Top 5 Active NBA players to have never come off the bench

#1 Carmelo Anthony (1071 games)

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony tops this list with 1071 career games without coming off from the bench. Anthony was chosen with the 3rd overall pick in 2003 NBA Draft. Just in the 6th game of his career, Anthony scored 30 points and became the second youngest player to score 30 points in a game after Kobe Bryant. He also went on to become the 3rd youngest player to score 1000 points in the same season. Anthony led all the rookies in scoring with 21.0 PPG but finished as a runner-up for 'Rookie of the Year' behind LeBron.

Carmelo has become a scoring machine season-by-season as he averaged 20+ points in all the season barring this season and also led the league in scoring in 2013 season. He is all set to become a future Hall-of-Fame.

Carmelo is now with Oklahoma City Thunder forming a Big 3 with Paul George and Russel Westbrook. They are yet to fire as a unit. If these guys play up to their potential as a unit, then they will become a tough contender for the Championship and all these three guys can win their first championship.