A terrible revelation was made by Carmelo Anthony talking to him Dwyane Wade on the latter’s podcast.
Specifically, “Melo” referred to a previously unknown piece of information, concerning 2010-11 seasonin the middle of which he went to Knicks through exchange with them Nuggets. As he pointed out, the Denver franchise had initially agreed to send him to the Kobe Bryant’s Lakers along with Nene, receiving in exchange for them Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum!
Yes, O Carmelo he admitted that until then he had not even considered the prospect of New York. However, when the Nuggets made the decision to “block” the deal with them Lakersnot wanting to send their top player to a direct competitor in the West, ‘Melo’ asked to go to the up-and-coming Knicksas he wanted to experience the… opulence of the “Big Apple”.
Obviously, it is awe-inspiring just to think that the Carmelo Anthony could have taken a seat next to him Kobe Bryant, forming a duo among the leading scorers of all time. Especially if we think that the Knicks they failed to go the extra mile with “Melo”, while the late Kobe he also failed to get another championship.
It is worth noting, of course, that the Carmelo finally played in the Lakers much later in the 2021-22 season, which was also the last of his career, he failed to impress as he was plagued by numerous injury problems.
Denver Nuggets had a deal done to send Carmelo Anthony to the Lakers in 2011??
“The deal was done with the Lakers. Me and Nene for Lamar Odom and Bynum. That deal was done. I never thought about New York… When they turned that deal down, now it’s like: Oh, y’all don’t want me… pic.twitter.com/7z0EeX4Mzo
— BASKETBALL ON ?? (@BasketballOnX) February 20, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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