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The last year! 41-year-old Anthony s remarks caused heated discussion: The best year of my career was spent in the Lakers

11:14pm, 21 September 2025【Basketball】

September 21, 41-year-old "Melon" Cameron Anthony said on the show: The best year of my career was spent with the Lakers... If you look at the analysis data, that year was one of my best seasons.

Anthony was the No. 3 pick in the first round in 2003. He entered the NBA in the same year as James. He played in the NBA for 19 seasons in total, playing for the Nuggets, Knicks, Rockets, Bulls, Trail Blazers and the Lakers. He played in 1,260 regular season games, averaging 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Now, the 41-year-old Anthony regards playing for the Lakers as the best year in his career.

In the 2021 offseason, Anthony signed a one-year contract with the Lakers and became teammates with James. In the 21-22 season, he played 69 regular season games for the Lakers, averaging 26 minutes per game and scored 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1 assist. This is the last season of his career. This season, the Lakers only scored 33 wins and 49 losses, ranking 11th in the Western Conference, missing the playoffs and the playoffs.

Looking at the entire NBA career, Anthony's peak career was a period of playing for the Nuggets and the Knicks. During this period, he averaged at least 20 points per game every season. He was selected for the All-Stars in his career and played for these two teams because of his outstanding performance in Denver and the Knicks. US media repeatedly called on the Nuggets to retire Anthony's No. 15 jersey and called on the Knicks to retire Anthony's No. 7 jersey.

It is worth mentioning that Anthony has been officially inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, with Wade and Iverson being his referees.