Carmelo Anthony is one of the greatest pure scorers in NBA history. However, his lack of playoff success and the comparisons with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will always put an asterisk next to his rƩsumƩ.
Anthony has often been scapegoated and blamed for his teamās struggles. Nonetheless, he proved that he could be an efficient contributor in a lesser role off the bench, extending his career for a couple of years.
Now, however, Anthony is once again a free agent andin all honesty, it doesnāt seem like another team is willing to give him a chance this deep into the season. Still, he wouldnāt hesitate to come back if asked to.
NBA News: Carmelo Anthony Says He Still Loves The Game
āI love the game, I will say that, but I realize thereās a lot of things thatās not in my control,ā Anthony told ESPN.āSo, I just sit back and let it play out and whatever itās going to be, itās going to be and I accept that. Iām at peace with that.ā
āIām cool and I get to watch my son play, train him, be around him,ā Carmelo added. āI can be that father and the man that I need to be so, Iām cool. I would love to play, I love the game, Iām still in the gym every single day. But, the opportunity presents itself, (then) it presents itself but itās not something that Iām pressing about. I still love it, I still love the game.ā
Itāa shame to see that one of the best players of the past two decades wonāt be able to walk away from the game on his own terms. Itās a similar case to Dwight Howard,whoās now playing in Taiwan after not getting a single NBA offer.
Obviously, one cannot expect either player to still play at an All-Star level, but itās hard to think that they couldnāt bring more to the table than some of the guys on a teamās roster right now, even as veteran leaders.
