Carmelo Anthony should make it onto another NBA roster before his basketball career is finished
Column - August 13, 2019
For most of the time spanning the years 2011-2017, Carmelo Anthony was a beloved hero in the Mecca of Basketball in Manhattan.
However, since September of 2017, that has all changed, and the Carmelo Anthony narrative took a complete 180-degree turn.
Following months of disagreements with team ownership and pulling all the unfair blame for the Knicks’ continuous failures, Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. There his playing career hit a landslide, as he had to share the spotlight with two other stars in Russell Westbrook and Paul George and eventually accept a lesser role than before. This trend was only heightened with the Houston Rockets and, along with seldom injury problems, led to a short10-game partnership.
Now, Carmelo Anthony has seen his professional career come to a halt, his personal stats go down, and the perception of his athleticism and basketball ability grow negative. Besides some little murmurs regarding a couple teams, not one is expressing legitimate interest in signing him, even the league’s best teams who are looking to write the next chapter of the super team. One sports reporter recently viewed Anthony as a washed-up star incapable of winning a championship at this stage in his career and undeserving of a ceremonious farewell tour.
Many are expecting the fat lady to sing on Melo’s NBA career; however, this should not be the case.