Carmelo Anthony is still in basketball purgatory, as he’s technically on the roster of the Houston Rockets but isn’t going to suit up for the team again. It’s led to a bunch of questions about where Anthony will end up next, but so far, none of those questions have been answered.
Anthony struggled to consistently be a net positive in Houston, so no one is sure exactly sure what they’d get if he joined their team. In fact, a report on Tuesday indicated two potential suitors — the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers — have resisted the idea of bringing him on board.
That doesn’t mean those two landing spots don’t make some amount of sense. Philly could use some depth, while L.A. has one of his best friends, LeBron James. While we’re not sure what anyone in the City of Brotherly Love thinks about Anthony, James was asked on Tuesday night, and while he understands it would be require some work, this would help him achieve something he’s only gotten to do with USA Basketball.
After being spotted getting dinner with Carmelo Anthony in NYC, LeBron was asked if he’d want to play with him on the Lakers. He says yes – which is pretty obvious given their history – but stops short of making any sort of declaration that LAL needs to make it happen. pic.twitter.com/6HVtPwQ7Ak
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 19, 2018
“We’ll see,” James said about Anthony coming to the Lakers. “I don’t run the team, and obviously, there’s some things that would need to be worked on both sides. But I’ve always wanted to play along with Melo, and if the opportunity presents itself, it’d be great. So we’ll see what happens.”
This isn’t the first time James’ interest in joining forces with Anthony has come up, but the last time that happened, a report indicated the Lakers didn’t want to make that happen. Maybe this will change as the season goes along, but for now, the decision makes in Los Angeles seem happy to take things slowly with the future Hall of Fame forward.
