Carmelo Anthony has finally made his elusive decision. One that would determine the fate of the upcoming 2018-19 NBA season and he did it at a perfect time. Carmelo Anthony has made his official move to the Houston Rockets.
The news broke out a few days ago as reports speculated that Melo would be indeed heading to Houston and it was only on Monday that Melo signed his one year deal that worth $2,3 million. Yes, Carmelo will play for the Rockets for only one year and it’s only until next season he will be an unrestricted free agent…again.
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But what does this mean for Melo and the Rockets? A one year deal for a 10 time All Star? Well to put it to simple terms, the Rockets are putting this to trial. To see if the addition of Melo will truly strengthen the Rockets and make them a true contender in the already heavily stacked Western Conference.
And who can blame the Rockets for dishing out a one year contract, they want to see if Melo can be someone you can count especially when you want to eliminate the Golden State Warriors and make your way to the NBA Finals, possibly the championship. And believe it or not we believe Carmelo Anthony will rise to the occasion.
Melo is no scrub but he isn’t the same superstar many rave about since his prime days in the Denver Nuggets as well as his early days with the New York Knicks. Oklahoma City was just a wishful spell with him combining with Paul George and then MVP Russell Westbrook but it was just a mediocre team that couldn’t even make to the second round of the Playoffs.
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So what’s benefitting about Rockets? For starters, Melo will be playing with his best friend Chris Paul whom many predict will bring out the best of Carmelo WE HAVEN’T SEEN YET and he teams up with another recipient of the MVP award, James Harden along with the mastermind of the three point play, Mike D’Antoni and he gets a chance to play with a team that ACTUALLY make it to the Western Conference Finals and knock out the reigning champions in the Golden State Warriors.
Anybody can actually figure out that Melo joining the Rockets could be the best decision he’s made in his whole career.
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However questions still remain as to whether Melo will come off the bench and if him and D’Antoni will actually get along and bury the hatchet they had back in New York. We just hope that Rockets will be a fruitful team for Carmelo as we are rooting to see him make it to the Conference Finals.
Carmelo has already signed the contract and is ready to don the legendary Rockets uniform. All that is left is for him to actually play and represent the city of Houston. Chris Paul must be ecstatic to play alongside his best buddy.
The NBA Offseason is halfway from being over as the start of the season commences on October the 18th. There are moves still to be made and The Baseline had got you covered.
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