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Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo K. Anthony (Melo)

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: May 29, 1984 in New York, New York
High School: Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
College: Syracuse University
Draft: Denver Nuggets, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 2003 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 2003
Age: 27 years, 255 days ▪ Experience: 8 years

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Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 6:39AM
All-Time Rank: #127. Stephon Marbury… #128. Michael Finley… #129. CARMELO ANTHONY… #130. Otis Thorpe… #131. Sam Cassell… 

Totals

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 ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 19 DEN NBA 82 82 2995 624 1465 .426 69 214 .322 408 525 .777 183 315 498 227 97 41 247 225 1725
2004-05 20 DEN NBA 75 75 2608 530 1230 .431 42 158 .266 456 573 .796 141 285 426 194 68 30 224 229 1558
2005-06 21 DEN NBA 80 80 2941 756 1572 .481 37 152 .243 573 709 .808 122 272 394 216 88 42 218 229 2122
2006-07 22 DEN NBA 65 65 2486 691 1453 .476 40 149 .268 459 568 .808 143 248 391 249 77 23 234 203 1881
2007-08 23 DEN NBA 77 77 2806 728 1481 .492 58 164 .354 464 590 .786 178 393 571 259 98 39 253 253 1978
2008-09 24 DEN NBA 66 66 2277 535 1207 .443 63 170 .371 371 468 .793 106 344 450 222 75 24 199 195 1504
2009-10 25 DEN NBA 69 69 2634 688 1502 .458 59 187 .316 508 612 .830 152 302 454 222 88 30 209 225 1943
2010-11 26 TOT NBA 77 77 2751 684 1503 .455 95 251 .378 507 605 .838 118 445 563 221 68 46 206 224 1970
2010-11 26 DEN NBA 50 50 1774 437 967 .452 42 126 .333 343 417 .823 77 305 382 140 43 31 142 134 1259
2010-11 26 NYK NBA 27 27 977 247 536 .461 53 125 .424 164 188 .872 41 140 181 81 25 15 64 90 711
2011-12 27 NYK NBA 22 22 755 165 414 .399 27 91 .297 134 162 .827 29 102 131 92 24 9 66 57 491
Career NBA 613 613 22253 5401 11827 .457 490 1536 .319 3880 4812 .806 1172 2706 3878 1902 683 284 1856 1840 15172

Per Game

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 ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 19 DEN NBA 82 82 36.5 7.6 17.9 .426 0.8 2.6 .322 5.0 6.4 .777 2.2 3.8 6.1 2.8 1.2 0.5 3.0 2.7 21.0
2004-05 20 DEN NBA 75 75 34.8 7.1 16.4 .431 0.6 2.1 .266 6.1 7.6 .796 1.9 3.8 5.7 2.6 0.9 0.4 3.0 3.1 20.8
2005-06 21 DEN NBA 80 80 36.8 9.5 19.7 .481 0.5 1.9 .243 7.2 8.9 .808 1.5 3.4 4.9 2.7 1.1 0.5 2.7 2.9 26.5
2006-07 22 DEN NBA 65 65 38.2 10.6 22.4 .476 0.6 2.3 .268 7.1 8.7 .808 2.2 3.8 6.0 3.8 1.2 0.4 3.6 3.1 28.9
2007-08 23 DEN NBA 77 77 36.4 9.5 19.2 .492 0.8 2.1 .354 6.0 7.7 .786 2.3 5.1 7.4 3.4 1.3 0.5 3.3 3.3 25.7
2008-09 24 DEN NBA 66 66 34.5 8.1 18.3 .443 1.0 2.6 .371 5.6 7.1 .793 1.6 5.2 6.8 3.4 1.1 0.4 3.0 3.0 22.8
2009-10 25 DEN NBA 69 69 38.2 10.0 21.8 .458 0.9 2.7 .316 7.4 8.9 .830 2.2 4.4 6.6 3.2 1.3 0.4 3.0 3.3 28.2
2010-11 26 TOT NBA 77 77 35.7 8.9 19.5 .455 1.2 3.3 .378 6.6 7.9 .838 1.5 5.8 7.3 2.9 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.9 25.6
2010-11 26 DEN NBA 50 50 35.5 8.7 19.3 .452 0.8 2.5 .333 6.9 8.3 .823 1.5 6.1 7.6 2.8 0.9 0.6 2.8 2.7 25.2
2010-11 26 NYK NBA 27 27 36.2 9.1 19.9 .461 2.0 4.6 .424 6.1 7.0 .872 1.5 5.2 6.7 3.0 0.9 0.6 2.4 3.3 26.3
2011-12 27 NYK NBA 22 22 34.3 7.5 18.8 .399 1.2 4.1 .297 6.1 7.4 .827 1.3 4.6 6.0 4.2 1.1 0.4 3.0 2.6 22.3
Career NBA 613 613 36.3 8.8 19.3 .457 0.8 2.5 .319 6.3 7.8 .806 1.9 4.4 6.3 3.1 1.1 0.5 3.0 3.0 24.8

