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Carmelo Anthony is set to make his debut with the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday against the New Orleans Pelicans, but the new veteran signing is expected to help the team right away, as general manager Neil Olshey sees it. “For us, ‘Melo can be another guy who is a threat,” Olshey told ESPN’s Adrian […]

Carmelo Anthony is slated to wear No. 00 for the Portland Trail Blazers upon his Tuesday debut, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The perennial scorer signed his contract with the team on Tuesday, a one-year, non-guaranteed pact that will see him earn $2.15 million if he remains in the roster past his January […]

It took a while but Carmelo Anthony finally got his shot in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers. While the money is still not guaranteed, he and the rest of the league are just happy to see him back on an NBA court. Now, ahead of joining the Blazers, Melo opened up about the […]

There are a number of teams in professional sports who were great but never broke through to win a championship. The Portland Trail Blazers look like they’re the next team to fall into that category. This team has an elite backcourt. Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are lethal scorers and two of the best players […]

The Portland Trail Blazers effectively granted the wish of many NBA fans and players alike when they signed 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Blazers GM Neil Olshey reportedly told Anthony: “You need us, and we need you.” Anthony’s last official NBA game came a little over a year ago after […]

Carmelo Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. The 10-time All-Star hasn’t played in an NBA game since last year and a lot of pundits don’t believe Melo will help Portland. However, two scouts and one NBA executive aren’t ready to bash Anthony and the Blazers just yet. “It isn’t anything […]

Carmelo Anthony is scheduled to have his physical with the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, according to Jason Quick of The Athletic. Anthony will then meet the Blazers in New Orleans on Monday when they land in The Big Easy. Portland faces the Houston Rockets on Monday before flying to New Orleans. Carmelo Anthony is […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum believes Carmelo Anthony will be a good addition to the team despite what the outside pundits are saying. McCollum says Anthony “can do a lot of things” and that the Blazers will find the proper ways to utilize the 10-time All-Star. “He’s a veteran guy, been in the […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard is looking forward to having Carmelo Anthony join the club. Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Blazers. He hasn’t played in an NBA game for over a year, but Lillard believes Melo “can do things to help our team.” “I’m all for it,” Lillard said, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ championships odds didn’t change after the signing of Carmelo Anthony. Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with Portland. He last appeared in an NBA game in November of 2018. Blazers’ title odds before signing Melo: 50-1 Blazers’ title odds after signing Melo: 50-1 pic.twitter.com/cdT7YObLyb — br_betting (@br_betting) November 15, 2019 Anthony […]

10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony is officially back in NBA 2K, as you can now play with him on the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Blazers. You can now play with Melo on the Blazers 🤯🎮 pic.twitter.com/LQy4hyxG0a — NBA 2K (@NBA2K) November 15, 2019 Anthony played in just 10 games […]

Carmelo Anthony is getting another shot in the NBA, as the Portland Trail Blazers signed him to a non-guaranteed deal on Thursday. Anthony has not played in a game since last November while he was with the Houston Rockets. The Rockets then essentially exiled him and eventually traded him to the Chicago Bulls later in […]

Two years after the duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum clamored to welcome Carmelo Anthony into their fold, the wish has come true. Better late than never, some say. That might just be true for these struggling Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard, who is second in the league in scoring at 30.5 points per game, […]

The next few weeks will be interesting for the Portland Trail Blazers as they have signed Carmelo Anthony to a non-guaranteed contract. The Blazers desperately need a spark to their team as they stumbled out of the gates to start the season. It’s easy to see why they took a risk with Melo given the […]

10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony grabbed headlines on Thursday when it was announced that he had agreed to a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. The news spread like wildfire, and of course, the guys at NBA on TNT had a few things to say about this recent development. Retired NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Charles […]

It has been a long time coming, but Carmelo Anthony is finally back in the NBA after signing a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. Fans are already excited to see Melo back in an NBA uniform and play with the best the league has to offer. However, there is an important question that needs […]

Several notable basketball personalities have expressed their joy over the news that Carmelo Anthony is signing with the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson is the latest to congratulate Melo and even applauded the Blazers’ organization for giving him a chance to restart his career. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4376Yvg9aj/ Iverson and Anthony formed a high-scoring […]

After being left without an NBA team since February, Carmelo Anthony is finally making his return to the league with the Portland Trail Blazers. Sure, the 35-year-old forward has his shortcomings, but it’s still quite puzzling how a player as accomplished as Anthony was left unsigned by 30 NBA teams for this long. The 10-time […]

LeBron James is pumped that his “Banana Boat” buddy Carmelo Anthony is back in the league with the Portland Trail Blazers. After agreeing with Dwyane Wade’s earlier tweet, who claimed it was “about damn time” Melo made it back to the NBA, James couldn’t hide his excitement as he went on an Instagram stories spree. […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is finally relieved that his good friend Carmelo Anthony — now of the Portland Trail Blazers — has found a team. Via Twitter, Wade shared the good news and his reaction to it: It’s about damn time‼️ https://t.co/6A3wDbbrQ2 — DWade (@DwyaneWade) November 15, 2019 Anthony was one of the biggest […]

