Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets looks for an open teammate against Carmelo Anthony and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Pepsi Center on 1 Feb. 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Carmelo Anthony set out on his journey to become an NBA champion fresh out of Syracuse, NY in 2003 with a national championship and tournament Most Outstanding Player award in tow. Selected with the third overall pick in that year’s draft by the Denver Nuggets, Anthony had big dreams and big plans in mind.
The ten-time NBA All-Star and six-time All-NBA selection from Brooklyn would begin his NBA career as a Denver Nugget after watching LeBron James and Darko Milicic fly off the board ahead of him to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons, respectively.