Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum say they’ve reached out to Carmelo Anthony
July 20, 2017 by admin
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Two members of the Portland Trail Blazers say they’ve reached out to Carmelo Anthony in an attempt to sell the New York Knicks star on their team.
All-Star Damian Lillard and teammate CJ McCollum, speaking Wednesday at Lillard’s basketball camp, said Anthony sounded intrigued by the idea.
Sources: Melo still counting on deal to Rockets
Carmelo Anthony expects the Knicks to resume trade talks soon, and league sources told ESPN he’s counting on the team to trade him to the Rockets.
“I think he’s interested,” McCollum said, later adding during an interview with SiriusXM NBA Radio: “If we add Carmelo Anthony, we’ll be a top-three team in the West immediately.”
McCollum then doubled down on his statement, retweeting SiriusXM NBA Radio’s tweet of his comment and adding “facts.”
Facts https://t.co/AcWXaPwEPa
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) July 19, 2017
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported over the weekend that Anthony still is counting on the Knicks to carry out their previously agreed upon mandate to trade him to the Houston Rockets.
The 33-year-old has been willing to waive his no-trade clause for Houston and the Cleveland Cavaliers, but in recent weeks, he has begun to prioritize a trade to the Rockets to join Chris Paul and James Harden over one to the Cavaliers and LeBron James, league sources said.
One team that New York and Houston had hoped would facilitate a multiteam trade for Anthony was Portland, but league sources told Wojnarowski that the Trail Blazers only plan to participate in a deal for Anthony if he decides to expand his no-trade clause to include them.
That, however, is not an option for Anthony, sources said.
Perhaps to get Anthony used to the idea of appearing in Trail Blazers colors, McCollum posted a photo of Anthony in a Portland jersey on Instagram over the weekend as a seemingly passive recruiting pitch to the Knicks star.
Knicks president Steve Mills said earlier this week Anthony could remain with the team this season, despite acknowledging that the organization would continue to pursue a trade involving the 10-time All-Star.
Mills also said that the Knicks would not pursue a buyout of the remaining years on Anthony’s contract.
Information from ESPN’s Ian Begley was used in this report.
