Carmelo Anthony, one of the NBA’s all-time scoring leaders, will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, headlining this year’s class alongside Dwight Howard. Anthony enjoyed an impressive 19-season career in the league before announcing his retirement in 2023. He finished with 1,260 games, averaging 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists for his career.
With Carmelo Anthony’s Hall of Fame induction getting closer, NBA champion Chauncey Billups can’t help but wonder how Melo’s career would’ve played out if he had been drafted to Detroit. The Pistons held the No. 2 pick in the 2003 draft, a class that included him, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and more.
James went first to the Cleveland Cavaliers, while the Pistons selected Darko Milicic, as Anthony fell third to the Denver Nuggets. Speaking to ESPN on Wednesday, Chauncey Billups expressed that Anthony could’ve won three championships if the Pistons hadn’t missed out:
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