Carmelo Anthony on Wemby's Takeover, Knicks Finals Chances & Kiyan's Tough Freshman Year

Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony joins ATS Unplugged for an in-depth conversation on basketball’s new era. Melo breaks down why Victor Wembanyama is unlike anything the NBA has ever seen, why the New York Knicks have a real shot at the Finals, and what it was like watching Kiyan battle through a tough freshman season at Syracuse University. He also opens up on: Kobe Bryant and the 2009 Western Conference Finals Why today’s players don’t master the mid-range anymore The NBA stars he’d love to train Wemby’s mentality and mindset NIL chaos and the future of college basketball What separates elite scorers from everybody else 00:00 – Intro + Carmelo Anthony joins ATS Unplugged 00:42 – Melo on retirement, media life & finding his voice 05:04 – Spurs vs OKC reaction + Wemby’s historic rise 08:12 – Spurs’ young core, Dylan Harper & Stephon Castle impact 11:12 – San Antonio culture, Popovich & building winning habits 13:30 – Melo predicts Spurs vs OKC series outcome 15:33 – Melo reflects on battling Kobe in the 2009 West Finals 18:46 – Knicks vs Cavaliers preview + why Melo believes in New York 26:50 – Why today’s players lost the mid-range game 30:45 – The 3 current NBA players Melo wants to work with 33:15 – Carmelo on Cayden Anthony’s freshman year at Syracuse 38:11 – Melo sounds off on NIL, transfers & the future of college basketball #allthesmokeproductions #NBA #AllTheSmoke Follow Matt:   / matt_barnes9   Follow Stak:   / _stak5_   Listen on audio: Apple - http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cdge5G... Follow ATS on social: Instagram -   / allthesmoke   TikTok -   / allthesmoke   X - https://x.com/allthesmokeprod Facebook -   / allthesmokeproductions   Threads - https://www.threads.com/@allthesmoke Watch our other shows: KG Certified -    / @kgcertified   All The Smoke Fight -    / @atsfight   Morning Kombat -    / @morningkombat   Ring Champs -    / @ringchampspodcast   Forgotten Seasons -    / @forgottenseasonsnba