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Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was named an NBA All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team member six times. 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.
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 prior to joining 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 Olympic teams. As of April 2016, he was the US Olympic team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, and games played. He currently ranks ninth among NBA career scoring leaders.
Career Honours 
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2021
Portland Trail Blazers | 
NBA All Star
2017
Oklahoma City Thunder |
NBA All Star
2016
New York Knicks | 
Olympics Gold
2016
New York Knicks | 
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
2016
New York Knicks |
NBA All Star
2015
New York Knicks |
NBA All Star
2014
New York Knicks |
NBA All Star
2013
New York Knicks |
NBA scoring champion
2013
Oklahoma City Thunder |
NBA All Star
2012
New York Knicks |
Olympics Gold
2012
New York Knicks |
NBA All Star
2011
New York Knicks |
NBA All Star
2010
New York Knicks |
NBA All Star
2008
New York Knicks |
Olympics Gold
2008
New York Knicks |
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
2008
New York Knicks |
NBA All Star
2007
New York Knicks | 
FIBA AmeriCup
2007
United States Basketball |
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
2006
New York Knicks | 
NBA Rising Stars MVP
2005
Denver Nuggets |
Olympics Bronze
2004
United States Basketball | 
NCAA Basketball
2003
Syracuse |
Career Milestones
NBA 25000 Points
2018-01-27 | 
NBA 62 Points
2014-01-24 | 
NBA 50 Points
2013-04-02 | 
Syracuse Retired Number
2013-02-24 |
NBA 50 Points
2011-02-07 |
NBA 50 Points
2009-11-27 |
Former Youth Teams
2002-2003 |
Former Senior Teams
2003-2011 |
2004-2016 |
2011-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2021 |
2021-2022 |
Former Club Staff Contracts
2019-2020 |
2021-2022 |
Fanart
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Statistics |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | Appearances | NBA | 2021-2022 | 69 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Assists | NBA | 2021-2022 | 68 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Blocks | NBA | 2021-2022 | 52 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Mins Played | NBA | 2021-2022 | 1,793 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Points | NBA | 2021-2022 | 919 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Rebounds | NBA | 2021-2022 | 288 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Steals | NBA | 2021-2022 | 47 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Turnovers | NBA | 2021-2022 | 59 |
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| Portland Trail Blazers | Appearances | NBA | 2020-2021 | 75 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Assists | NBA | 2020-2021 | 113 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Blocks | NBA | 2020-2021 | 39 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Mins Played | NBA | 2020-2021 | 1,833 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Points | NBA | 2020-2021 | 998 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Rebounds | NBA | 2020-2021 | 233 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Steals | NBA | 2020-2021 | 48 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Turnovers | NBA | 2020-2021 | 68 |
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| Portland Trail Blazers | Appearances | NBA | 2019-2020 | 63 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Assists | NBA | 2019-2020 | 95 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Blocks | NBA | 2019-2020 | 29 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Mins Played | NBA | 2019-2020 | 2,078 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Points | NBA | 2019-2020 | 971 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Rebounds | NBA | 2019-2020 | 393 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Steals | NBA | 2019-2020 | 54 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Turnovers | NBA | 2019-2020 | 113 |
