Report: Lakers Made Official Decision On Their Pursuit Of Carmelo Anthony

The Los Angeles Lakers were long considered as the perfect landing spot for Carmelo Anthony, but the team decided to take things in a different direction.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Lakers brought a decision on Carmelo Anthony and put the talks on pause.

LA lost four of the last five games, and sit outside the playoff picture.

“The Los Angeles Lakers and free agent Carmelo Anthony are pausing talks on a possible contract agreement unless the franchise makes a turn back toward pursuit of Western Conference playoffs contention, league sources told ESPN.

“The Lakers had been leaning toward signing Anthony for the rest of the season — until losses in four of the past five games left the organization and Anthony’s camp wondering if it made sense to bring the veteran into an unsettled environment with suddenly so little chance of making the playoffs, league sources said.

“Anthony, a 10-time All-Star, had been hoping to find a new team that would provide a positive conclusion to his season after an abrupt stay with the Houston Rockets.

The Lakers had waited on Anthony through the March 1 deadline for players to be waived and be eligible for playoff rosters to see who else would become available and perhaps be willing to sign with them, league sources said.”

This move indicates that the Lakers and Anthony’s camp believe that the player will not have  great role in LA. Anthony may not be able to help the team earn their spot in the postseason.

In 10 games for the Rockets, Anthony averaged of 13.4 points and had 5.4 rebounds in 29.4 minutes per game for the Houstons before the team decided to part ways with him.

During his professional career, Anthony averaged 24.0 points with 5.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.

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