Carmelo Anthony is now part of the Portland Trail Blazers. But just two months ago, Damian Lillard told the world that ‘he ain’t coming here.’ During an interview with NBA on ESPN, Lillard shared that they’ve been trying to get Anthony to no avail. " … he ain't coming here." –Dame Lillard after two summers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers is the latest team to try and revive Carmelo Anthony’s NBA career, as the two parties have reportedly agreed on a non-guaranteed deal on Thursday. The 10-time All-Star and former scoring champion last played in an official NBA game in November last year. The high-scoring forward will team up with one […]

10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. According to salary cap guru Albert Nahmad and ESPN front office insider Bobby Marks, here’s how the money works with Anthony’s deal with the Blazers: Anthony will effectively cost the Blazers $51,000 per day. Anthony will earn $14,490 per day while […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard was notified on the potential of adding Carmelo Anthony on Wednesday and he made it clear that he’s always been supportive of bringing in the future Hall-of-Famer, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Anthony is signing a non-guaranteed deal with the Blazers. Damian Lillard was notified […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are reportedly set to sign free agent Carmelo Anthony, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Many NBA fans had been wondering if Anthony would play in the league again, and it seems that the Blazers are set to add him to the roster. Deal is non-guaranteed, per source. https://t.co/9o6mmiXSNN — Adrian Wojnarowski […]

10-time All-Star small forward Carmelo Anthony believes he’ll be back in the NBA this season. Anthony hasn’t played in an NBA game since last November. He told TMZ Sports he and his camp will figure something out. Carmelo Anthony says he’ll be back this season 2000% 👀🔥 (🎥: @TMZ_Sports) pic.twitter.com/Ts3dezijCU — Sharperz (@sharperzus) November 14, […]

Carmelo Anthony will go down as one of the most polarizing figures in the NBA, as well as one of the greatest scorers to ever play the game. In his prime in 2010, Anthony was one of the best players on the planet and a coveted superstar by many other teams when it became clear […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has “no idea” why Carmelo Anthony isn’t in the NBA at the moment. Anthony hasn’t played in an NBA game since last year. Melo played in just 10 games with the Houston Rockets before the franchise exiled and traded him to the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls waived Anthony, who […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony were teammates for one season on the New York Knicks during the 2016-17 campaign. Although Rose averaged 18.0 points per game with the Knicks, the former MVP dealt with a lot of adversity in his lone season in The Big Apple. Rose left the Knicks without […]

Carmelo Anthony wants everyone to know he still wants to play in the NBA. Anthony, who was honored by the ALS Association Greater New York Chapter on Thursday, told reporters he “2,000” percent wants to get back in the league: Melo on if he still wants to play: "2000 percent. Make that the headline." SIGN […]

Former NBA big man and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins thinks the Golden State Warriors should take a look at Carmelo Anthony or Jamal Crawford after losing star Stephen Curry to a broken left hand: At this point if I’m Golden State I would strongly consider bringing in Melo or one of these unsigned Vets […]

Count Atlanta Hawks veteran Vince Carter has someone who thinks Carmelo Anthony will play in the NBA again. Anthony hasn’t played in an NBA game since November of last year. He lasted just 10 games with the Houston Rockets before the franchise exiled and eventually traded him to the Chicago Bulls, who wound up waiving the future Hall […]

Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas has been vouching for Carmelo Anthony to be signed by any NBA team this season. And he believes that it’s disrespectful that Melo and a few other veterans are still free agents. Isaiah Thomas says it's 'DISRESPECTFUL' that NBA veterans such as Carmelo Anthony, Jamal Crawford, JR Smith & Iman […]

Former NBA forward Stephen Jackson firmly believes NBA execs are blackballing Carmelo Anthony. In a recent edition of Jackson’s video podcast with Matt Barnes called “All the Smoke,” Jackson claims a mass text has been sent through NBA execs saying, “Don’t f**k with Carmelo Anthony.” “It’s the same situation they did to a lot of […]

A person close to Carmelo Anthony thought the Los Angeles Lakers would sign Melo last season after he was exiled by the Houston Rockets, according to Baxter Holmes of ESPN. The Rockets exiled Anthony after just 10 games. They eventually traded him to the Chicago Bulls in January. The Bulls waived Anthony in February, making […]

The Miami Heat and Carmelo Anthony had mutual interest in getting a deal done in the summer of 2018 before Melo opted to sign with the Houston Rockets. A Rockets source says Anthony, who might have played his last game in the NBA, “would have been better off” signing with the Heat instead of the […]

Carmelo Anthony is one of the best scorers in NBA history and will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Like Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant, Anthony deserves a farewell tour since he’s given his blood, sweat and tears to the game of basketball. However, it doesn’t appear Anthony is going to go out like Wade […]

Carmelo Anthony hasn’t played in an NBA game since November of last year. He lasted just 10 games with the Houston Rockets before the franchise exiled him and eventually traded him to the Chicago Bulls, who wound up waiving the future Hall of Famer. The 2019-20 NBA season starts next week, and Carmelo Anthony is […]

The fall of Carmelo Anthony has been something brewing for a few years now, ever since he left the New York Knicks for a different venture out west. Yet his issues stemmed from his time in The Big Apple, as Knicks chairman James Dolan insisted in playing him at small forward, despite many experts suggesting […]