NBC Sports Adds Carmelo Anthony As NBA Analyst

Carmelo Anthony will join NBC Sports and Peacock’s coverage of the NBA next season as a studio analyst, writes Aidan Berg of NBC. He’s expected to be in the studio one or more nights per week when the league returns to NBC this fall.

Anthony confirmed his new job today in an interview with Ahmed Fareed of NBC Sports during the network’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby (Twitter video link from NBC Sports).

“Watching the NBA on NBC growing up shaped my love for the game,” Anthony said. “Now, I’m thrilled to join the NBC Sports family. I’ve always used my platform to help grow the game, and I’m excited to bring fans a fresh perspective as we usher in a new era of NBA coverage and programming.”

Anthony, who was recently announced as part of this year’s class for the Naismith Hall of Fame, retired in 2022 after playing 19 NBA seasons. He was a 10-time All-Star, three-time Olympic gold medalist and a member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team.

Anthony was selected by the Nuggets with the third pick in the 2003 draft and played for the Knicks, Thunder, Rockets, Trail Blazers and Lakers as well. He was the league’s top scorer during the 2012/13 season while playing for New York and finished third in the MVP voting that year. Anthony completed his career with 28,289 points, putting him 10th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.

Before coming to the NBA, Anthony turned in a legendary freshman season at Syracuse, leading the school to the 2003 national championship and earning national Freshman of the Year and Second-Team All-America honors.

Anthony spoke to Fareed about the type of analysis he plans to contribute to NBC’s coverage.

“Talking the game, speaking the game, figuring out what’s the ‘why’ on what a lot of people are doing, what a lot of players are doing in the game,” he said. “The game within the game, I think, needs to be talked about.”

Anthony is the latest addition to the NBC Sports team, which already includes Mike Tirico and Noah Eagle as the top play-by-play announcers for NBA coverage and Jamal Crawford and Reggie Miller as game analysts.
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