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Carmelo F. Anthony was selected 3rd overall in the 2003 NBA
Draft by the Denver Nuggets behind only LeBron James and Darko Milicic.
He is admired by his fans due to his expertise, charm and poise. He has
saturated the basketball world with youth, vigor and buzz, that was
lacking in the NBA since long. He got his share of recognition as a
freshman only at
Syracuse University. In 2003, he led his club, Orangemen to an NCAA
Championship and delivered outstanding scores. For this achieved the
Most Valuable Player of the 2003 NCAA Final Four honor. He even
attracted the media. Since playing pro basketball was his long cherished
dream, he declared his intentions to enter the NBA draft. He took the
basketball league to new heights. With his due efforts, he accumulated
for himself All-Star-like numbers and assisted his team to become a
playoff competitor. |
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Anthony has also lived
up to the expectations of his admirers oblivion of the tremendous
pressure. From time to time he has proved himself to be the living
legend of the sport. Merely as a rookie, he delivered outstanding scores
like a veteran of the game. With his procurement it has been believed
that an extremely exciting era in the NBA has begun. He plays the game
with full confidence and inclination and he does it in such a way that
makes his fans go crazy. The way he carries himself is also remarkable.
Always smiling and joking around, Anthony is one of the most likable
rookies. In his rookie season only, he delivered dazzling statistics
that impressed the coaches, critics, writers and fans. Anthony shares
the honor of the league's best young player with LeBron James. Anthony
is a perfect combination of skill, maturity and experience. Anthony due
to his magnetic personality and influential status is endorsed heavily
for deals with Nike and Radio Shack. |
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ANTHONY’S NBA NOTES:
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Anthony
marked an unforgettable rookie season with the Denver Nuggets in
2003-04 earning NBA All-Rookie First Team honors. |
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Anthony won
all six Rookie of the Month awards for the Western Conference |
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In the 2003-2004
playoffs, Anthony led Denver to a 43-39 overall record. |
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In his rookie
campaign, Anthony averaged 21.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8
assists and 1.2 steals in 36.5 minutes. |
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Anthony was
ranked 12th in scoring, fifth in field goals attempted (1,465),
fifth in free throws made (408), sixth in points scored (1,725),
sixth in field goals made (624), seventh in free throws
attempted (525) in NBA. |
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Anthony ranked
first among NBA rookies in scoring, second in efficiency rating
(16.87), third in rebounding, third in steals (1.18 spg.), third
in minutes played per game, tied for sixth in assists per game,
seventh in free throw percentage (.777), eighth in 3-point
percentage (.322), eighth in blocked shots per game (0.50 bpg.)
and ninth in field goal percentage. |
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In the 2004
final games, Anthony started and played in four of the five
games and averaged 15.0 ppg., 8.3 rpg., 2.8 apg., 1.25 spg. He
was forced to miss the fifth game due to an injury. |
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He led his
club in scoring 48 times, in rebounds 12 times and in assists
eight times. |
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Anthony played
in the 2004 Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend and scored 17
points. He captured five assists and three rebounds in 30
minutes. |
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Anthony became
the second-youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points in
a game. |
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He set up
Nuggets rookie record with 41 points against Seattle on 30th
March. |
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Merely at 19
he recorded 30 points in his sixth career game. |
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Anthony became
the third-youngest player in NBA history to record 1,000 points. |
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He was drafted
in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2003 NBA
Draft by Denver. |
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