Fellow 2003 NBA Draft classmate and friend of LeBron, and current SF for the Knicks Carmelo Anthony will be a Cleveland Cavalier, per an LES source. News was first broke to our site this morning.
https://twitter.com/KinsleyLES/status/748527117764268034
In addition, Kevin Love will likely be moved, and JR Smith will ve moved in some way, also per source.
This comes as a surprise, considering David Griffin just reinsured Love’s future with the team, and said he was “bringing the whole gang back together”, or at least intended to do so. It also is a surprise considering Carmelo Anthony hasn’t been to a Conference Finals since 2009, and has struggled leading teams on playoff runs, let alone the playoffs.
This is peculiar in another way, seeing that Love and JR seem to have amazing relationships with LeBron. If this move were made, it would appear the Cavs would really be gearing towards a death lineup/small ball approach for the 2016-2017 season.
Melo, who just turned 32 in May, has been playing with New York since 2011. JR recently opted out of his player option to become an unrestricted free agent. Kevin Love just signed a 5 year contract with the Cavaliers last season.
As details come out, we will keep you posted. Stay tuned.
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