Carmelo Anthony did his free agent rounds, meeting with the Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers. It may be for nothing though as belief is that he will return to the New York Knicks.
via CBS Sports:
Anthony is expected to accept the Knicks’ five-year, $129 million contract offer, and a decision could be made within the next 48 hours. The one holdup could be James, who is also an unrestricted free agent and is being courted by several teams, including the Cavaliers and the Lakers. Anthony met with the Lakers on Thursday in Los Angeles and afterward Lakers officials flew to Cleveland to meet with James’ agent, Rich Paul.
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Meanwhile, Knicks president Phil Jackson is working on making the team an immediate contender in the Eastern Conference to impress Anthony and get James’ attention. Jackson upgraded the point guard position by acquiring Jose Calderon from Dallas last week, and believes that Anthony re-signing is imminent.
There were other reports that both Anthony and Jackson were trying to recruit free agent Pau Gasol to give them front court help after trading Tyson Chandler. Jackson remains committed to building a championship roster around Anthony but still all signs point to 2015 before any significant changes can happen.
