The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will serve as the final, and most appropriate, stop of Carmelo Anthony’s basketball career. Unlike the other detours, Springfield, Mass., will not sour on him, or wonder when he’ll win a championship, or be temporary. Once he is inducted, the Hall won’t let Anthony leave even if he wanted to, which of course he won’t.

Yes, it’s the resting place where he can and will find peace. That’s all Anthony — or any star, really — ever wanted: a mutually beneficial home that celebrated his supreme scoring skills and his aura, both of which were considerable from high school to college to the NBA.

He thought he had that in Denver, where he turned around the Nuggets’ franchise, until he soured on the experience.

Everything looked swell in New York, wh

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