Reacting to Carmelo Anthony saying not being drafted by the Pistons changed the course of his career 

The fact the Carmelo is admitting this makes me feel like he’s realised that his career didn’t match up to his own expectations which is sad.

04 pistons were holding mfs to 70 points. 60s in the playoffs.. One of the best if not best defenses ever

A rookie Melo being a part of that "Goin to Work" Pistons chemistry and culture would have definitely altered his mindset for the rest of his career. However, you gotta figure it out for yourself sometimes.

Pistons with another scorer in 05 would dominate the East.

This isn’t talked about enough tbh and bosh on the heat was such an underrated player he did so much stuff that didn’t show up….definitely one of the most selfless players ever IMO

Pistons won the chip without drafting melo that year but could've won more if they drafted him.

Melo would have been an NBA champion in 04 instead of Darko

he’s literally not wrong lmao

03-04 pistons held teams under 70 like 6 straight games I remember like it was yesterday. Big Ben was was a monster protecting the glass

I hope the Pistons fired the scout that told them to draft frikin Darco Milicic over Carmelo, Bosh, and Wade

I love how Stephen A. Smith says that he broke the South Beach Trio story then Max responds by saying he was the original host for Around the Horn. Great history lesson today! Lol

my only thing is that idk if the pistons go get sheed if they draft melo, and sheed was important to that 04 title run

We're gonna miss u, Max

DWade's 2006 finals perform was one for the ages, I agree with Max on that one...

Larry Brown would’ve sat out Melo for not trying on defense 😂😂😂

Growing up watching melo as a Denver fan was so fun. He had some great teams there. Denver should retire his jersey

The big question is: if they had drafted Melo, do they trade for Sheed? Funny game, playing-ifs.

Those beautiful eyes are reading my comment God bless them and prolong the life of their parents.

Max needs to first understand that defense is more effort than skill, second he has to understand that the Pistons was Ben Wallace's team. Who gonna tell Big Ben you not playing defense🤔🤔🤔

Max please don’t leave :( we love you

Max speaking facts once again that dwade performance was too legendary the chances of melo doing something like that were very slim

What changed the course of his career is him not being good enough to play defense not “not getting drafted by a certain team”. If he wanted to get drafted by the pistons he could’ve showed them during workouts that he has potential to play defense. But he didn’t and he blew that chance too.

If anyone's getting Deja Vu, they did this exact same segment last year. Like, beat for beat.

Melo would get the respect he deserves if he got drafted by the pistons

Prime Melo, Wade, and James on the same team would’ve been so scary.

I'm so glad this video cut off before Perk started his nonsense

Melo going to the pistons would have also stop wade from getting his 1st ring in 06

The disrespect to that 05 spurs team is insane. It still would’ve been a great series, but as great as that Detroit defense was, nobody was stopping duncan.

One of the biggest reasons Detroits defense was so great was because of Lindsay Hunter the greatest on ball harassing point guard I ever saw when he was with the Pistons, and Mike James who was sort of like a free safety at the guard position with Lindsay

I'm a Brooklyn fan but I hope Melo wins with the Lakers so he can retire with a ring while having maximized his earning potential

You know everyone who either comes out of our state of Va wether born here or went to power house high school or college here is a baller. Seen melo play at oak hill and it was amazing. Glad to see him be on a good enuf team to win trophy now. Go Lake Show !!!!

Larry brown hated rookies and would never have played him same as darko.

What if legacy between melo and t- mac T-mac - couldve play with jordan, kobe , tim duncan Melo - drafted 2nd over all , play with lebron and d wade

Lot of people forget Melo’s rookie year, the Pistons didn’t have Rasheed Wallace till later on that season when they traded for him. If they would’ve drafted Melo, than they probably would’ve never traded for Wallace because Prince played the 3 and with Melo being a great rookie player they would’ve played him at the 4. But we’ll never know. My favorite what if is, what if Tracy Mcgrady and Vince Carter never left Toronto… later on adding Bosh.

Melos career in Denver was still legendary idc what anybody says he was unstoppable.

Melo is a top 10 scorer of all time. Imagine being drafted by Pistons and winning multiple championships. Just that would’ve put him in talks of being a top 50 greatest ever.

Nah. They still would’ve lost to that Spurs team

There's a reason why Dumars didn't want to draft Melo, because he, Larry Brown, and the core team members knew the kind of player Melo was, a ball-stopper who restricts ball movement as well as a subpar defender. Larry Brown was also notorious for not wanting to play rookies, so they didn't want chemistry issues due to clashing between Larry Brown and Melo, and the clashing would likely have happened with Melo seeing his draft classmates like Lebron and Wade getting playing time and being focal points of their respective teams while Melo would have had to sit on the bench much more.

