New York Knicks: Presenting the All-Decade team

Small Forward: Carmelo Anthony

Moving on to what has to be the easiest selection of all, simply believing that Carmelo doesn’t belong on this team would make anybody look like a complete lunatic.

Anthony established himself early in his career with the Denver Nuggets, rising to superstardom and having three 25-plus point per game scoring seasons before the age of 24.

He was the main guy in Denver and helped the team never miss a single postseason run while he was there. He did all that with a declining — but still pretty good — Allen Iverson on his side as the team’s second option.

Upon arriving in New York, it was made clear that the Knicks would be Melo’s team. The organization had very high expectations for him which were unfortunately cut short mainly due to the presence of the infamous Big 3 of the Miami Heat.

During his time in New York, Anthony scored over 10,000 points and would end up with the third-best scoring average in franchise history, trailing only the likes of Bernard King and Bob McAdoo. He also ranks third in 3-point makes and fourth in Offensive Box Plus/Minus.

It is fair to say that Carmelo is a Knicks legend. The possibility that he gets his #7 jersey retired remains up for debate, though his accomplishments speak for themselves.

Nowadays, Anthony, unfortunately, remains jobless. The bad reputation he’s been given that he puts his own ahead of his team makes team more reluctant to offer him a contract. Who knows, maybe we’ll see him in a Knicks jersey once again before he retires.