OKC to part ways with Carmelo Anthony
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This is every bit as important as them re-signing PG.
Melo still has a chance to be a contributor on a good team if he's willing to eat some humble pie and take his rightful seat as a 7th man somewhere
I'll believe it when I see it. Melo is one greedy mofo. To buy him out you'll have to give him dam near every penny of that contract otherwise he won't agree to it. Their best bet to part ways with him is via trade going into the final year of his contract.
I think the only way this happens is if they take Deng back, don't know if okc wants that on their books for the 19-20 season.
LA would probably take Melo if OKC packaged a FRP and took Deng. Then proceed to not even take him to the bench, Deng-style.
They will probably just squeeze into the playoffs again during the last week of the season.
damn, just as big as the PG signing honestly
Melo refuses to take a back seat and will ruin any team with a star bigger or more productive than him.
Would love to see him join the warriors and watch the ego clash with the actual good players
Melo refuses to take a back seat and will ruin any team with a star bigger or more productive than him.
Would love to see him join the warriors and watch the ego clash with the actual good players
Spoiler alert- he isn't! Not only is the dude's game trash but his attitude is trash too. I wouldn't want him on my favorite team.
I remember in the first like two years, maybe three ears of their careers. People actually saying melo was better than bron. That melo WOULD be better than bron. Good times
Steiny Mo has the rockets interested.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/sports/basketball/carmelo-anthony-houston-rockets-thunder.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/sports/basketball/carmelo-anthony-houston-rockets-thunder.html
Was he really ever checked in? Just seems to me like he never reached anywhere near his potential defaulting to a 1 tool selfish player as a pro.
People talking like Melo is being traded, but isn't he being stretched and waived? Then the lakers don't have to "give up" Deng or anything, right? Because Melo at bargain basement prices is like semi attractive, depending on the team, but at full price, no way (and I say this only because the Knicks are out of the running. Oh wait, I forgot about the Kings).
Oh yes he certainly can. He was last year.
Ryan Anderson, per 36 minutes last year, was a better rebounder, 2 point shooter and 3 point shooter than Carmello. Ryan Anderson provides more spacing for an offense because he can hit threes from 5 feet beyond the 3 point line and he also doesn't think he's so good that he laughs at the mere discussion of coming off the bench. I would go as far as to say Anderson is better defensively as well.
Trevor Ariza is MILES better than Carmello Anthony as a basketball player in 2018.
Before Lebron got a jump shot, it was definitely arguable that Kobe, Melo, and DIrk were more complete offensive players. I don't think anyone makes that case after like, 2012 though.
People used to argue about Deron vs. CP3 too. A long, long time ago.
The only person that really applies to is Lance. Rondo can be a head case, but he played great last season. Javale has been getting a bad wrap his whole career because of Shaq shitting on him. You don't really hear much about teams/teammates having much issue with him in terms of his personality.
That said, I think Melo goes to Houston. LA likely no longer has space for him. The one place the Lakers actually have some depth is at the forward.
Does Melo just suck because age or can he go back to being "elite". If so then he would do well with Lebron I think.
Prime Melo on the Knicks was super fun to watch. I thought his game would translate well past his prime but he's been dogshit lately. He needs some new scenery and be more accepting of a bench role. Some players tend to get a lot better after leaving OKC and maybe Melo can follow suit.
He does little outside of iso scoring, and he can't even do that all that effectively/efficiently anymore. He was never a good defender, never a good playmaker. He's a guy you bring off the bench when you need 10-15 minutes of scoring, the problem is he still thinks he's a star.
I had a bad feeling about Melo when he laughed at a reporter who asked him if he'd be willing to come off the bench.
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Who says no? He'll start there and the Mavs won't be able to attract anyone else.
