Carmelo Anthony Sets Surprising NBA Role Models for Son Kiyan

But that wasn’t all that Carmelo Anthony had to address, as he pointed out another area of concern while also giving viewers a glimpse of what the roadmap would look like for Kiyan.

Carmelo Anthony on Kiyan’s Physical Shortcomings

Averaging 8.0 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 18.7 minutes per game, Kiyan Anthony played in 29 games with only 2 starts. And while those numbers are modest, his shooting stats were concerning: 39.9% from the field, 25.4% from three-point range, and 62.8% from the free-throw line.

Furthermore, with 5.3 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, Kiyan ranked 2nd among the Orange and 190th in the entire country.

That being said, Carmelo Anthony dove headfirst into another issue that Kiyan clearly needed to work on.

“I know the elephant in the room is he got to get stronger,” Carmelo said. “Obviously. (He’s 18). He’s a kid. Man, we hear it. We know what’s going on. We also understand what we’ve got to do.”

He added, “We’re going to add to that. He’s going to come back to college 10 pounds bigger and stronger. That’s a guarantee. We know what we have to work on.”

Carmelo Anthony also gave Kiyan his flowers where he deserved them. Assessing his skillset, Carmelo said, “Score, skillset, shooter.”

He continued, “Just because you score doesn’t mean you can shoot. Those are different ones. IQ. I think the IQ doesn’t get enough credit for him. Those would be his attributes. Playing the right way. He plays the right way, makes the right plays.”