Syracuse NBA Players: Where Are They Now?

Syracuse has produced some great NBA players over the years. But where are they now? This blog will take a look at some of the most successful Syracuse NBA players and what they’re doing now.

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in 2003 and played for them for seven seasons. He was traded to the New York Knicks in 2011 and played for them until 2017. In 2018, he joined the Oklahoma City Thunder but was traded to the Atlanta Hawks midway through the season. He then spent a brief period with the Houston Rockets before signing with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2019. He is currently signed with the Chicago Bulls

Dwyane Wade

After playing for the Miami Heat for several years, Dwyane Wade was traded to the Chicago Bulls in 2016. He played for the Bulls for one season before signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017. Wade returned to the Miami Heat for the 18-19 season and then retired after 16 seasons in the NBA.

LeBron James

Lebron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in NBA history James has appeared in fifteen NBA All-Star Games, winning the All-Star MVP Award four times, and he was selected to the All-NBA First and Second Teams twelve times. He is also the 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (/ˈkoʊbiː/ KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player He played his entire 20-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers He entered the NBA directly from High School and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA team and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons and ranks fourth on both the league’s all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. At 34 years and 104 days old, he became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. Bryant was an opponent of tanking (“losing on purpose”) and held a negative view towardsresting players in certain situations, particularly for younger players.

In 2016–17, Bryant played his final season in the NBA. In December 2017, he became one of only seven players to achieve 33,000 career points, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928), Lebron James (34,241), Michael Jordan (32,292), Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) and Dirk Nowitzki (31,560). On January 22, 2020 – precisely one month before his death – Bryant became first ever player in NBA history to have two jersey numbers retired with same team while still being active as a player; his jerseys No. 8 and No. 24 were both retired by Los Angeles Lakers during halftime ceremony at Staples Center prior to their game against Golden State Warriors

Bryant died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California at age 41 along with eight other people including his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant who was 13 at the time of her death.

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant is an American Professional Basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the University of Texas, and was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft Durant then played nine seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder before signing with the Golden State Warriors in 2016.

Chris Paul

Chris Paul is a guard who was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in the 2005 NBA Draft He spent six seasons with the Hornets before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2011. He spent seven seasons with the Clippers, making nine All-Star Appearances and helping lead the team to six playoff appearances. He was traded to the Houston Rockets in 2017 and has been with Houston since. He is a 10-time All-Star, an NBA All-Star game MVP, and a nine-time All-NBA selection.

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft He played nine seasons with the franchise before being traded to the Houston Rockets in 2019. He is a nine-Ime Nba All-Star and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2017. He is currently one of the faces of the Jordan Brand

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving was the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers He played in Cleveland for six seasons before being traded to the Boston Celtics in 2017. He spent two seasons with the Celtics before signing with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019.

James Harden

James Harden is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Arizona State where he was named a consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009. Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder In 2012, he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the Thunder and helped lead them to the NBA Finals

Harden was traded to Houston before the 2012–13 season. In 2015, he was named NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and led the Rockets to the Western Conference Finals. He has been selected to seven NBA All-Star teams and has earned All-NBA team honors five times. He is also a two-time member of the United States men’s national basketball team winning gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 FIBA World Cup

Steph Curry

Steph Curry is one of the most popular players in the NBA today He began his career with the Charlotte Hornets but was traded to the Golden State Warriors in 2009. He quickly became one of the Warriors’ best players and helped lead them to an NBA Championship in 2015. Curry is a two-time NBA MVP and is widely considered one of the best shooters in NBA history He currently plays for the Warriors and is one of the most popular players in the league.