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Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Carmelo Anthony has struggled with shooting from the field this season at a career-low 41.0 percent. During February alone, the 10-time NBA All-Star has shot just 36.6 percent and is averaging just 13.6 points per game with only one contest remaining this month, in his first season with OKC.
When asked on Tuesday after practice as to why he isn't making as many shots as he should be, Anthony didn't even fret and gave a classic answer to reporters.
“S—, I don't know. If you were you, I don't think I would never have the same numbers as I've had before just due to the changing of the roles being a part of this team, not having the ball as much in my hands and being a facilitator,” Anthony said. “Being able to predict when I will shoot the ball and when someone else will shoot the ball, so a lot of those things come into play.”
Anthony went on to say that he knows what his role is with the Thunder and his statistics are the least of his worries right now when it comes to the team's success.
“As far as those numbers and the shooting numbers, I could care less about that. In five-to-10 years from now, you guys won't be thinking about no Melo first year in Oklahoma City shot 34 percent,” Anthony said followed by laughter from the room. “That's not something that I'm concerned about. I didn't come here because I was thinking about having the highest shooting percentage. When it's time to win, it's time to win. When it's time for me to make shot, it's time for me to make shots.”
A video clip of the interview with Anthony, which was posted to Twitter by Thunder beat writer Fred Katz of the Norman Transcript, can be viewed below.
Carmelo Anthony on why his shooting numbers are down: “S***, I don’t know…10 years from now, you guys won’t be thinking about no Melo first year in Oklahoma City shot 34 percent.” pic.twitter.com/AhqRNfiDUR
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) February 27, 2018
In his first season with the Thunder, Anthony has started 59 games and is currently averaging 17.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game in roughly 32.3 minutes of action per contest.