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| Houston Rockets | Appearances | NBA | 2018-2019 | 10 |
| Houston Rockets | Assists | NBA | 2018-2019 | 5 |
| Houston Rockets | Blocks | NBA | 2018-2019 | 7 |
| Houston Rockets | Mins Played | NBA | 2018-2019 | 294 |
| Houston Rockets | Points | NBA | 2018-2019 | 134 |
| Houston Rockets | Rebounds | NBA | 2018-2019 | 54 |
| Houston Rockets | Steals | NBA | 2018-2019 | 4 |
| Houston Rockets | Turnovers | NBA | 2018-2019 | 8 |
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| Oklahoma City Thunder | Appearances | NBA | 2017-2018 | 84 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Assists | NBA | 2017-2018 | 105 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Blocks | NBA | 2017-2018 | 53 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Mins Played | NBA | 2017-2018 | 2,695 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Points | NBA | 2017-2018 | 1,332 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Rebounds | NBA | 2017-2018 | 487 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Steals | NBA | 2017-2018 | 57 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Turnovers | NBA | 2017-2018 | 105 |
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| New York Knicks | Appearances | NBA | 2016-2017 | 74 |
| New York Knicks | Assists | NBA | 2016-2017 | 213 |
| New York Knicks | Blocks | NBA | 2016-2017 | 34 |
| New York Knicks | Mins Played | NBA | 2016-2017 | 2,538 |
| New York Knicks | Points | NBA | 2016-2017 | 1,659 |
| New York Knicks | Rebounds | NBA | 2016-2017 | 438 |
| New York Knicks | Steals | NBA | 2016-2017 | 60 |
| New York Knicks | Turnovers | NBA | 2016-2017 | 153 |
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| United States Basketball | Appearances | Olympics Basketball | 2016 | 8 |
| United States Basketball | Assists | Olympics Basketball | 2016 | 18 |
| United States Basketball | Blocks | Olympics Basketball | 2016 | 2 |
| United States Basketball | Mins Played | Olympics Basketball | 2016 | 186 |
| United States Basketball | Points | Olympics Basketball | 2016 | 97 |
| United States Basketball | Rebounds | Olympics Basketball | 2016 | 42 |
| United States Basketball | Steals | Olympics Basketball | 2016 | 5 |
| United States Basketball | Turnovers | Olympics Basketball | 2016 | 7 |
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| New York Knicks | Appearances | NBA | 2015-2016 | 72 |
| New York Knicks | Assists | NBA | 2015-2016 | 299 |
| New York Knicks | Blocks | NBA | 2015-2016 | 38 |
| New York Knicks | Mins Played | NBA | 2015-2016 | 2,530 |
| New York Knicks | Points | NBA | 2015-2016 | 1,573 |
| New York Knicks | Rebounds | NBA | 2015-2016 | 556 |
| New York Knicks | Steals | NBA | 2015-2016 | 62 |
| New York Knicks | Turnovers | NBA | 2015-2016 | 176 |
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| New York Knicks | Appearances | NBA | 2014-2015 | 40 |
| New York Knicks | Assists | NBA | 2014-2015 | 122 |
| New York Knicks | Blocks | NBA | 2014-2015 | 17 |
| New York Knicks | Mins Played | NBA | 2014-2015 | 1,428 |
| New York Knicks | Points | NBA | 2014-2015 | 966 |
| New York Knicks | Rebounds | NBA | 2014-2015 | 264 |
| New York Knicks | Steals | NBA | 2014-2015 | 40 |
| New York Knicks | Turnovers | NBA | 2014-2015 | 89 |
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| New York Knicks | Appearances | NBA | 2013-2014 | 77 |
| New York Knicks | Assists | NBA | 2013-2014 | 242 |
| New York Knicks | Blocks | NBA | 2013-2014 | 51 |
| New York Knicks | Mins Played | NBA | 2013-2014 | 2,982 |
| New York Knicks | Points | NBA | 2013-2014 | 2,112 |
| New York Knicks | Rebounds | NBA | 2013-2014 | 622 |
| New York Knicks | Steals | NBA | 2013-2014 | 95 |
| New York Knicks | Turnovers | NBA | 2013-2014 | 198 |
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| New York Knicks | Appearances | NBA | 2012-2013 | 79 |
| New York Knicks | Assists | NBA | 2012-2013 | 190 |
| New York Knicks | Blocks | NBA | 2012-2013 | 34 |
