The NBA announced that 41 college and high school players and a record 31 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2003 NBA draft. So we’ve got to stay with that, continue to believe in ourselves, understand what we are up against, understand how hard we worked to get to this point.The 2003 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2003, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. “I think right now we have a lot of those things working in our favor heading into this postseason. These are all things that you want to have clicking for you going into the postseason,” Anthony said. “Mentally, when we’re in a good space as a unit, as a team, we’re in a good space. The Blazers are riding momentum into the playoffs, having won 10 of their final 12 regular-season games. “You have arguably one of the greatest one-on-one scorers in NBA history in Carmelo Anthony, who’s still doing it at a high level at this stage of his career, which is really impressive.” Denver coach Michael Malone said. But the Nuggets are still very aware of the danger Anthony poses. Likewise, the personnel in Denver has turned over since Anthony left. Portland won in seven games to advance to the Western Conference Finals, but fell in four games to Golden State. This year, the role that he’s had off the bench has been a big part of the reason why we are where we are,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said.Īnthony wasn’t with the Blazers yet when they last faced the Nuggets in the playoffs in 2019. “What he’s done for us in a year and a half has been what we needed. This season he’s come off the bench, leading the Blazers’ second unit with an average of 13.4 points per game. He instantly sparked the team and developed a chemistry with his teammates while also providing veteran leadership. Anthony also had stops in Oklahoma and Houston, but in early 2019 he was traded to Chicago and the Bulls cut him before he played a game.Īnthony hadn’t played for a year when he was signed by the Trail Blazers in November 2019.
He was traded in 2011 to the New York Knicks, where he spent more than six seasons. He played in Denver for seven-plus seasons, helping the team reach the Western Conference Finals following the 2008-09 season. If I’m not in the postseason, then it should be a problem,” he said.Īnthony was drafted by the Nuggets with the third overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. That’s just me speaking from the heart and genuinely.
Last season, Portland was eliminated in five games by the Los Angeles Lakers. "Deep down inside, I know that Denver will always hold a special place to me." | #RipCity /lDyMu6v3mCĪ 10-time All-Star, Anthony is ready for another chance at an NBA title, something that has so far eluded him in his 18-year career and 12 trips to the postseason. “So, it’s a different type of mentality, but deep down inside I know that Denver will always hold a special place for me.” We’re going in there trying to win,” he said. But so much has changed since he wore a Denver jersey.
CARMELO ANTHONY NUGGETS SERIES
(AP) - Carmelo Anthony has been around the NBA for quite some time but he’s never faced the team that launched his career in the playoffs.Īnthony’s current team, the Portland Trail Blazers, faces the Denver Nuggets in a first-round best-of-seven series starting Saturday.Īnthony said he hadn’t realized that he’d never faced the Nuggets in the postseason. Carmelo Anthony once took Denver to the Western Conference finals.
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