Carmelo Anthony's BEST Highlights As A Rookie 

Melo with the braids was different

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

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

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

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

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

I hope who ever sees this has a great day

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.

People disregard and disrespect Melo way too much smh

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.

One of the best of 2003 NBA draft👌🏼💯

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

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

He was so explosive back then

Look at Melo man, So Inspirational

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

Cornrow Melo was a problem.

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

What if melo played for the pistons 🤔

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

Jason tatum is the closest thing to this young Melo.

Melo is my favorite player happy birthday hoodie melo

Denver Melo is 🔥🔥🔥

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.

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

Melo should’ve won ROY

Happy bday goat

Mfers forget Melo was a bad mfer. Sleep if you want them knee injuries did him dirty

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

Where kobe

those were the days!

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

Syracuse melo

6 year olds: spamming FIrSt Me: nobody cares

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 🐐

Should have at least gotten co Roty.

Carmelo anthony did the first crossover step back three in 2004 in this video!!!! So that proves Stephen Curry is not the godfather of step back moves, because he is not the first guy who did the stepback shooting

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

Damn I forgot he was that athletic 👀

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

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

Boy he used to be slamming!

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

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

I love New York Knick’s melo

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

Those Denver jerseys were so clean maaan

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

NBA posts everyone heading straight to comments 😂

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARMELO ANTHONY HAVE A GREAT ONE!

melo was so nasty

🔥🔥🔥

Always had the sweetest looking jumper frfr

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

Yessir Melo

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

Who's here after he announced his retirement?

Nugs won 26 games more than year b4 & he didn't get ROY Melo beat Lebron in almost every cat besides ast

Haha, who HAVEN'T dunked on yao ming 😂😂

Who’s here after his retirement

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

Should’ve won rookie of the year

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

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

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

C

ROTY but before the season started a lot of people knew who was going to be named the ROTY

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.

Jesus I'm early.

Melo was a monster

gotta put the baseline hesi in my bag 👀👀

Melo is the True Rookie of Year ..Not Lebrone...Melo is ahead in Stats .. Melo bring the Nuggets in the Playoffs .and Melo is Always the winner of Rookie of the Month award every Month...so how come Lebrone won the Rookie of the year Award.. CARMELO ANTHONY IS THE TRUE 2003-04 NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.

Proverbs 12:11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

All time great talent

This man was basketball

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.

#iran😎

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

lookin like the 1st ever 16yr old rookie

Melo had an awesome career. just wish he would have stayed around the 220-230 weight. His playing weight with the knicks was too much for him.

Nobody actually knew how good melo was

LeBron my fav player and shit but nah bra I remember watching all the games this year and it’s no way bron Deserved it over melo G. In no way am I saying bron didn’t call for a rookie but melo made the GOTDAMN playoffs his first two 2 seasons

Nice Video

Young N hungry Carmelo Anthony!

2003 rookie of the year Syracuse

Melo dunked on Yao? Thats tuff

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

Melo and LeBron together in LA Lakers.

Bro came in the league with a stupid post/face up game sheeeesh

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

Young melo Syracuse super star ⭐

gg melo

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

When he lost that braids he loses all of his explosiveness. He became a one dimensional player only scoring and that same old tired triple treat

Crazy The Pistons Passed Up On Melo smh

my guy melo

Way back when jerseys are lookin good than today

🤡🤡 who a bigger goofy you for havin kids w bro or bro waving bye bye to his kids n you? Weird flex grow up

Carmelo the beast

Melo averaged 20 plus in his rookie season. Lets let that sit for a minute.