Carmelo Anthony's BEST Highlights As A Rookie

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[@mbuzi5132]

Melo with the braids was different

[@retrorampage9015]

This boy was as good, I forgot.. lol

[@Kazekiddo101]

Well, braid Melo is back

[@kamarihodges4205]

Just need #15 back with beard shaved lol

[@Medevenx2K]

They be cornrows tho not braids

[@noelbgood8845]

Date him then softy

[@anthonyvaldez-martinez2208]

I forgot how athletic Melo used to be. Miss those days. In his prime, he was top 5 in the league, hands down

[@goldenokoko3211]

Facts

[@Lhansmeyer33]

Yeah.... if you don't count defense. He was never top 5 all around.

[@Chris56076]

@@Lhansmeyer33 top 5 player easily

[@NACentDSTM]

@@Lhansmeyer33 ?.? He was literally top 3 mvp that don’t even make sense also can we stop with this all around crap that’s only a result from players joining a system that allowed them to play out of position like lebron being allowed to play pg same with giannis who was allowed to play both pg and sg for a whole season. Jokic brings the ball down as a center. It’s not that he doesn’t have the ability to do it since he was a pg in high school before his growth spurt it’s that he wasn’t allowed to

[@DrAverage444]

Idk what years he was top 5 but it wasn’t many. I love melo but he just never had the right system or coach for him.

[@rafaeldancel8886]

Melo and LBJ had identical stats in their rookie year but the difference is Melo took the Nuggets to the playoffs while LBJ didn’t, Melo should have won ROTY

[@AcesBeatz]

FACTS say it ONE MORE TIME SO these BLIND FOOLS can see it. MELO got ROBBED man straight up ROBBED by the BS NBA. Bron was gonna win ROTY no matter what Melo did.

[@someonelivescash]

agree, even if Bron is obviously the better player all time. Melo took a barely better (still trash) Denver team to the playoffs in a notably better conference

[@m6bimmer30]

Yea Melo got robbed...he was the all around better player coming into the league. Politics!

[@skrrtman]

that’s what turned him into a monster the following years in Denver

[@solace4114]

100%

[@apostolosapostolopoulos1190]

Tbh Melo was one of the most athletic players in his prime

[@camcam1293]

Carmelo anthony is top ten in MY all time favorite players but you would never catch me or carmelo himself saying this😂

[@ricli3614]

unstoppable, not super athletic

[@TheGumballScrub]

He settled with his talent and got chubby over the years. Held him back

[@biskycrossfire6245]

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[@ricli3614]

@@TheGumballScrub yeh then he got slim, but didnt fully build muscle, which is why he can move well, but cant fully keep up with the younger guys in terms of durability

[@robsmith6650]

RIP Hamilton said that Pistons would’ve won 2-3 rings if they had drafted Melo and he would been considered the best player of this generation

[@bOmBAsTiK]

He's right. 3-4 'chips actually. Definitely a 3-peat from '04-'06...

[@kenoihall48]

I don't know about him being considered the best player cuz LeBron would've still had his hype

[@The_favorite_Uncle]

@@kenoihall48 yeah but that would have been a BATTLE in the ecf for some years

[@kidtezzy]

Idk.Would they have traded for Rasheed.? But that possibly wouldnt have mattered.

[@Red-gc6dw]

@@kenoihall48 coming in, Melo had just as much hype. Melo n Bron seperated themselves after Bron won his rings in Miami and Carmelo was trapped in basketball purgatory in his last 3 years in NYC

[@ClarkNetwork]

Been saying it since a kid Melo deserved ROTY it was already decided when the season started but melo deserved it

[@npvuvuzela]

absolutely not lol

[@MrIgnaxius]

Definitely, he led his team to the playoffs that yr. and every yr. while he was in denver in THE WEST.

[@tmoney3550]

Same here i remember that year and i was a huge fan of james but melo did deserve ROTY that season but lebron had more hype and we all know that the league is .

[@videosnbastars1748]

go see the video of I stole James that I just uploaded! 🏀

[@tmoney3550]

Melo beat lebron both games that season .

