After over a year as a free agent, Carmelo Anthony has a new home as he will sign a non-guaranteed deal with the Trail Blazers.
Per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Anthony will join the Trail Blazers on their upcoming road trip. Portland is vulnerable at power forward, especially after losing Zach Collins to injury and Anthony was reportedly brought so he can fill a specific role and need.
Melo worked hard in the offseason to prove that he belonged in the league. Anthony is one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history and he looked good in recent workout videos but returning to the league was hard for him.
He had an early morning training session with LeBron James and Chris Paul on August 9, participated in informal scrimmages with Nets players in Los Angeles and also scrimmaged with the Knicks. It was said that he looked great at Chris Brickley's Black Ops Basketball Run and he recently played against two-time NBA champion and new Lakers guard Danny Green and he impressed everyone with his shot creation ability.
Anthony was also able to hit jumpers from all over the court and dunk and the good part is that the Trail Blazers don't need him to be a star. He looks slimmer and with an explosive first step considering his age, which means that the conditioning concerns that have surrounded him in recent years can be put to rest.
Anthony is averaging 24.0 points in 1,064 career games (1,056 starts) with the Nuggets, Knicks, Thunder and Rockets. His last game in the NBA was on November 11, 2018 against the Thunder when he scored just two points on 1-for-11 from the field (9.1 percent) and pulled down five rebounds over 20 minutes.
The 10-time NBA All-Star signed a $2.4 million veteran's minimum deal with the Rockets last season but he was traded to the Bulls for the draft rights of Tadija Dragićević after just 10 games. He never played a game with the Bulls and was released in January. Anthony averaged 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in 29.4 minutes per game with the Rockets.
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