Carmelo Anthony is expected to opt-out of his contract with the New York Knicks and become an unrestricted free agent. There’s several teams knocking at his door including the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and a distant possibility, the Miami Heat. But two teams that can really use his help are the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics according to Celtics star Rajon Rondo.
via NY Post:
“I hate to say it, but he just might be [the missing piece],’’ Rondo said on ESPN’s Numbers Never Lie. “[The Bulls] have a great center in Joakim Noah who holds down the paint and one of the best pick-and-roll defenders in our league. And with Derrick Rose coming back, you have a Big Three in Chicago. Melo could be the missing piece, but if he does a move like that, we’ll have to figure out something in Boston.’’
Celtics president Danny Ainge could have draft pawns to pull off a sign-and-trade with the Knicks, but Anthony always has had a distaste for Boston and the Celtics seem far from being title contenders.
However, Rondo said: “You never know what Danny’s capable of doing. I can’t tell you too much. We want to turn it around next year. Danny has a lot of wiggle room the past couple of years with what he’s done in the draft. Hopefully [Anthony] won’t go to Chicago.
“I think after we try to get Melo and add an additional piece, who knows? The sky’s the limit. I play to try to win a championship every year. With Melo, I think it’s very possible.”