| New York Knicks | Mins Played | NBA | 2012-2013 | 2,963 |
| New York Knicks | Points | NBA | 2012-2013 | 2,266 |
| New York Knicks | Rebounds | NBA | 2012-2013 | 539 |
| New York Knicks | Steals | NBA | 2012-2013 | 65 |
| New York Knicks | Turnovers | NBA | 2012-2013 | 206 |
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| United States Basketball | Appearances | Olympics Basketball | 2012 | 8 |
| United States Basketball | Assists | Olympics Basketball | 2012 | 10 |
| United States Basketball | Mins Played | Olympics Basketball | 2012 | 143 |
| United States Basketball | Points | Olympics Basketball | 2012 | 130 |
| United States Basketball | Rebounds | Olympics Basketball | 2012 | 38 |
| United States Basketball | Steals | Olympics Basketball | 2012 | 4 |
| United States Basketball | Turnovers | Olympics Basketball | 2012 | 7 |
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| New York Knicks | Appearances | NBA | 2011-2012 | 60 |
| New York Knicks | Assists | NBA | 2011-2012 | 211 |
| New York Knicks | Blocks | NBA | 2011-2012 | 25 |
| New York Knicks | Mins Played | NBA | 2011-2012 | 2,080 |
| New York Knicks | Points | NBA | 2011-2012 | 1,384 |
| New York Knicks | Rebounds | NBA | 2011-2012 | 385 |
| New York Knicks | Steals | NBA | 2011-2012 | 68 |
| New York Knicks | Turnovers | NBA | 2011-2012 | 158 |
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| New York Knicks | Appearances | NBA | 2010-2011 | 31 |
| Denver Nuggets | Appearances | NBA | 2010-2011 | 50 |
| New York Knicks | Assists | NBA | 2010-2011 | 100 |
| Denver Nuggets | Assists | NBA | 2010-2011 | 140 |
| New York Knicks | Blocks | NBA | 2010-2011 | 18 |
| Denver Nuggets | Blocks | NBA | 2010-2011 | 31 |
| New York Knicks | Mins Played | NBA | 2010-2011 | 1,133 |
| Denver Nuggets | Mins Played | NBA | 2010-2011 | 1,774 |
| New York Knicks | Points | NBA | 2010-2011 | 815 |
| Denver Nuggets | Points | NBA | 2010-2011 | 1,259 |
| New York Knicks | Rebounds | NBA | 2010-2011 | 222 |
| Denver Nuggets | Rebounds | NBA | 2010-2011 | 382 |
| New York Knicks | Steals | NBA | 2010-2011 | 30 |
| Denver Nuggets | Steals | NBA | 2010-2011 | 43 |
| New York Knicks | Turnovers | NBA | 2010-2011 | 77 |
| Denver Nuggets | Turnovers | NBA | 2010-2011 | 142 |
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| Denver Nuggets | Appearances | NBA | 2009-2010 | 75 |
| Denver Nuggets | Assists | NBA | 2009-2010 | 242 |
| Denver Nuggets | Blocks | NBA | 2009-2010 | 33 |
| Denver Nuggets | Mins Played | NBA | 2009-2010 | 2,888 |
| Denver Nuggets | Points | NBA | 2009-2010 | 2,127 |
| Denver Nuggets | Rebounds | NBA | 2009-2010 | 505 |
| Denver Nuggets | Steals | NBA | 2009-2010 | 100 |
| Denver Nuggets | Turnovers | NBA | 2009-2010 | 230 |
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| Denver Nuggets | Appearances | NBA | 2008-2009 | 82 |
| Denver Nuggets | Assists | NBA | 2008-2009 | 287 |
| Denver Nuggets | Blocks | NBA | 2008-2009 | 34 |
| Denver Nuggets | Mins Played | NBA | 2008-2009 | 2,889 |
| Denver Nuggets | Points | NBA | 2008-2009 | 1,939 |
| Denver Nuggets | Rebounds | NBA | 2008-2009 | 543 |
| Denver Nuggets | Steals | NBA | 2008-2009 | 103 |
| Denver Nuggets | Turnovers | NBA | 2008-2009 | 236 |
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| United States Basketball | Appearances | Olympics Basketball | 2008 | 8 |
| United States Basketball | Assists | Olympics Basketball | 2008 | 3 |
| United States Basketball | Blocks | Olympics Basketball | 2008 | 2 |
| United States Basketball | Mins Played | Olympics Basketball | 2008 | 153 |
| United States Basketball | Points | Olympics Basketball | 2008 | 92 |
| United States Basketball | Rebounds | Olympics Basketball | 2008 | 34 |
| United States Basketball | Steals | Olympics Basketball | 2008 | 8 |
| United States Basketball | Turnovers | Olympics Basketball | 2008 | 6 |
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| Denver Nuggets | Appearances | NBA | 2007-2008 | 81 |
| Denver Nuggets | Assists | NBA | 2007-2008 | 267 |
| Denver Nuggets | Blocks | NBA | 2007-2008 | 40 |
| Denver Nuggets | Mins Played | NBA | 2007-2008 | 2,952 |
