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Carmelo Anthony has taken upon a new path, one that has been untouched for his entire career. For the first time, Anthony has come to accept that he doesn't have to be the go-to guy anymore, as has been the case for the past 14 seasons.
The Oklahoma City Thunder has struggled to find any sort of consistency, failing to win any more than three straight games throughout the young season during a tough adjustment period involving three go-to scorers in the same starting lineup.
Carmelo Anthony has been willing to do his part and take a step back for this team to make strides.
“For the most part, it’s just accepting the fact that you’re not going to be the man every single night or have to be the man every single night, so for me, I’ve accepted that,” Anthony told Brian Lewis of The New York Post prior to a 100-95 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in Mexico City.
The 33-year-old has had the go-to scorer burden on his shoulders during his time with the Denver Nuggets and the New York Knicks, becoming only one of four players in history to score 20 or more points in every year of his career. The three others? LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Michael Jordan.
“Coming from where you had to be the man, the go-to guy every single night day-in and day-out, you don’t have to do that anymore,” said Anthony. “You can just try to do what you do best and try to fit in and try to do what I have to do to help the team win basketball games. So for me, that’s the biggest adjustment, but also that’s the fun part for me.”
The Thunder (11-13) are still trying to figure things out at both ends, but this realization can perhaps become a pivotal part to change the scope of this team moving forward.
