It’s widely believed that once the Atlanta Hawks finish their buy out of Carmelo Anthony, the former NBA scoring champion will make his way over to Houston. Reports indicate that the Rockets were one of the teams that met with Anthony over the summer about joining their team, and for now, Houston is considered the frontrunner to acquire his services.
Despite the fact that Anthony had the worst season of his career as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, he theoretically could still be a fun fit on a Rockets team that would play to his strengths as a iso-ball scorer. At the very least, Anthony knows he’d be welcomed with open arms by James Harden.
The reigning league MVP met with the media on Friday afternoon and spoke about why he’d be excited for Anthony to make his way onto the Rockets.
James Harden says he hasn’t been in touch with Carmelo Anthony but says he’d be a great acquisition for the Rockets. “He’s a proven vet. He wants to win at this point.” pic.twitter.com/Y3eoJx929K
— Matt Young (@Chron_MattYoung) July 20, 2018
“He’d be a great acquisition for us,” Harden said. “He’s a proven vet, he wants to win at this point. With our roster we have now, we have good guys coming back. We need to keep making forward progress.”
The Rockets could use some help on the wings, as Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute in free agency. While Anthony isn’t the defender that either of those players are, Houston would sign him to be a second or third option on the offensive end of the floor. Time would tell if that would help them topple the Warriors in the Western Conference, but Harden certainly appears to think he’d help.
