8 | 26.2 | .507 | .327 | .727 | 7.5 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 18.5 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Denver | 4 | 4 | 35.8 | .328 | .182 | .800 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .0 | 15.0 |
| 2005 | Denver | 5 | 5 | 36.0 | .422 | .000 | .813 | 5.4 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | 19.2 |
| 2006 | Denver | 5 | 5 | 38.6 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 6.6 | 2.8 | .8 | .2 | 21.0 |
| 2007 | Denver | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | .480 | .500 | .795 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .0 | 26.8 |
| 2008 | Denver | 4 | 4 | 36.5 | .364 | .250 | .828 | 9.5 | 2.0 | .5 | .3 | 22.5 |
| 2009 | Denver | 16 | 16 | 38.3 | .453 | .364 | .826 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.8 | .6 | 27.2 |
| 2010 | Denver | 6 | 6 | 42.3 | .464 | .316 | .877 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | .5 | 30.7 |
| 2011 | New York | 4 | 4 | 39.0 | .375 | .346 | .853 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .8 | 26.0 |
| 2012 | New York | 5 | 5 | 40.8 | .419 | .222 | .756 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .2 | 27.8 |
| 2013 | New York | 12 | 12 | 40.1 | .406 | .298 | .885 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 28.8 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma City | 6 | 6 | 32.3 | .375 | .214 | .733 | 5.7 | .3 | 1.8 | .7 | 11.8 |
| 2020 | Portland | 5 | 5 | 35.2 | .412 | .421 | .857 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 15.2 |
| 2021 | Portland | 6 | 0 | 23.8 | .417 | .378 | .909 | 3.2 | 1.5 | .3 | .2 | 12.3 |
| Career | 83 | 77 | 37.3 | .414 | .324 | .826 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .3 | 23.1 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Syracuse | 35 | 35 | 36.4 | .453 | .337 | .706 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | .9 | 22.2 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 7″
- Weight
- 238 lb
- Position
- Small forward / power forward
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 2003
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 3
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