Per 36 Minutes

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 ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head
Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2003-04 19 DEN NBA 82 82 2995 7.5 17.6 .426 0.8 2.6 .322 4.9 6.3 .777 2.2 3.8 6.0 2.7 1.2 0.5 3.0 2.7 20.7
2004-05 20 DEN NBA 75 75 2608 7.3 17.0 .431 0.6 2.2 .266 6.3 7.9 .796 1.9 3.9 5.9 2.7 0.9 0.4 3.1 3.2 21.5
2005-06 21 DEN NBA 80 80 2941 9.3 19.2 .481 0.5 1.9 .243 7.0 8.7 .808 1.5 3.3 4.8 2.6 1.1 0.5 2.7 2.8 26.0
2006-07 22 DEN NBA 65 65 2486 10.0 21.0 .476 0.6 2.2 .268 6.6 8.2 .808 2.1 3.6 5.7 3.6 1.1 0.3 3.4 2.9 27.2
2007-08 23 DEN NBA 77 77 2806 9.3 19.0 .492 0.7 2.1 .354 6.0 7.6 .786 2.3 5.0 7.3 3.3 1.3 0.5 3.2 3.2 25.4
2008-09 24 DEN NBA 66 66 2277 8.5 19.1 .443 1.0 2.7 .371 5.9 7.4 .793 1.7 5.4 7.1 3.5 1.2 0.4 3.1 3.1 23.8
2009-10 25 DEN NBA 69 69 2634 9.4 20.5 .458 0.8 2.6 .316 6.9 8.4 .830 2.1 4.1 6.2 3.0 1.2 0.4 2.9 3.1 26.6
2010-11 26 TOT NBA 77 77 2751 9.0 19.7 .455 1.2 3.3 .378 6.6 7.9 .838 1.5 5.8 7.4 2.9 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.9 25.8
2010-11 26 DEN NBA 50 50 1774 8.9 19.6 .452 0.9 2.6 .333 7.0 8.5 .823 1.6 6.2 7.8 2.8 0.9 0.6 2.9 2.7 25.5
2010-11 26 NYK NBA 27 27 977 9.1 19.8 .461 2.0 4.6 .424 6.0 6.9 .872 1.5 5.2 6.7 3.0 0.9 0.6 2.4 3.3 26.2
2011-12 27 NYK NBA 22 22 755 7.9 19.7 .399 1.3 4.3 .297 6.4 7.7 .827 1.4 4.9 6.2 4.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.7 23.4
Career NBA 613 613 22253 8.7 19.1 .457 0.8 2.5 .319 6.3 7.8 .806 1.9 4.4 6.3 3.1 1.1 0.5 3.0 3.0 24.5

