“I felt like I loved the game more than the game loved me” Carmelo Anthony said this in an interview with Stephen A Smith on ESPN’s First Take. Carmelo spoke about now being able accept a lesser role when it comes to him coming off of the bench. This is a sign of growth from Carmelo who two years ago during his introductory press conference for the Oklahoma City Thunder laughed at the notion of him coming off the bench. Carmelo spoke about what went wrong while playing for the Houston Rockets . Carmelo mentioned that he was informed by Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey about the team going in a different direction and no longer needing his services. Once he received this news Carmelo reached out to Chris Paul and James Harden about the situation. Both Paul and Harden said they had no idea about what Daryl Morey was doing. This seems to have been the point when Carmelo began to re-examine his role in the NBA.
The one question that seems to keep Carmelo in NBA limbo is what is his value to an NBA team. Carmelo who from a talent standpoint should be on an NBA roster has to develop into a better catch and shoot three point shooter which will be difficult to do at this stage in his career. He’s a volume scorer who is inefficient and needs a rhythm to get going. Unless he dramatically improves his catch and shooting it will be interesting as to what teams see him as a fit. I believe Carmelo will be on a team this year I could see a team like the Indiana Pacers taking a chance since is a scorer of Carmelo’s prowess would put them in the conversation to win the East.
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