NBA Executives Name The Favorite To Sign Carmelo

The Los Angeles Lakers are building their roster. The team missed on Kawhi Leonard as he decided to sign a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. They may be interested in signing other players, including those who aren’t present superstars. Ian Begley of SNY reported that the Lakers are considered “as the most likely destination” for Carmelo Anthony in free agency.

“Let’s get this out of the way at the top: things can always change, but most executives monitoring Anthony’s free agency see the Lakers as the most likely destination for the 10-time All Star,” Begley wrote.

“There may have been interest from New York in a reunion with Anthony if they had a roster with multiple stars ready to win immediately. But with Durant injured and the odds against the Knicks building that kind of team this summer, bringing Anthony back is not currently part of the team’s thinking.

“Again, that may be irrelevant because of the Lakers’ interest. But Anthony would have interest in signing with the Knicks and finishing his career in New York, despite how his Knicks tenure ended. It’s worth noting that Anthony handled the spotlight of New York incredibly well during the team’s success and failures while he was here. Given that, he’d be a strong mentor for younger Knicks like Barrett, Knox, Robinson and Trier, who are learning to navigate the attention that comes with playing in New York.”

Carmelo spent the beginning of the last season playing with the Houston Rockets. His performance wasn’t really good, and he was sidelined. The Rockets traded him, and he hasn’t been part of a team since the trade. Some sources reported that Carmelo turned down the chance to join LeBron James and the Lakers as they had an awful season. The Lakers were low on offense due to their injured players.

Chris Paul was in Houston and he could have played more. However, the Rockets thought that he was doing more harm than good, and Carmelo wasn’t given a big role.

His career isn’t over, and he may contribute to teams desperate for bench scoring. Melo may get limited minutes, too.