Carmelo Anthony’s son Kiyan may very well be subsequent participant’s offspring to be drafted into the NBA and he’s identified the distinction between him and Melo’s sport.
“The best way we rating is sort of comparable, like capturing and attending to the basket,” Kiyan mentioned on Sloane Is aware of. “I checked out his highlights and I checked out my highlights and it’ll be like some similarity there. I really feel like I shoot slightly higher than him at this age.
“He was slightly bit taller and he obtained to the basket slightly extra, so I really feel like I might shoot slightly higher shooter than him.”
Earlier than a storied NBA profession, Carmelo led Syracuse to the 2003 nationwide championship as a freshman.
Regardless of his Dad having such a robust connection to the faculty, Anthony says Melo and his Mum, La La Anthony, aren’t pressuring him to go there.
“[My father] by no means pushes me to go to Syracuse simply because his title is on the gymnasium,” Anthony instructed ESPN. “He did a lot at Syracuse. He is aware of that I’m my very own individual. I’ve simply obtained to make my very own determination on the finish of the day.
“Whether it is Syracuse – I am going there rather a lot and I follow, I work on the market – whether it is that, that’s what it’s. However he’s by no means going to say, ‘You bought to go to Syracuse. You bought to go there as a result of I went there.’ He’s not going to make me comply with in his footsteps until I actually wish to.”
Kiyan will select from his listing of finalists – Syracuse, Auburn, USC, Florida State, Ohio State and Rutgers over the subsequent eight weeks and can take yet one more go to to the Orange earlier than making his ultimate determination.
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