I like carmelo anthony playing with the Lakers.

Who knew that him being drafted by Detroit changed the course of his career, elite analysis

My Pistons wasn't same after they drafted Darko over Melo. We had the chance to draft all time great talent and cement more championships in the lore of Piston and NBA history. Instead, we're STILL struggling to draft, trade AND keep actual talent, recruit free agents (mainly because the majority don't want to live in a small market like Detroit), or even compete for a conference title, LET ALONE an NBA title. The decisions that was made that draft day ACTUALLY destroyed a long lasting championship run for the Pistons and a chance for Melo to get a ring EARLY in his career.

I'm so sick of hearing about this .. I was upset we didn't get him yea ... But do we still make the trade for sheed if we had Melo? Does Melo get that block on Reggie Miller to save the series ? It would take critical minutes for tayshaun .. who played such a huge role on defense.

Larrry Brown didn’t even play Melo at the Olympics in 04. He probably would’ve languished on the bench, because he didn’t “play the right way”. Don’t think it would have been as smooth as people say.

Larry Brown would've beat a defensive identity into Melo. Could've changed his whole outlook on the game.

The fact These ppl really get paid to speak on these athletes every word is funny and sick

Nah, I love Melo and I was a fan of the bad boy Pistons 2.0 but that would have been bad chemistry. The Pistons were a hard nosed team and Melo was a pretty selfish player even as a rookie. The Pistons weren't a favorite to win back then and it took a lot of work to get them there in the first place. One entitled rookie taking up minutes could have messed all that up. Even if Detroit wins it with Melo, Melo would either take a smaller role and not become a star, or would have had too much success early and become lazy and donut shaped like he did in NYC. Melo, my man, Denver was good for you and yall had some playoff success too. You got impatient and wanted the money too and that's on you not on some fate or a draft pick.

Stephen A. you are so right he was thinking about the money he wasn't thinking about the rings and now I look at him now.

Still haunts me till this day too 😩 We would've definitely won at least 2 more chips.

So we’re just going to ignore the fact that Larry Brown didn’t like playing rookies? Okay then. 😆

If Detroit had drafted Melo they would’ve beaten the Spurs in 2005 and won back to back championships. The Pistons actually needed a scorer like Melo and he would’ve made that team even more insane

Every Detroit fan tells this story

Man Max changed the subject in the snippet lol

I hate how they juss be saying Jordan in everything that Pistons was obviously better cmon now

"Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" by The 5th Dimension is such a great song to listen to in the morning. It's like the long cut for Alice Deejay's "Better Off Alone."

As a great as Melo is, there is no way they would’ve won the title with Melo in 04. They probably wouldn’t have traded for Rasheed Wallace during the season, and their defense would not have been the same. They might have won a ring at some point, but, Rasheed Wallace put them over the top.

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When guarantee is there that Melo wouldn't be a ball hog on the Pistons? Chauncey himself said Melo would prefer scoring a lot of points even if it meant losing

Carmelo is 100% right. History would of been different. Pistons 3 to 5 NBA finals and winning at least 3..

Melo and Westbrook deserves a chip, and and if Dwight get a second chip he’s a for sure first ballot hof along with those two

Carmelo was on a Denver team that had true talent and fell to the Lakers (Kobe) in the WCF. What I saw from Carmelo on the Denver teams or for his career, is someone who didn't put the work in like LeBron or Wade. One of the most polished offensive players I've ever seen but lacked defensive skills and didn't put the effort in to ever become a well rounded player. I will say, Denver needed to do more to get another piece around him. AI wasn't the answer. Billups was good and the leader of the teams with Carmel but that was clearly not enough. Ultimately, I can't see Carmelo winning multiple titles on his prowess only, he's not a leader and is a one way player at best. People hate on LBJ for his finals losses but he routinely gets his teams (trash or not) to the finals. What has Carmelo ever done in comparison? Carmelo is a great offensive player but to say he would have multiple titles if he had been drafted by the Pistons is just ridiculous.

04 Pistons was the only team whose defense was a Offensive Weapon

He would be a nba champion for sure sure

This video segment is like Marvel's what if and it focuses on the basketball world of how NBA superstars' careers could've ended differently.

And people wonder why Nuggets fans boo him every time he comes to Denver.

The only problem with Melo on the pistons is who's going to the bench between Sheed, and Prince. That team loses something if you bench either, and Melo isn't coming off the bench.

At 1:32 david stern telln melo..."pistons trippin like a mf dawg".

