LeBron James’ 3 Simple Words That Sold Carmelo Anthony on Joining The Lakers

LeBron James personally called Carmelo Anthony and was able to get him to Los Angeles Lakers with only 3 simple words. The Lakers will be going into the new season with quite a different roster than last season. The season is set the start in a little over a month and fans are excited to see the roster changes in action. There are several roster changes, but the two biggest ones involved Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook.

However, LeBron might have had more to do with the Melo signing than we originally thought. He had 3 simple words for Carmelo to get him to come to LA. Those words were “I need you.”

Anthony talked about his relationship with LeBron as a result.

LeBron James’ 3 Simple Words That Sold Carmelo Anthony on Joining The Lakers

“It’s been a long time coming,” Anthony says. “We’ve been trying to figure this out for a long time, but through the time it didn’t work, the situations were different. But we are here now, so we going to make the best out of it.”

“New York being New York and playing for the Knicks, and everything that comes along with that — it being in an iconic organization — it’s the same feeling that I’m getting now being in the Laker organization,” he explains. “It’s these big organizations, these big cities, big markets it’s New York and L.A. It’s two of the best cities in the world. So to be able to say that I represented both that’s special for me.”

“A different mentality,” Anthony said, after being asked what he brought to the table, “a different approach to the game, understanding my situation, understanding what’s at stake, understand what we’re trying to accomplish, but also understanding the journey that is going to take to get there, every step of the way from day one until the end.”

These are some pretty interesting words from Carmelo Anthony. It is clear that he is excited to play with his long-time friend LeBron. Hopefully the duo is able to bring yet another title to the city of Los Angeles.

What do you think about what LeBron said to get Carmelo to come to LA?