Carmelo Anthony has been involved in informal team workouts and scrimmages with several members of the Nets, leading to speculation that he could get a shot to revive his career in Brooklyn, according to Ian Begley and Anthony Puccio of SNY.tv.
The authors emphasize that there haven’t been any reports indicating the Nets reached out to Anthony or his representatives, and it’s uncertain if the team has any interest in adding the veteran forward. Still, it’s significant that Anthony seems to be a regular participant in the sessions, which are being held in Los Angeles and were organized by Kyrie Irving.
Brooklyn already has 16 players under contract, with 15 fully guaranteed, so one of those guaranteed deals would have to be traded or waived to create a roster spot for Anthony. The Nets inked Henry Ellenson to a two-way contract and draft pick Jaylen Hands remains unsigned, so the team has at least two openings on its offseason roster as training camp nears.
Anthony, of course, has a long history in the New York area, spending parts of seven seasons with the Knicks. SNY reported in June that the Knicks may have been interested in a reunion if they had landed Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency. Anthony played 10 games for the Rockets last season before being traded to the Bulls in January and waived a few days later.
He’d be a pretty good fit tbh but I still think he should go to the Lebrons
I meant the Lakers……
He’ll certainly help in scoring while KD is recovering.
Why not… if he’s a good fit he could be a nice piece off the bench for them for 15-20 min per game as a scoring option
The Nets have already undergone so many changes. They have stressed the existing bricks & mortar enough. This is just random accumulation. Melo again, like in Houston, would just be a lightning rod in case of disappointment, and maybe justifiably.
Maybe he’s just their Uber driver.
Kyrie + Melo = Superfund Site
Hey Carmelo it’s over. Take your millions and move on with life. You never won and won’t. When Coach BRON BRON passes on you it’s over.
Best PF on the floor with the Nets squad
Might as well sign him, Brooklyn. All y’all got is Kyrie and DeAndre Jordan. #justsaying
They got Harris, Prince, Chandler n Kurucs at forward. At this point he’d probably be a third string behind that group