Syracuse’s Kiyan Anthony says he’s already better than his father in one key aspect

There was a time when the was a legitimate debate about whether Carmelo Anthony should be the first-overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. That speaks volumes about how good he was in high school and college.

Eventually, Anthony slipped to the third spot to the Denver Nuggets, with LeBron James going to the Cleveland Cavaliers and infamous bust Darko Milicic falling to the Detroit Pistons at No. 2.

Now, his son Kiyan Antohny is looking forward to following in his footsteps at the University of Syracuse. And while he’s not as highly-touted as his old man, he actually believes he’s a better shooter than him.

Kiyan Anthony says he’s a better shooter than his father Carmelo

“The way we score is kind of similar, like shooting and getting to the basket. I looked at his highlights and I looked at my highlights and it’ll be like some similarity there,” he said on the Sloane Knows podcast. “I feel like I shoot a little better than him at this age. He was a little bit taller, and he got to the basket a little more so I feel like I could shoot a little better shooter than him.”

Carmelo Anthony

Anthony is one of the highest-ranked players in the state of New York, and he will have one year to make his case for being a lottery pick like his father was a little over two decades ago.

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And after spending his entire life working out with NBA players and NBA-caliber coaches, perhaps he has a valid case, and he’s, in fact, a better shooter than the perennial All-Star.