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Could Carmelo Anthony rocket off to Houston?
According to a league source, the Rockets will make a bid for Carmelo Anthony this summer, even though they probably won’t have cap space and would have to orchestrate a creative sign-and-trade. The source said Houston asked the Knicks about Anthony before February’s trade deadline.
The Knicks have held discussions with the Rockets about power forward Omer Asik. Even though Rockets president Daryl Morey is the pioneer of advanced statistics and Anthony has never fared well in some efficiency categories, Morey’s old-school instincts believe he could form a terrific Big 3 with Dwight Howard and James Harden. Rockets management also believes Anthony has made advancements in the grit department the past two seasons.
The only way the Rockets can get under the cap is by dealing the expiring contracts of Jeremy Lin, who is entering the poison pill year of $15 million, and Asik, also scheduled to make $15 million.
But even if the Rockets don’t, a desperate Knicks team could take on Lin or Asik and draft picks if Phil Jackson doesn’t believe in building around Anthony. The Knicks still would be set for 2015’s free agency and Lin wold be a drawing card during a season the Knicks may want to tank and fall into the lottery.
Howard has been most outspoken in encouraging Anthony to consider smaller markets than New York just like Howard did in eschewing Los Angeles. Plus, Anthony said he’s willing to take “a pay cut’’ — which would be less severe in Houston. There are no state income taxes in Texas.
Howard told USA Today last month the Big Apple is only good for a player’s brand if the team is winning.
“If you don’t win, you’re not going to get all the [off-court] stuff you want anyway,” Howard said. “I saw that last year [in Los Angeles]. I was in the biggest market for the NBA, and we lost, so those [companies] aren’t going to be coming to you for losing.
“When I was in Orlando, a small market, and we were winning. I was very popular with a lot of different deals on the table. So it’s moreso about winning, and you’ve got to put yourself in a position to where you’re winning basketball games and you’re having fun doing it. Losing is not fun, and Melo wants to win.”
The Lakers, Clippers and Bulls are other potential destinations for Anthony, who said his “first priority’’ is to remain a Knick if he likes their future blueprint.
http://nypost.com/2014/03/13/source-...h-for-carmelo/
NY making up rumors
That would be a bad move. Amazing how Melo never got anywhere as far as le contention is concerned
Not really that amazing, tbh.... he's not a team player, he's a chucker and his defense is questionable at best, and on top of that, he's never been on a good enough team to contend....
I mean its a bad move for Houston. They should aim for Durant
Teaming one loser (Howard) team with a second loser doesn't make a lick of sense.
and yet the Lakers started the beg campaign.
We have two legitimate franchise players in the league, so keeping Dwight wouldn't have been a problem had they signed Phil.
Fatmelo will actually be a good fit for the Clippers. Their offense can get stagnant from time to time and melo chucking can get them out holes.
We all make mistakes, as last June reminds us.
I have been saying this all year ...
Should of stopped there.
Is probably Carmelo making up rumors.NY making up rumors
DH didn't get it. It wasn't about winning or losing. God's team is losing but people still love him as much as ever. DH was popular in Orlando BEFORE he turned an asshole and demanded being traded.“When I was in Orlando, a small market, and we were winning. I was very popular with a lot of different deals on the table. So it’s moreso about winning
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