Los Angeles Lakers: 3 Reasons to avoid pursuing Carmelo Anthony
By Nick Ziegler
Recent Lakers rumors have been about Carmelo Anthony. Here are three reasons why the Los Angeles Lakers should not pursue him.
With the Los Angeles Lakers starting to play some good basketball of late, recent Lakers rumors have been about Carmelo Anthony. As a good friend of LeBron James, the new star of the Lakers reportedly would like to play with Anthony.
As good friends, this should come as no surprise to see that the two would like to play together. However, despite James wanting to play with Anthony, reports are that he has no intention of asking the Lakers to get him.
Can confirm this. Bron hasn't asked Lakers to sign Melo, and that he doesn't intend to. But if Rob/Magic decide that'd be good for the Lakers, the banana boat has been floated apparently. https://t.co/wGRWcSdEQk
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) December 7, 2018
For the Lakers, they don’t appear to have any interest in Anthony currently. Seeing his performance the past two years, that should be no surprise.
Lakers have no interest in acquiring Carmelo Anthony, per sources. Sources said people want to attach players to Lakers now. Sources said Melo people called Lakers a while back and that LeBron hasn’t talked to Lakers prez Magic Johnson/Rob Pelinka about getting Melo.
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) December 7, 2018
Since leaving the New York Knicks, Anthony has had a hard time finding his All-Star form. The final few seasons in New York did not go well, and things have gotten worse since he left. With the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, Anthony saw his points per game fall below 20 for the first time in his career. In addition to the career-low in points per game, Anthony also had a career-low in his field goal percentage.
With a large contract, it was no surprise to see the Thunder part ways with Anthony in order to save money. Anthony then signed with the Houston Rockets, as they hoped that he would help put them over the top in the Western Conference. However, after 10 games, Anthony and the Rockets agreed to part ways. Since he was signed this offseason, Anthony can’t be traded until December 15th.
Since his time with Houston is certainly coming to an end, here are three reasons why the Lakers should not pursue Anthony.