[@Patawon]

He and Bron walked in the league as top 25 players from day one… that’s an elite class

[@OhTaco77]

Wade as well

[@Patawon]

@@OhTaco77the difference is D Wade had a good team around him and initially he was being asked to play the point, so he was outta position. His numbers weren’t quite as good as Bron and Melo. That’s partially due to the talent he had. The Cavs were trash and the Nuggets put the ball in Melo’s hands right away.

[@martincarrera567]

One of the best of 2003 NBA draft👌🏼💯

[@biskycrossfire6245]

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[@jamiemcbean6163]

BISKY CROSSFIRE No

[@kenoihall48]

@@jamiemcbean6163 say it louder for the one's round the back

[@princepscivitatis00]

Rip Hamilton was absolutely right when he said that if Detroit drafted Melo he'd have at least two rings by now. A young dynamic scorer such as him would be the final puzzle piece to that squad. Chances are, we would also remember him as a better defender than he is now. Stylistically, he'd fit them perfectly and would today without a doubt be considered the greatest generational player alongside LeBron. Nevertheless, top 10 scorer of all time for sure. His jumpshot is a thing of beauty, I could watch him shoot jumpers all day.

[@inexpugnabilis]

Melo didn't deserve the disrespect after his tenure at houston. Surely a future HOF, even without rings. I mean Olympic Melo, Denver Melo, Knicks Melo as well as his comeback in Portland after not playing for about a year speaks for itself.

[@PhillyJatt]

Look at Melo man, So Inspirational

[@iBuyBitcoin]

People disregard and disrespect Melo way too much smh

[@emmanuelnatividad7130]

bcoz he waste his talent not winning single MVP award or NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

[@cr1mzn_]

@@emmanuelnatividad7130 dude was rookie of the year in every month

[@emmanuelnatividad7130]

@@cr1mzn_ so why lebron win rookie of the year?

[@cr1mzn_]

@@emmanuelnatividad7130 too much hype, Melo led team to playoffs

[@emmanuelnatividad7130]

@@cr1mzn_ probably it goes either way totally im a fan of melo denver days it sucks how he's career , he could be the next kobe

[@dajv6133]

He was so explosive back then

[@aluna6952]

Melo is my favorite player happy birthday hoodie melo

[@AidanAce22]

I hope who ever sees this has a great day

[@alansawyer8821]

Melo has always been a go to player. I’m glad he got another chance to play in the League.

[@Fidi-nu1it]

Melo had every move kobe had 🤝The man scored 62 in three quarters but espn won't tell you about that

[@Opiumdistorted784]

Happy birthday melo hope you have a safe birthday and enjoy with your family and stay melo🙏💯🔥

[@brucelau2023]

Truly prime Melo was one of the athletic players in his prime for sure

[@tombrady-ny2zs]

This is rookie melo

[@regi2k198]

Happy bday goat

[@darrylwallace2428]

Salute to Melo for having a great career. He’s a hall of famer in my book.

[@wazzzzzzzzupppppppppp3007]

those were the days!

[@gopalakrishnan7311]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARMELO ANTHONY HAVE A GREAT ONE!

[@fonzworthbentley7455]

I remember these light blue Nuggets were so cool!! It's like they were a whole new franchise after Melo arrived

[@thomasdavis4533]

All time great talent

[@akikoozeki3114]

I would imagine Melo was drafted 2nd to Detroit, we would have seen one of the best Midwest rivalry against Lebron in Cleveland and maybe Chicago with Derrick rose in 2009/2010

[@siahbk1853]

Always had the sweetest looking jumper frfr

[@biskycrossfire6245]

Carmelo the beast

[@squareaddict9498]

Hope everyone’s doing good love ya guys and the NBA 😊 stay safe

[@biskycrossfire6245]

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[@iivic1133]

@@biskycrossfire6245 stfu

[@biskycrossfire6245]

@@iivic1133 ok friend im sorry

[@iivic1133]

@@biskycrossfire6245piss off

[@biskycrossfire6245]

@@iivic1133 👍

[@chrislayden5774]

Yessir Melo

[@Adertitsoff999]

Man, it must be the water in NYC. Melo, MJ, Kareem just to name a few of the many NYC born hall of famers.

