Carmelo Anthony: Five Ways ‘Melo Made Olympic History
3. All-Time Scoring Leader
As previously alluded to, Carmelo Anthony is one heck of a scorer. He proved as much by recording a pair of 30-point games in a Team USA jersey, but that only addresses a minor detail of this extraordinary matter.
In 2016, Anthony passed the likes of LeBron James, David Robinson, and Michael Jordan to become USA Basketball’s all-time leading Olympic scorer.
Carmelo Anthony (276) passes LeBron James (273) as the U.S. career leader in points in Olympic #basketball games #Rio2016
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 10, 2016
Anthony finishes his USA Basketball career with 336 career points scored at the Olympics. That distances him from James by a relatively large gap of 63 points—a sign of just how prolific a scorer Anthony has become.
Regardless of what else one wants to say, for at least four more years, Anthony is USA Basketball’s all-time scoring king.
Anthony has the perfect skill set for the international game. He’s a downright lethal catch-and-shoot marksman from beyond the arc who can go to the post, crash the offensive glass, and feast on a shorter 3-point line.
Here’s hoping the Knicks fuse FIBA Anthony with NBA Anthony during the 2016-17 NBA season.
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