Longtime NBA forward Carmelo Anthony was informed this week that he's been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. A 10-time All-Star and the league's ninth all-time leading scorer, Anthony was a fan-favorite across the NBA—and more specifically in Denver,

Carmelo Anthony's 19-year career will finally be celebrated in a way that all NBA greats dream of: by being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Anthony, a six-time All-NBA selection and 2003 All-Rookie Team selection, is elected to the Hall of Fame after a career that included 19 NBA seasons in which he averaged 22.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game over 1,260 appearances (1,120 starts).