I think Carmelo would have risen to the occasion in the NBA Finals and cemented himself as the best scorer. Chauncey may not have gotten as much opportunity to become “Mr. Big Shot” either. For sure Melo would have emerged and it would have extended their championship window because of the defensive ability and buy in of that team as a whole. Even if Melo wasn’t the best player in the first year I think he emerges as the best player in subsequent years.

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Hindsight is 20/20, however life doesn't work like that.

Stephen A reporting the story (again) like it happened 100 years ago 😂😂😂

So many things would've had to change that year. Or BEEN different, I should say. 1: Had we drafted Carmelo, we may not have traded for Rasheed Wallace. Why? We have been better during the season, and not felt we needed him (even though we did) 2: Had Carmelo been in the game at Indiana, Tayshaun would have never made that block on Reggie Miller. On the other hand, we may have been ahead by much MORE in that game with Melo, which means the block wouldn't have even been necessary. There are other "what ifs" with this, but those are the first two that came to mind.

SAS is right BUT prioritizing money over winning was also a decision Melo made that hurt his chances at a Title

Ummm this isn't news people, in fact it's recycled material. A year ago on Dwyane Wades IG live, Carmelo said he'd have at least 2 rings if drafted by the Pistons.

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Smartest thing he ever said

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85 Bears is statistically the best defensive team ever.

This Melo conversation have so many angles, but one for me is always that 07 collapse in the eastern conference finals pistons when it seem Bron went nuclear. I wonder if that series would have played out like it did or would Melo have have got the best of Bron and we get another pistons and spurs 07 finals matchup and how would the big 3 in Boston have played out.

Sometimes Max really speaking some sense. But then sometimes he says things like "greatest defense in team sports". 🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾 Legion of Boom, 85-86 bears, Steel Curtain Steelers, 2000 Ravens.

Melo is a beast and one of the best offensive players ever unfortunately he has no rings. If Detroit would’ve drafted him he would have at least 2-3 rings

Melo wade lebron all on the same level there legends

Sick of people making excuses for this guy not living up to his potential.

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melo with that pistons team would've been something else man

In some alternate reality The Pistons Draft Melo they beat the Spurs Pistons Lose to Cavs in Game 7 of a Gladiator fight in 07, In the 2010 season Melo Joins Heatles instead of Bosh and They Win 4 finals in a row causing Lebron to return To Cleveland having to battle Miami, Chicago and Indy with a PG24 who never has a leg injury

He only meant he wanted to be #1 pick

Melo would have developed a whole new mindset. You can do it alone but Vets especially like them? Can definitely make a difference.

Melo, my man, u don’t remember Olympics 2004?? When coach Larry Brown didn’t even let U and Bron play!? U and Bron were 18-19 years old, played the whole rookie season (2003-04) as a starter in the NBA but coach Brown still didn’t trust u to play in the Olympics. How do u expect to play and be successful under him in Detroit?

He SINGLEHANDEDLY saved the Denver Nuggets Franchise. He's going to go down as a great player because of that alone! Sure the same could be said for Lebron but Melo did it faster.

I'm just here to see if Max Kellerman is still on the set

I understand what Stephen A. Smith is saying… However, you have to look at HOW MUCH history would be altered from the path it has went,.If melo goes to Detroit and wins 2 chips.. more than likely Dwade doesn’t get the 06 title, which also has an effect on Lebron making the finals in 07.. KG probably doesn’t go to Boston and so on.. and so on

MELO IS MELO 🗽

Max said it towards the end. Had the Pistons taken him and they won the Chip that year, you'd still look at him in a different light because he wouldn't have been the best player on that team unlike D. Wade when he won his 1st ring or LeBron when he got his 1st one.

Them 2005 Spurs was a different breed I’m sorry it was gone take a prime mike to stop them that year🤷🏽‍♂️💯

The most shocking part of this clip was when max revealed he was the host of Around the horn

Also Melo is one of like 5 players ever to average over 20ppg their first 15 seasons

The issue with Joe D is that he didn’t know how to draft

Looking back on Carmelo‘s career it is sad that he isn’t a multi time champion and MVP . It all fits a talent like him is rare but he did make a few mistakes in his career in preventing him from being successful

Nice segment... for once

He's 1000% right. Carmelo would have likely ended up being one of the best to ever play. Learning defense and details from those vets. That was one of the dumbest draft picks I've ever seen. An elementary kid could have gotten that pick right. Carmelo as a freshman led cuse to a national title. He would have been going up against Tayshan Prince in practice every day...with Larry Brown preaching defense. Dumars never recovered from that move....smh