Unlike Dwyane Wade, who went with Chicago-based NBA fitness guru Tim Grover, Carmelo Anthony again spent time this past summer with Beverly Hills-based Gunnar Peterson, fitness guru to such entertainment stars as Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Hugh Jackman.

His six-week program there, in addition to work with the Nuggets' training staff, led to a drop in body fat from 8.6 to seven percent and a drop in weight from 240 pounds to 228.

"Everything about me ? my energy, my confidence, my swagger ? everything is on another level right now," he said.