Carmelo Anthony went back to his old stomping grounds, back in Manhattan with his trainer Chris Brickley and this time around, engaging on some one-on-one battles against Compton native Brandon Jennings and L.A. wing Stanley Johnson.

Melo is seeing torching an up-and-coming defensive talent in Johnson while giving Jennings a barrage of fakes and off-the-dribble moves that make him such a perennial offensive talent.

New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox couldn't help but chime in the comments section, noting how offseason Melo has vastly differed from regular season and postseason Melo in recent memory.

via Bleacher Report:

“Melo win MVP every year if he played like this during the season,” Knox wrote on Instagram.

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Last summer, social media frenzied over a locked-in Melo, generating the “Hoodie Melo” phenomenon after his trainer, Brickley, posted several videos showcasing Melo's ruthless offensive repertoire.

That summer was notably followed by his trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder, in which he was pegged as the third scoring option — a change or role that ruined a 14-year streak of scoring 20 points or more in each of his NBA seasons.

Anthony has a plethora of offensive moves that would give most defenders headaches, but playing in that role is limiting his contributions — giving him fewer looks and fewer touches — something he had never experienced throughout his basketball career.

Melo will go down in history as a summer monster, but like Knox said, unless he can cement that during the regular season and even with some hardware at the end, it will likely go to waste in the vault of forgotten memories.