First time in the Hall of Fame! Anthony s jersey retires in a dilemma, who would like to make an exception for him, the Nuggets and the Knicks!

Anthony was officially inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors of his career. However, another honor that may belong to him - the retirement of the jersey is still unknown!

According to SNY reporter Ian Begley, "The Knicks strongly support the retired Cameron Anthony's No. 7 jersey." This discussion became a hot topic after Anthony was inducted into the Hall of Fame, but the final decision was in the hands of team owner James Dolan.

Anthony spent seven seasons with the Knicks (2011-2017), and during this period he averaged 24.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Especially in the 2012-13 season, Anthony was elected as the scoring leader with 28.7 points per game, leading the team to a record of 54 and winning the Atlantic Division championship. This year, the Knicks entered the Eastern Conference semi-finals, which was the farthest time for the Anthony Times team to go in the playoffs.

Although his personal data is impressive, his team-leading ability and team performance have become one of the uncertainties in whether the Knicks can retire his jersey!

No matter how strong the internal support is, the final decision of Anthony's jersey retirement is in the hands of one person - team owner James Dolan.

Knicks have not retired any jerseys for 22 years, and the last time was Patrick Ewing's No. 33 jersey in 2003. This shows that the team is extremely cautious about awarding such honors.

Bergley emphasized: "I am still 100% sure that the Knicks will eventually retire his jersey number." "Whether to retire or not will be decided by boss James Dolan."

If the Knicks ultimately decide not to retire Anthony's jersey, will the Nuggets become another option?

Anthony spent eight seasons with the Nuggets (2003-2011), averaging 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He is one of the best players in the Nuggets' history, leading the team to the six-game playoffs and reaching the Western Conference Finals for the longest time.

But the Nuggets face a huge obstacle for Anthony's retirement jersey - Jokic also wore the No. 15 jersey, and Jokic led the Nuggets to win the championship in 2023, and his historical status is obviously higher.

Although there has been a precedent in history that a team retired the same jersey for different players, the Nuggets can theoretically retire Jokic and Anthony for the No. 15 jersey for both, but this possibility is still relatively small.

To sum up, even if the Knicks and the Nuggets ultimately refused, Anthony's position in the basketball world has become stable - a member of the Hall of Fame, the top ten in the NBA's historical scoring list, offensive kaleidoscope, etc.! Whether the jersey retires will not change its contribution to basketball, and its beautiful title of "Golden Double Guns" as Iverson in the past!