[@mrpelvis2737]

I cannot help thinking him and Dwight should have stayed where they had been drafted

[@lbj9023]

don't worry they are on the same team now

[@danyulwilliams9823]

Carmelo Anthony is one of my favorite players in the NBA!!! ❤❤😊😊 Another thing, he’s one of the athletic players in the league!!! ❤️ 😍 🤩

[@tannerking8299]

Im only old enough to remember his last year on the nuggets before going to the knicks. I envy the people that saw this firsthand.

[@keithmckeever2088]

Melos first step was on level of Michael Jordan players that considerably smaller Melos quickness was up to par or maybe better in his prime.

[@famousxji1852]

Your not lying at all🤔 Now that I think about it, their the quickness is on par. All though, I would give the slight edge to MJ. That man MJ has Cat like quickness. But Melo in his prime had that immense quickness and that bulldozing strength to help him score buckets (in the post or facing up).

[@ItsJimdevera]

Denver Melo is 🔥🔥🔥

[@femwen3544]

Those Denver jerseys were so clean maaan

[@gizor21]

MELO IS AMONG TOP 20 PLAYERS THAT EVER EVER PLAYED THIS GAME

[@rmieyezred]

As a laker fan bring back dem old nuggets jerseys haha the white one , bby blue & the alternates back then the dark navy blue with yellow outlines 🔥 man memories of my childhood kobe/melo shoes all day

[@kianlol2929]

I just wanna say thank you to god for giving me another year to celebrate my birthday

[@tyrellc3911]

Melo was a monster

[@AshantiiMarie]

Back when melo loved the game was always my favorite player and still is

[@Plugswitch]

I love New York Knick’s melo

[@user-gc6bl8ej8b]

@@biskycrossfire6245 STOP PROMOTING YOUR CHANNEL

[@user-gc6bl8ej8b]

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[@gomasonpatriot1]

This man was basketball

[@jaymiller5669]

Im glad he at least got those gold medals for his career achievements

[@NextMJ2]

Nobody in the league today is this good or entertaining to watch 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Joshua-fr1xp]

You definitely don't watch.

[@NextMJ2]

@@Joshua-fr1xp sike… Life Long League Pass Subscriber

[@Joshua-fr1xp]

@@NextMJ2 Great! Doesn't mean you actually watch.

[@FireAngelChris]

@@Joshua-fr1xp lol facts and Melo My guy

[@mellothefellow2905]

He definitely need to next 2k for 25 melo7 forever I wish could had when back to Denver to finish his last season with the team that he got started with he forever a legend Syracuse

[@thawalker]

Jason tatum is the closest thing to this young Melo.

[@ga-yy3vc]

Imagin this melo with the joker and playoffs murray playing together. It would be amazing

[@2Tall2ActSmall]

If Melo would’ve stayed in Denver they wouldn’t have sucked enough to be able to draft the Joker

[@sunheru]

@@2Tall2ActSmall Joker is a 2nd round pick so they would've still got him

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodvue]

He should’ve won Rookie of The Year but you know the media loves LeBron

[@raizen4271]

IDOL!!!

[@SuperDave30]

Young N hungry Carmelo Anthony!

[@mpx2k159]

my guy melo

[@Dylan-nl9tp]

Ppl forgot before the shooting melo we had the athletic finishing melo😮‍💨💯

[@londonstackhouse4145]

Syracuse melo

[@pieceoflintifoundonthefloo554]

Truly, truly the GOAT

[@sabeeh184]

Hoop Juice chill out

[@goldenokoko3211]

Damn I forgot he was that athletic 👀

[@taedoss7813]

What if melo played for the pistons 🤔

[@biskycrossfire6245]

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[@pzooka]

stfu

[@mystichehe8203]

BISKY CROSSFIRE N O

[@biskycrossfire6245]

@@mystichehe8203 ok my friend im sorru

[@paddypgaming23]

@@pzooka 😶

[@4EscobarM]

2:42 i did not expect that, Like at all 😂

[@971marlone]

Il était vraiment au dessus de tout.trop fort

[@Chris56076]

🔥🔥🔥

[@squareaddict9498]

NBA posts everyone heading straight to comments 😂

[@squareaddict9498]

Yep

[@mjw7868]

this niggas such a fucking legend its crazy...uncontainable swag.

[@BigBelly111492]

He really used to crank that sh*t on anybody🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fifi24ablefifi18]

poetry in motion

[@1Travis]

He was a real baller

[@ChanceJolivette]

melo was so nasty

[@DANGER13B]

Young melo beast

[@Kal-El207]

Cornrow Melo was a problem.

