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Carmelo Anthony Makes Strong Career Statement Despite 0 NBA Championships

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Orlando Silva | Last updated Apr 16, 2025 6:38 PM ET

NBA legend and future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony shared his assessment of his career and how it panned out for a former No. 3 overall pick who was involved in controversies while trying to win as much as possible at the highest level.

After being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the iconic 2003 NBA draft, Anthony had a career that many considered a failure due to the lack of a championship. He was the No. 1 option on the Nuggets and then the Knicks, but could never hold the Larry O'Brien trophy.

Now that his career is over and he's headed to the Hall of Immortals, Anthony shares that he has no regrets and is not losing sleep over anything he didn't achieve during his active days.

During Tuesday's episode of his "7PM in Brooklyn" show, Anthony was asked about how he felt entering the Hall of Fame after a long career that had ups and downs. The former NBA star used one word to describe it: satisfying.

"It was satisfying," Anthony said. "The word for me is 'satisfying.' You're told not to be satisfied with anything, so that's the mindset, you're always raising the bar yourself or people raising the bar for yourself. To be satisfied with something in life is like, it almost has a negative connotation to it.

"I'm satisfied with how my career went, whether the good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between. I'm satisfied with the journey that I took, I'm satisfied with the level of peacefulness that I have right now because of that journey."

Despite being considered one of the biggest obstacles for LeBron James to be successful in the NBA, Anthony's career took a different route than James', one of his best friends in the league.

His decisions weren't the best to put him close to a championship, but there's nothing he regrets about that. He's now on the verge of joining other legends of the game, which is a testament to his impact on the game.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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