Uncasville, Conn. — Carmelo Anthony will be enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday for a career of excellence that included 10 NBA All-Star appearances and a 19-year pro career in Denver, New York, Oklahoma City, Houston, Portland and Los Angeles.

He is, undoubtedly, one of the best scorers in NBA history.

But the former Syracuse star will also be recognized as part of USA Basketball’s “Redeem Team,” the 2008 Olympic squad that redeemed a 2004 bronze medal to win gold in Beijing and restore America’s reputation as exemplars of the game.

Anthony is best known in Syracuse as the player who delivered the Orange its only national title in his first and only year with the program.

He is also a four-time Olympian, a man who won a 2004 bronze medal as a 20-year old, then

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