Advanced

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 ▪ Finders: Game ▪ Streak ▪ Head2Head
Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2003-04 19 DEN NBA 82 2995 17.6 .509 .449 6.8 12.1 9.4 13.8 1.7 1.0 12.7 28.5 102 105 3.7 2.4 6.1 .098
2004-05 20 DEN NBA 75 2608 16.7 .526 .448 6.3 12.5 9.4 13.1 1.3 0.9 13.1 29.2 103 107 2.3 2.6 4.9 .090
2005-06 21 DEN NBA 80 2941 22.0 .563 .493 4.9 10.7 7.8 14.3 1.5 1.1 10.4 32.0 110 108 6.8 2.6 9.4 .153
2006-07 22 DEN NBA 65 2486 22.1 .552 .489 6.6 11.1 8.9 19.2 1.5 0.7 12.1 33.4 109 108 5.2 2.1 7.3 .140
2007-08 23 DEN NBA 77 2806 21.1 .568 .511 7.0 14.9 11.0 16.1 1.7 1.0 12.7 30.2 109 107 5.2 3.0 8.2 .140
2008-09 24 DEN NBA 66 2277 19.0 .532 .469 5.6 17.0 11.5 18.1 1.7 0.8 12.3 31.5 105 107 2.4 2.6 5.0 .105
2009-10 25 DEN NBA 69 2634 22.2 .548 .478 6.7 13.1 9.9 15.9 1.7 0.9 10.6 33.4 110 109 5.6 2.4 7.9 .145
2010-11 26 TOT NBA 77 2751 21.7 .557 .487 5.0 18.3 11.8 14.7 1.2 1.3 10.4 32.0 109 108 5.4 2.5 7.9 .138
2010-11 26 DEN NBA 50 1774 21.2 .547 .474 5.2 19.3 12.4 14.3 1.2 1.3 11.0 32.5 107 107 2.8 1.9 4.7 .127
2010-11 26 NYK NBA 27 977 22.8 .575 .510 4.8 16.5 10.6 15.3 1.3 1.1 9.4 31.0 114 111 2.6 0.6 3.2 .157
2011-12 27 NYK NBA 22 755 20.3 .506 .431 4.3 16.1 10.0 24.8 1.6 0.9 12.0 32.7 102 102 1.1 0.9 2.0 .129
Career NBA 613 22253 20.3 .544 .477 6.0 13.7 9.9 15.8 1.5 0.9 11.7 31.2 107 107 37.6 21.0 58.7 .127

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2003-04 19 DEN NBA 4 143 21 64 2 11 16 20 7 33 11 5 0 17 11 60 .328 .182 .800 35.8 15.0 8.3 2.8
2004-05 20 DEN NBA 5 180 35 83 0 1 26 32 14 27 10 3 1 13 20 96 .422 .000 .813 36.0 19.2 5.4 2.0
2005-06 21 DEN NBA 5 193 33 99 0 4 39 52 12 33 14 4 1 15 20 105 .333 .000 .750 38.6 21.0 6.6 2.8
2006-07 22 DEN NBA 5 210 47 98 9 18 31 39 18 43 6 5 0 19 12 134 .480 .500 .795 42.0 26.8 8.6 1.2
2007-08 23 DEN NBA 4 146 32 88 2 8 24 29 19 38 8 2 1 12 17 90 .364 .250 .828 36.5 22.5 9.5 2.0
2008-09 24 DEN NBA 16 612 146 322 24 66 119 144 26 93 65 28 10 37 60 435 .453 .364 .826 38.3 27.2 5.8 4.1
2009-10 25 DEN NBA 6 254 64 138 6 19 50 57 14 51 19 12 3 21 26 184 .464 .316 .877 42.3 30.7 8.5 3.2
2010-11 26 NYK NBA 4 155 33 88 9 26 29 34 13 41 19 5 3 13 16 104 .375 .346 .853 38.8 26.0 10.3 4.8
Career NBA 49 1893 411 980 52 153 334 407 123 359 152 64 19 147 182 1208 .419 .340 .821 38.6 24.7 7.3 3.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2003-04 19 DEN NBA 4 143 9.8 .412 .344 5.2 23.0 13.3 12.2 1.8 0.0 18.9 27.7 81 102 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.060
2004-05 20 DEN NBA 5 180 14.4 .494 .422 8.6 8.9 8.8 11.7 0.9 0.5 11.8 28.5 99 112 0.0 0.1 0.1 .018
2005-06 21 DEN NBA 5 193 10.7 .431 .333 6.2 14.4 9.7 14.3 1.1 0.4 11.0 31.2 91 105 -0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.009
2006-07 22 DEN NBA 5 210 22.1 .582 .526 10.0 13.5 11.8 6.0 1.3 0.0 14.2 29.5 111 109 0.5 0.1 0.6 .144
2007-08 23 DEN NBA 4 146 14.9 .447 .375 13.1 14.4 13.7 9.7 0.7 0.5 10.6 32.0 99 120 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.018
2008-09 24 DEN NBA 16 612 24.3 .564 .491 5.0 13.3 9.1 19.8 2.4 1.4 8.8 31.5 116 108 1.9 0.6 2.6 .201
2009-10 25 DEN NBA 6 254 23.2 .564 .486 6.6 18.4 12.4 14.2 2.4 1.0 11.4 32.1 112 113 0.6 0.1 0.7 .130
2010-11 26 NYK NBA 4 155 22.7 .505 .426 8.5 23.1 15.0 27.0 1.7 1.4 11.2 32.9 108 106 0.3 0.2 0.5 .150
Career NBA 49 1893 19.6 .521 .446 7.2 15.3 11.0 15.4 1.8 0.8 11.3 30.9 106 109 2.8 1.4 4.2 .106

