Whichever team signs Anthony next will need to have a realistic expectation regarding his playing time-as will Melo. ![]() The Rockets had to convince assistant coach Jeff Bzdelik to come out of retirement to help fix their defense.Īnthony is far from being at his peak, but he’s also far from the only problem. Numbers from nearly every contributor from last season’s 65-win team are down. Morey went on to say Anthony was unfairly scapegoated during his time in Houston, which is a fair point. “We have high expectations, and we’re going to stick with those, and that’s where we’re at.” “We’re nowhere near where we expect to be,” Rockets general manager Daryl Morey told reporters. The Rockets went 4-6 with Melo in the lineup and are 6-7 overall, making them by far the NBA’s most disappointing team of the first month. Houston sat Anthony for the last three games because of an illness, while rumors swirled about his future with the club. His final game was a 1-of-11, two-point outing in his return to Oklahoma City. Team announcement is expected before Rockets play Golden State tonight.Īnthony, 34, averaged 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest with the Rockets. ![]() Anthony will part ways with team, although there are no immediate plans to place 10-time All-Star on waivers. Anthony’s wisest course of action could be exercising patience and allowing changes in league rosters – through trades, injuries, team needs - to create more playing options for him.Ĭarmelo Anthony’s brief stop with the Houston Rockets is over, league sources tell ESPN. The Carmelo experiment in Houston is over.įor now, Anthony will remain on the Rockets roster, but will not rejoin the team, sources said. Carmelo Anthony’s time with the Houston Rockets is over after 10 games, as the team announced they were parting ways with the veteran forward (via Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck):
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