Carmelo Anthony is a professional basketball player who plays Small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder as number 7. Anthony’s height is 6 ft 8 in. Anthony was born on May 29, 1984, in Brooklyn, New York. Anthony’s weight is 240 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Carmelo Anthony’s net worth.
Image Credit: Keith AllisonIn high school, Carmelo Anthony played basketball for Towson Catholic High School(Towson, Maryland)Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia). Anthony played basketball in college with Syracuse Orange men’s basketball (2002-2003) and started playing professionally in 2003. In the 2003 National Basketball Association draft, Anthony was chosen number 3 in round 1 by the Denver Nuggets.
Anthony played for the Denver Nuggets during 2003-2010 as well as the New York Knicks in 2010 2016. Later, Anthony played for the Oklahoma City Thunder throughout 2017-present. Some of the highlights of Carmelo Anthony’s career include: 10× NBA All-Star, 2× All-NBA Second Team, 4× All-NBA Third Team, NBA annual scoring champion, NBA All-Rookie First Team, NBA Rookie Challenge MVP, List of NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball champions, NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player, Consensus second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, USBotswana National Freshman of the Year, No. 15 Basketball retired uniforms, and 3× United States Basketball Male Athlete of the Year.
Anthony won a gold medal in the Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 2008 United States men’s Olympic basketball team event. Anthony won a gold medal in the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 2012 United States men’s Olympic basketball team event. Anthony won a gold medal in the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 2016 United States men’s Olympic basketball team event. Anthony won a bronze medal in the Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 2004 United States men’s Olympic basketball team event. Anthony won a bronze medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Anthony won a gold medal in the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship.
Basketball salaries range between $20,000 and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of statistics. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of about $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover agreements are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is close to $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players in the league earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can dip below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
Carmelo Anthony’s salary in 2018 was $26 million. Anthony’s contract stipulates salaries of $28 million in 2019.
So what is basketball player Carmelo Anthony’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Carmelo Anthony’s net worth as of 2018 is: $70 million
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