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 22 DEN NBA 1 0 25:10 10 15 .667 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 1 0 0 2 20
2007-08 23 DEN NBA 1 1 21:38 8 17 .471 0 0 2 3 .667 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 18
2009-10 25 DEN NBA 1 1 28:59 13 22 .591 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 27
2010-11 26 DEN NBA 1 1 22:44 4 10 .400 0 1 .000 0 0 3 7 2 1 1 2 3 8
Career NBA 4 3 99 35 64 .547 1 5 .200 2 4 .500 12 33 6 2 1 6 5 73

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Carmelo Anthony 9.4 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.3 6.1 5.0 4.9
Shane Battier 94.7 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.9 5.2 4.8
John Havlicek 94.1 10.6 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.3 6.4 4.5 4.3
Jamaal Wilkes 93.5 10.0 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.9 5.1 3.3
Mehmet Okur 92.6 9.3 8.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.6 3.8
John Drew 92.4 10.6 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.4
Hot Rod Williams 92.3 9.2 8.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 5.7 4.5 2.4
Rodney McCray 92.3 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 91.8 9.7 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.2 6.9 4.6 2.9
Sam Perkins 91.2 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.3 6.7 6.4 5.8
A.C. Green 90.9 9.4 8.8 8.6 7.9 7.7 7.6 6.1 3.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Carmelo Anthony 9.4 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.3 6.1 5.0 4.9
Mehmet Okur 92.4 9.3 8.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.6 3.8 0.2
Tayshaun Prince 91.3 9.4 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.2 3.3 3.2 0.8
Larry Kenon 88.8 10.0 9.5 8.8 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.1 0.9 0.2
Rodney McCray 88.2 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Rudy LaRusso 86.5 8.8 8.6 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.3 5.5 5.4 3.9 1.7
Tom Heinsohn 86.2 9.3 7.7 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.0 3.6
Bob Netolicky 85.3 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.4 5.6 4.9 4.1 2.1 0.0
Wally Szczerbiak 85.0 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.6
Shane Battier 84.5 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.3
Greg Ballard 84.3 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2002-03 18 SYRACUSE 35 1274 277 612 56 166 168 238 349 77 55 30 77 77 778 .453 .337 .706 36.4 22.2 10.0 2.2
Career 35 1274 277 612 56 166 168 238 349 77 55 30 77 77 778 .453 .337 .706 36.4 22.2 10.0 2.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
2007 NBA
2008 NBA
2010 NBA
2011 NBA
Awards
2002-03 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Monthly Awards
Nov 2003: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Dec 2003: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Jan 2004: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Feb 2004: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Mar 2004: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Apr 2004: Western Conference Rookie of the Month
Mar 2006: Western Conference Player of the Month
Nov 2009: Western Conference Player of the Month
Honors
2002 McDonald's All American
2002-03 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
