It Only Took Carmelo Anthony Eight Games To Make $2.15 Million

ByJoey Heldon December 12, 2019inArticles›Sports News

A season ago, Carmelo Anthony was at the lowest point of his career. After a brief stint with the Houston Rockets, he was shipped to Atlanta and Chicago, respectively, but didn’t appear in a game for either the Hawks or Bulls. It looked like it might finally be time for Melo to hang them up.

Instead, he insisted that he could still play. And after the Portland Trail Blazers got off to a disappointing 5-9 start, they gave Anthony a call. His contract wasn’t even guaranteed , but it was an opportunity.

Just eight games into his Trail Blazers career, Anthony proved his worth. According to Adrian Wojnarowski , the team amended Anthony’s contract so that it’s now fully guaranteed. That means the 35-year-old will make $2.15 million this season.

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ESPN’s Bobby Marks also added that the NBA will reimburse the Blazers about $800,000 for the deal. The team will only be on the hook for about $1.36 million.

When the contract was amended, Melo was averaging 16.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while playing 31 minutes a night. He had just won the league’s Player of the Week award, which came at the end of a 3-0 stretch for Portland.

As far as money goes, it’s actually a downgrade for Melo. Despite not playing a single game for the Hawks or Bulls last season, he still received close to $28 million.

But he’s made more than $260 million in salary alone throughout his 16-year career. And that doesn’t even take into account all of his money from endorsements. Anthony is set for life financially.

This contract symbolizes more than purely money. It’s Anthony getting another chance to play the game he loves.

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After Acquiring Chris Paul And Locking Up James Harden, Carmelo Anthony Is The Next Target For The Houston Rockets

ByJoey Heldon July 14, 2017inArticles›Sports News

The Houston Rockets have been busy this offseason, trading for Chris Paul and signing James Harden to a record-setting contract extension . They also signed wing P.J. Tucker to a four-year deal, adding additional depth to their bench.

There’s still one more major move they want to make: getting Carmelo Anthony .

Multiple sources around the league, including Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst of ESPN, have said the Rockets are turning their “full attention” to Anthony. He’ll waive his no-trade clause for the right team – which is reportedly either the Rockets or the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Cavs are the frontrunners to land Anthony thanks to the eight-time All-Star’s friendship with LeBron James . Cleveland also has a bit more flexibility with salary, though both teams have a lot of money on the books.

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Houston, in fact, is already over the salary cap. Anthony is due $54.2 million over the next two seasons, which includes an $8.1 million “trade kicker.” Anthony could waive part or all of the trade kicker; if he doesn’t, he’ll make $34.4 million next season. The Rockets would have to give up an equal amount of salaries in any trade.

That’s a lot of work Rockets GM Daryl Morey has to do to make an Anthony trade work. Ryan Anderson is a prime candidate to be dealt, but with three years and $60 million remaining on his contract, few teams – the Knicks included – want to actually take his contract. Trevor Ariza is likely a more appealing trade chip for the Knicks since he’s only owed $7.4 million before his contract expires next offseason.

Even trading both of them would require the Rockets to shed about $8 million in additional salary, assuming Anthony keeps his trade kicker. Also working against the Rockets is that they don’t have their own 2018 first-round draft pick, which was traded to the Clippers in the deal for Paul.

Finally, the Rockets have to consider Anthony’s relationship with the team’s current head coach, Mike D’Antoni . D’Antoni was in New York for two seasons but resigned midway through the 2011-12 season. That was in part due to major differences with Anthony.

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