All the attention has been focused on Houston and Cleveland as Anthony’s desired landing spots. But on Wednesday, the Blazers, formerly seen as facilitators, possibly stepped up as suitors through their All-Star backcourt. Guards Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, speaking to reporters at Lillard’s basketball camp, indicated their belief Anthony would consider Portland.
“I think he’s interested,” McCollum told the Oregonian and later, speaking on SiriusXM Radio, said, “If we add Carmelo Anthony, we’ll be a top three team in the West immediately.”
Lillard said Anthony joining the Blazers is “a real possibility,” according to Rip City Radio.
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His trainer says he's in the best shape he's ever seen him in and they started working together when Melo was traded here.
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Do people think a fit and motivated Melo is not more impactful on that team than Kevin Love?
I'm not so sure Cleveland is better than Boston as it is. Celtics have had a stellar off-season. They won't beat the Warriors but I think there is an argument for the Celtics being the #2 best team and not Cleveland (as of today).
I'm still going Boston. They just added Hayward and Tatum to the East's runner up and have another (likely) top 5 pick coming to them next year. Plus additional assets to use in other deals.
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pick which team in the East is next to make the finals once LeBron either goes to LA or loses his fastball I'd go with Milwaukee over Boston. Giannis is going to be an MVP level player and they have the makings of a nice supporting cast around him already.
I'm not so sure Cleveland is better than Boston as it is. Celtics have had a stellar off-season. They won't beat the Warriors but I think there is an argument for the Celtics being the #2 best team and not Cleveland (as of today).
I think you can argue that Houston and the Spurs (if Kawhi is healthy) both would've beaten the Cavs last year.
I'd argue the Celtics are a worse matchup now having lost Avery Bradley who was the only guy on that team who could stay in front of Kyrie. Who guards him now? Isiah Thomas? No way.
Kyrie, Melo and LeBron in any tournament is going to have to be respected.
It's not Curry, Thompson, KD and Draymond but I think it's very formidable.
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pick which team in the East is next to make the finals once LeBron either goes to LA or loses his fastball I'd go with Milwaukee over Boston. Giannis is going to be an MVP level player and they have the makings of a nice supporting cast around him already.
I'm not so sure Cleveland is better than Boston as it is. Celtics have had a stellar off-season. They won't beat the Warriors but I think there is an argument for the Celtics being the #2 best team and not Cleveland (as of today).
I think BOS probably closed the gap some, sure, but CLE is still much better. CLE will have the best two players in a CLE-BOS matchup, including a top 5 player of all time.
I'd argue the Celtics are a worse matchup now having lost Avery Bradley who was the only guy on that team who could stay in front of Kyrie. Who guards him now? Isiah Thomas? No way.
They added Tatum, Hayward (bizarrely underrated by a segment of BBI), Morris, Baynes, Zizic, Ojeleye (he may be able to give Lebron a bit of trouble or at least slow him down a bit). Smart is a plus defender in regard to Kyrie. Jalen Brown year 2. Celtics on paper look locked and loaded.
if you watch his workouts, he is working out trying to add lean muscle rather than bulking, look at kd, same thing....
Im not very high on the Celts. They were a 53 win team last season. No idea how that got them the #1 seed (would bave been tied for the 4-5-6 seed in the west). I still have them worse than Cleveland, and Houston for sure. SAS I hesitate to make a prediction on because of age/LMA issues, but they're always good and won 8 more games than Boston in a tougher conference. So I have BOS at #5 or worse. I have an eye on WAS as Wall and Beal continue to mature.
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that beach muscles matter at all but I'm sort of surprised how little change there has been to KP's physique over the last year plus considering how often he's working out.
if you watch his workouts, he is working out trying to add lean muscle rather than bulking, look at kd, same thing....
But I don't even see a change in definition. Like I said it doesn't matter on the court but he keeps posting these videos and I'm not really seeing any change. I mean Patrick never really had jacked/cut arms either.
You are in the minority. A big topic of debate on Knicks reddit is his training and why there haven't been gains and if there even need to be gains for him to be successful.
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You are in the minority. A big topic of debate on Knicks reddit is his training and why there haven't been gains and if there even need to be gains for him to be successful.
it looks like he still has baby fat, for all the cardio he is doing he should be more ripped, in my opinion...
could be what he is eating to, its almost like he is eating to bulk but not lifting enough to actually bulk
Do people think a fit and motivated Melo is not more impactful on that team than Kevin Love?
Love has become a good defensive player and is a very good rebounder. He's also 4years younger. They'd be crazy to give up Love for Melo.
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When experts say "we still expect Melo to end up in Houston" they're really saying "we expect the Knicks to take Anderson's contract", yes
Do people think a fit and motivated Melo is not more impactful on that team than Kevin Love?
I think a 2016 Melo is more impactful than Love.
KP has absolutely gotten thicker since the draft. Not sure about the last 12 months though.
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When experts say "we still expect Melo to end up in Houston" they're really saying "we expect the Knicks to take Anderson's contract", yes
What would a deal look like where the Knicks take Anderson? Multiple picks?
KP has absolutely gotten thicker since the draft. Not sure about the last 12 months though.
He was listed at 235 on draft night, in his most recent workout video he says he's currently 238 so while I agree he's certainly thicker than his rookie year I don't see any notable change over the past year. He previously stated he thought 245 would be a good weight for him but that obviously hasn't happened yet. For comparisons sake Dirk is listed at 7'0 245, Pau 7'0 254, Willy 6'11 256
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When experts say "we still expect Melo to end up in Houston" they're really saying "we expect the Knicks to take Anderson's contract", yes
What would a deal look like where the Knicks take Anderson? Multiple picks?
Rockets are going to be very good for the near future so "multiple picks" still wouldn't be a great haul. 3 years of Ryan Anderson for picks praying that a team that at worst will have an MVP caliber player in his prime is a bad bet.
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about finding a way to flip Kevin Love for Carmelo Anthony.
Do people think a fit and motivated Melo is not more impactful on that team than Kevin Love?
I think a 2016 Melo is more impactful than Love.
I think that there is a possible combination- which would require other pieces for cap purposes (I will put up some examples to demonstrate) and include some picks- but could be viable for all 3 teams.
The basic framework would be something along the lines of:
The Knicks send Melo and KOQ to Cleveland.
The Cavs send Love to Portland. The Cavs send Frye to the Knicks.
The Blazers send Harkless, Davis and Vonleh to the Knicks, plus their 1st rounders in 2018 and 2020.
There might have to be a few more pieces, but in general, the numbers would work.
Portlan likely makes out the best- they would have a core Lillard, McCollum, Love and Nurkic- and have a lot of pieces.
Cleveland gets Melo plus a "dirty work" body inside, which is where they got hurt last year- and only give up guys who work away from the rim. Might allow LeBron to take days off and give Melo the job for a day.
The Knicks don't get a lot of talent back- but except for Harkless's $10M per for 3 years, don't take back much in salary- and at least get 2 future chips in picks.
It isn't exciting, but it probably works better on paper for the Knicks than any trade with the Rockets.
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Click through these and tell me you think he looks different than he did at any point last season not when he was a teenager.
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I see marked improvement in his upper frame.
He'll get a little heavier each season just by nature.
If Capela isn't included, are young assets enough (choose from the following): Zhou Qi, Isiah Hartenstein, Troy Williams, Cam Oliver, 2019 1Rd, 2021 1Rd. Unlikely.
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