2003-04 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
2005-06 NBA All-NBA (3rd)
2006-07 NBA All-NBA (3rd)
2008-09 NBA All-NBA (3rd)
2009-10 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
2003-04 NBA 0.001 (14)
2006-07 NBA 0.001 (15)
2007-08 NBA 0.002 (13)
2009-10 NBA 0.053 (6)
Active 0.057 (19)
Career 0.057 (96)
Games
2003-04 NBA 82 (3)
Field Goals
2003-04 NBA 624 (6)
2005-06 NBA 756 (4)
2006-07 NBA 691 (4)
2007-08 NBA 728 (3)
2009-10 NBA 688 (7)
2010-11 NBA 684 (10)
Field Goal Attempts
2003-04 NBA 1465 (5)
2005-06 NBA 1572 (5)
2006-07 NBA 1453 (6)
2007-08 NBA 1481 (6)
2009-10 NBA 1502 (5)
2010-11 NBA 1503 (5)
2011-12 NBA 414 (9)
Free Throws
2003-04 NBA 408 (5)
2005-06 NBA 573 (7)
2006-07 NBA 459 (10)
2009-10 NBA 508 (5)
2010-11 NBA 507 (5)
2011-12 NBA 134 (7)
Career NBA 3880 (70)
Career 3880 (76)
Free Throw Attempts
2003-04 NBA 525 (7)
2005-06 NBA 709 (7)
2007-08 NBA 590 (8)
2009-10 NBA 612 (6)
2010-11 NBA 605 (8)
2011-12 NBA 162 (6)
Career NBA 4812 (79)
Career 4812 (84)
Turnovers
2003-04 NBA 247 (5)
2007-08 NBA 253 (7)
Points
2003-04 NBA 1725 (6)
2005-06 NBA 2122 (6)
2006-07 NBA 1881 (6)
2007-08 NBA 1978 (5)
2009-10 NBA 1943 (6)
2010-11 NBA 1970 (6)
2011-12 NBA 491 (10)
Minutes Per Game
2009-10 NBA 38.2 (9)
Career NBA 36.3 (51)
Career 36.3 (52)
Points Per Game
2005-06 NBA 26.5 (8)
2006-07 NBA 28.9 (2)
2007-08 NBA 25.7 (4)
2008-09 NBA 22.8 (8)
2009-10 NBA 28.2 (3)
2010-11 NBA 25.6 (3)
2011-12 NBA 22.3 (8)
Active 24.8 (4)
Career NBA 24.8 (14)
Career 24.8 (15)
Player Efficiency Rating
Career NBA 20.3 (55)
Career 20.3 (57)
Usage Pct
2003-04 NBA 28.5 (10)
2004-05 NBA 29.2 (10)
2005-06 NBA 32.0 (6)
2006-07 NBA 33.4 (3)
2007-08 NBA 30.2 (4)
2008-09 NBA 31.5 (5)
2009-10 NBA 33.4 (3)
2010-11 NBA 32.0 (3)
2011-12 NBA 32.7 (4)
Active 31.2 (4)
Career NBA 31.2 (6)
Career 31.2 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Active 0.566 (18)
Career 0.566 (101)
NBA Elo Player Rating
129th (overall) as of Feb 8, 2012, 6:39AM
29th (active) as of Feb 8, 2012, 6:39AM
   

Transactions

June 26, 2003: Drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2003 NBA Draft.

February 22, 2011: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Denver Nuggets with Renaldo Balkman, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter and Shelden Williams to the New York Knicks; the Denver Nuggets traded a 2015 2nd round draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves; the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Kosta Koufos to the Denver Nuggets; the Minnesota Timberwolves traded Corey Brewer to the New York Knicks; the New York Knicks traded Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, cash, a 2012 2nd round draft pick, a 2013 2nd round draft pick and a 2014 1st round draft pick to the Denver Nuggets; and the New York Knicks traded Eddy Curry, Anthony Randolph and cash to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2003-04 Denver Nuggets NBA $3,229,200
2004-05 Denver Nuggets NBA $3,471,360
2005-06 Denver Nuggets NBA $3,713,640
2006-07 Denver Nuggets NBA $4,694,041
2007-08 Denver Nuggets NBA $13,041,250
2008-09 Denver Nuggets NBA $14,410,581
2009-10 Denver Nuggets NBA $15,779,912
2010-11 New York Knicks NBA $17,149,243
Career (may be incomplete) $75,489,227

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