| Denver Nuggets | Points | NBA | 2007-2008 | 2,068 |
| Denver Nuggets | Rebounds | NBA | 2007-2008 | 609 |
| Denver Nuggets | Steals | NBA | 2007-2008 | 100 |
| Denver Nuggets | Turnovers | NBA | 2007-2008 | 265 |
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| United States Basketball | Appearances | FIBA AmeriCup | 2007 | 9 |
| United States Basketball | Assists | FIBA AmeriCup | 2007 | 13 |
| United States Basketball | Blocks | FIBA AmeriCup | 2007 | 3 |
| United States Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA AmeriCup | 2007 | 175 |
| United States Basketball | Points | FIBA AmeriCup | 2007 | 191 |
| United States Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA AmeriCup | 2007 | 47 |
| United States Basketball | Steals | FIBA AmeriCup | 2007 | 6 |
| United States Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA AmeriCup | 2007 | 4 |
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| Denver Nuggets | Appearances | NBA | 2006-2007 | 70 |
| Denver Nuggets | Assists | NBA | 2006-2007 | 255 |
| Denver Nuggets | Blocks | NBA | 2006-2007 | 23 |
| Denver Nuggets | Mins Played | NBA | 2006-2007 | 2,696 |
| Denver Nuggets | Points | NBA | 2006-2007 | 2,015 |
| Denver Nuggets | Rebounds | NBA | 2006-2007 | 434 |
| Denver Nuggets | Steals | NBA | 2006-2007 | 82 |
| Denver Nuggets | Turnovers | NBA | 2006-2007 | 253 |
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| United States Basketball | Appearances | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 9 |
| United States Basketball | Assists | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 14 |
| United States Basketball | Mins Played | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 216 |
| United States Basketball | Points | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 179 |
| United States Basketball | Rebounds | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 33 |
| United States Basketball | Steals | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 17 |
| United States Basketball | Turnovers | FIBA Basketball World Cup | 2006 | 10 |
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| Denver Nuggets | Appearances | NBA | 2005-2006 | 85 |
| Denver Nuggets | Assists | NBA | 2005-2006 | 230 |
| Denver Nuggets | Blocks | NBA | 2005-2006 | 43 |
| Denver Nuggets | Mins Played | NBA | 2005-2006 | 3,134 |
| Denver Nuggets | Points | NBA | 2005-2006 | 2,227 |
| Denver Nuggets | Rebounds | NBA | 2005-2006 | 427 |
| Denver Nuggets | Steals | NBA | 2005-2006 | 92 |
| Denver Nuggets | Turnovers | NBA | 2005-2006 | 233 |
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| Denver Nuggets | Appearances | NBA | 2004-2005 | 80 |
| Denver Nuggets | Assists | NBA | 2004-2005 | 204 |
| Denver Nuggets | Blocks | NBA | 2004-2005 | 31 |
| Denver Nuggets | Mins Played | NBA | 2004-2005 | 2,788 |
| Denver Nuggets | Points | NBA | 2004-2005 | 1,654 |
| Denver Nuggets | Rebounds | NBA | 2004-2005 | 453 |
| Denver Nuggets | Steals | NBA | 2004-2005 | 71 |
| Denver Nuggets | Turnovers | NBA | 2004-2005 | 237 |
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| United States Basketball | Appearances | Olympics Basketball | 2004 | 7 |
| United States Basketball | Mins Played | Olympics Basketball | 2004 | 47 |
| United States Basketball | Points | Olympics Basketball | 2004 | 17 |
| United States Basketball | Rebounds | Olympics Basketball | 2004 | 11 |
| United States Basketball | Steals | Olympics Basketball | 2004 | 2 |
| United States Basketball | Turnovers | Olympics Basketball | 2004 | 6 |
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| Denver Nuggets | Appearances | NBA | 2003-2004 | 86 |
| Denver Nuggets | Assists | NBA | 2003-2004 | 238 |
| Denver Nuggets | Blocks | NBA | 2003-2004 | 41 |
| Denver Nuggets | Mins Played | NBA | 2003-2004 | 3,138 |
| Denver Nuggets | Points | NBA | 2003-2004 | 1,785 |
| Denver Nuggets | Rebounds | NBA | 2003-2004 | 531 |
| Denver Nuggets | Steals | NBA | 2003-2004 | 102 |
| Denver Nuggets | Turnovers | NBA | 2003-2004 | 264 |
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