[@timothy1949]

children don't know how good Melo was, he was a complete beast that go head to head with Lebron, he was Draymond Green before Draymond Green.

[@timothy1949]

@King Drake prime draymond green > jordan

[@sheffdeen]

"Ego is thy Enemy" and he knows it now.

[@TylerRoseTV]

Some of these highlights I’ve never seen and iam a huge Melo fan ... it seems the NBA was hiding these dunks because he got robbed for rookie of the year smh 🤦🏽‍♂️ Happy Birthday To The Goat 🐐

[@NACentDSTM]

Fr wow you should check out a channel called staymelo_007 he got all his early denver highlights he up went crazy

[@TylerRoseTV]

@@NACentDSTM bro I’m already subscribed haha that shit got all the games

[@NACentDSTM]

@@TylerRoseTVyeah man good quality too that’s why I fuck with his channel you can’t find a lot of old melo highlights so I’m glad he exists

[@Tee.Dolo2x]

Melo game was so ahead if his time

[@fruitface3888]

6 year olds: spamming FIrSt Me: nobody cares

[@badboyinjordanz]

One of the best rookie seasons I ever saw

[@huskeyei]

melo was litttyyyy i wonder if lamelo could do this on the knicks or somewhere in his first year

[@rokurotanizaki3108]

Way back when jerseys are lookin good than today

[@Stvst29]

Don’t think we’ve seen a class that good ever. Just compare to modern day classes. No rookies doing this anymore

[@johnatona-b9437]

zion ,morant ,doncic

[@TheOfficifalRyanCreary]

Melo should’ve won ROY

[@blueangel7416]

This kind of Melo is different from the present..i like this old version of him.

[@zacwoods]

2:16 little did he know he would return to that very court for many many more memories as a Knick

[@timothyreid694]

Nice Video

[@isaacduque4077]

gg melo

[@bandom3686]

STAYME7O

[@zechwilson5934]

Convinced y’all dropped this because y’all seen what Richard Hamilton said on all the smoke lol

[@anusharajah7285]

Nobody actually knew how good melo was

[@yancelrealest2822]

Look at Carmelo man

[@makkyulet6719]

Who’s here after his retirement

[@terence79ulrikson]

The real Roy of 2003 ☝🏽

[@radentstwo9793]

2004*

[@jjaybourne4734]

Its gonna be a real bummer that Melo couldn't win at least one chip. Really a talented scorer even as a rook.

[@Kirbystare1992]

Stop putting so much stock into chips Gary Payton has one do you really care? Probably not

[@alanshaw6933]

@@Kirbystare1992 Gary Payton doesn’t have a ring…

[@Kirbystare1992]

@@alanshaw6933 2006 heat yes he does

[@alanshaw6933]

@@Kirbystare1992 damn my bad Bubba I high key forgot he was on that squad

[@Kirbystare1992]

@@alanshaw6933 all good

[@blablablabla2572]

Happy birthday melo❤

[@babyblack716]

His hesi was nasty in Denver, he came to NY and lost his explosion. Was always a great shooter tho. 🔥🔥💪🏾

[@NACentDSTM]

Nah he had it until his knee surgery

[@pjheat026]

I miss young melo

[@SuiGeneris1665]

Who's here after he announced his retirement?

[@JaeRoc6]

lookin like the 1st ever 16yr old rookie

[@djsuperrap6685]

I'm 15 yall I wish I was at least born in 1988 same birthday still a Male still have the love for basketball and comic book related stuff just to be able to see everything 90s and 00s I should've been class of 06 and should've been 32 by now being born in 05 and into this era sucks for me if only had got to see the 90s and and all of 00s cause if we being real I rather be a teenage Hooper in the 00s then now

[@ryandamon3151]

I love CA 🧡🧡🧡🧡💙💙💙💙🔥🔥🔥

[@narutogoku2767]

They have to gave him the ROY or the CO-ROY in 2003

[@AcesBeatz]

He was ROBBED Bron won the ROTY before he even stepped on the court NBA is BULLShiiiii

[@vangutenairball1852]

Happy birthday

[@kevothegoat9891]

Should’ve won rookie of the year