He is a member of the All-NBA First Team (2009), a two-time All-NBA Second Team member (2005,06), and an All-NBA Third Team member (2007). He is a five-time NBA All-Star, an Olympic gold-medalist, and the 2006 Sportsman of the Year. If a championship and Finals MVP award aren't enough to separate the two, let's look at Wade's long list of accomplishments. In just Wade's third year as a pro, he elevated to the top of the basketball world and became the 5th youngest player in NBA history to win the award. Wade's Miami Heat won the 2006 NBA title with Wade being named the Finals MVP. ![]() Right off the bat, Wade has something that Anthony doesn't: A championship ring. But, if you take a closer look, it is clear that Dwyane Wade is the superior player and that Carmelo Anthony takes a backseat to his draft class counterpart. Based on those facts, it might be hard to distinguish the two players and truly say who is the better player. Looking at the previous two paragraphs, both Anthony and Wade look like similar players with similar strengths. Like Anthony, Wade will also be a highly coveted free agent when his contract is up in 2010. Also, D-Wade has made it to the postseason every year he has been in the league besides the 2007-2008 season. In addition, his ability to drive to the rim is like no other. He also has the ability to score at will and take over games with high-octane scoring efforts. He is a prolific scorer, a stellar defender, a great passer, a great shooter from inside the arc, and a good rebounder. There is no question that Anthony is a top 10 player in the NBA and a highly coveted player by all teams when his contract is up in 2010. He has also made the playoffs every year that he has been in the league. He has the ability to take over a game with his scoring and has the ability to light up opposing teams with 40-point efforts. He is an excellent scorer, a great driver, an above-average defender, a good rebounder, and a decent shooter. Since when is that a fair statement?Ĭarmelo is an outstanding basketball player. Carmelo Anthony is a better player than Dwyane Wade: Wait just one minute. LeBron James is a better player than Dwyane Wade: Fair statement. ![]() Kobe Bryant is a better player than Dwyane Wade: Fair statement. This comment angered and upset me and fueled me to write an article debating the issue: Who is the better player: Dwyane Wade or Carmelo Anthony? Anthony, a player averaging 33.4 minutes per game in this series, hasn’t recorded a single assist in any of the past four games, as Jordan Greer of Sporting News revealed.While Kenny Smith and the other TNT analysts debated that comment, none of them actually refuted it completely. ![]() A drastic move needs to be made by the Thunder to steal Game 6 and potentially rally to complete the stunning comeback in this series.Ĭarmelo has shot 33.3 percent or worse from the field in three of the five playoff games, has hit over 29 percent of his 3-point attempts just once and scored more than his season average in points (16.2) on one occasion as well.īut to go along with all of that, one stat jumps out that’s mind-boggling. Whichever statistic you feel most comfortable using as a measuring stick for production, you’ll find that they all point to the same thing. But, in Game 5, Anthony saw his minutes drop to 25, and that should probably be around where they stay for as long as Oklahoma City remains in the playoffs. He topped 31 minutes in each the first four games of the Thunder’s opening-round playoff matchup with the Utah Jazz as well, playing 36 or more minutes three times. One of the occasions he failed to hit that mark came when he suffered a sprained ankle and was sidelined after just six minutes against the Golden State Warriors. Through 78 regular-season games this year, Anthony played at least 26 minutes 75 times. Through great performances, terrible performances and the many games that fell in between, there has been only one consistent for Carmelo Anthony during the 2017-18 season with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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