Carmelo Anthony, inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, said he sees 'similarities' to Cooper Flagg trying to lead Duke to an NCAA title as a freshman.

Because he just impacts the game at a totally high level," Anthony said on 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony, a Wave Original (13:18 mark). "He don't have to score, but he can score if he want…He's impressive.

Carmelo Anthony led Syracuse to an NCAA championship as a freshman at Syracuse. Now Cooper Flagg is attempting to do the same at Duke. And Anthony thinks the 6-foot-9 freshman has a good shot. “I think what we’re seeing with Cooper is -- he has some similarities to the run that I had,

Among players who played their most career games with the Denver Nuggets, Anthony is just the fifth player in franchise history elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. He joins a group that includes Dikembe Mutombo, Dan Issel, David Thompson, Alex English.

U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, Sylvia Fowles, Billy Donovan, Danny Crawford, and Micky Arison make up the rest of the Class of 2025.

Carmelo Anthony is going into the Basketball Hall of Fame, both as an individual and part of the 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team.