Rumors: Miami Heat could sign Carmelo Anthony with creative finances...

stringer bell
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fansided.com/2014/02/17/nba-rumors-miami-heat-sign-carmelo-anthony-creative-finances/
It seems a bit outlandish to suggest Carmelo Anthony could join the Miami Heat in free agency next season, but, it’s technically not impossible.

Come the end of this season, the Heat will only have $2 million dollars of guaranteed money on their books – the contract of Norris Cole. Of course, that would require LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade to all opt-out of their contracts.

However, doing so would apparently allow the Heat to sign Carmelo Anthony – this assuming that James, Bosh and Wade were all willing to sign for $14 million dollars.
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  • KingFreeman
    KingFreeman Members Posts: 13,731 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • coop9889
    coop9889 Members Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2014
    For one, it wouldn't necessarily improve the heat. They dont need a player like carmelo who needs 20-25 shots a game.

    Secondly, why is everyone against this whole 'teaming up' notion?

    If you were in their shoes wouldn't you want the best players on your team?

    I would WANT 10 superstars on my team and go 82-0 every year.
  • blu197
    blu197 Members Posts: 6,785 ✭✭✭✭✭
    coop9889 wrote: »
    For one, it wouldn't necessarily improve the heat. They dont need a player like carmelo who needs 20-25 shots a game.

    Secondly, why is everyone against this whole 'teaming up' notion?

    If you were in their shoes wouldn't you want the best players on your team?

    I would WANT 10 superstars on my team and go 82-0 every year.

    It would improve the Heat a lot, Melo would take Wades spot as the 2nd option
  • your flyness
    your flyness Members Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Actually this isnt a rumor. Just speculation based on salary figures
  • WhoisDonG???
    WhoisDonG??? Members Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ? corny as hell.
  • king hassan
    king hassan Members Posts: 22,739 ✭✭✭✭✭
    coop9889 wrote: »
    For one, it wouldn't necessarily improve the heat. They dont need a player like carmelo who needs 20-25 shots a game.

    Secondly, why is everyone against this whole 'teaming up' notion?

    If you were in their shoes wouldn't you want the best players on your team?

    I would WANT 10 superstars on my team and go 82-0 every year.

    That would make it really boring tho, if they always winning and beating everybody there would be no need for other teams
  • LPast
    LPast Members Posts: 4,546 ✭✭✭✭✭
    But look at how y'all view the last generation of superstars?

    Duncan, Kobe, AI, VC, Tmac, Nash, Dirk.

    Only a few have rings and even a team to get one.

    I don't even blame them for the superstar teams anymore.
  • playmaker88
    playmaker88 Members Posts: 67,905 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • jaemooms
    jaemooms Members Posts: 770 ✭✭✭
    I hope the next wave of superstars are nothing like these clowns
    ? corny as hell.

    ............

  • ckfree
    ckfree Members Posts: 9,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
    lol @ the theory wade had to suppress his ego in order for the heat and lebron to be great like he aint been falling off

    for the heat their biggest issue moving forward isnt wades knees its his ego i think wade lying to himself is gonna make things difficult for pat riley since he values loyalty

    drop wade
    keep bosh
    pick up melo
    move bron to pg
    sign a big who values winning more than money

    and its a wrap for the east
  • O.G.
    O.G. Members Posts: 7,555 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Shizlansky wrote: »
    ? mad that the white owner don't have the power no more?

    I love that blacks making their own decisions.

    And shoutout to the 80's lakers that had 3 HOFers

    Throw in the Celtics that had a bunch of HOFers

    Great drafts or nah?
  • its....JOHN B
    its....JOHN B Members Posts: 19,830 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Shizlansky wrote: »
    ? mad that the white owner don't have the power no more?

    I love that blacks making their own decisions.

    And shoutout to the 80's lakers that had 3 HOFers

    Throw in the Celtics that had a bunch of HOFers

    ? ? those teams were built through draft and trades, guys became hall of famers playing together, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson didn't decide they should team up
  • Lou Cypher
    Lou Cypher Members Posts: 52,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • IceBergTaylor
    IceBergTaylor Members Posts: 19,167 ✭✭✭✭✭
    coop9889 wrote: »
    For one, it wouldn't necessarily improve the heat. They dont need a player like carmelo who needs 20-25 shots a game.

    Secondly, why is everyone against this whole 'teaming up' notion?

    If you were in their shoes wouldn't you want the best players on your team?

    I would WANT 10 superstars on my team and go 82-0 every year.

    The most hilarious thing about this post is that it got "wacked" by a majority of Laker fans LMFAO!!!!!
  • coop9889
    coop9889 Members Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2014
    coop9889 wrote: »
    For one, it wouldn't necessarily improve the heat. They dont need a player like carmelo who needs 20-25 shots a game.

    Secondly, why is everyone against this whole 'teaming up' notion?

    If you were in their shoes wouldn't you want the best players on your team?

    I would WANT 10 superstars on my team and go 82-0 every year.

    Lol @ it wouldn't improve the Heat. Melo doesn't need 20 to 25 shots a game to be effective. That's just on the Knicks where he feels like he has to for the team to be competitive this year. Stop being so close-minded and understand what it means to be a superstar.

    People like Melo and them are superstars because they can change their game up and still be effective no matter who their teammates are. The same way Wade, Bosh, and to a smaller extent Lebron changed his game up, so can Melo.... quite easily actually. He's great at moving off the ball, he's a very good offensive rebounder, he's a good spot-up shooter etc.

    You fairweather fans are embarrassingly naive when it comes to the game of basketball. It's like y'all just go to the stats, come up with paper thin arguments and front like you actually watched the game or like you even know what you're talking about.... 'scust.

    Carmelo has been consistently near the top of the league in field goal attempts since he entered the league, knicks AND nuggets. So how can you possibly say Carmelo can EASILY change his game and adapt to not being the 1st option when he's not that type of player and has never done it?

    Carmelo was, is, and always will be a volume shooter. And an average to below average defender. That's not what the heat need, especially if in this hypothetical situation they decide to keep bosh and wade.

    And I said it wouldnt NECESSARILY improve the Heat because they already have plenty of scorers and shooters. They need adequate big men to compete with indiana's frontcourt. Carmelo doesn't solve that.
  • Shizlansky
    Shizlansky Members Posts: 35,095 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Shizlansky wrote: »
    ? mad that the white owner don't have the power no more?

    I love that blacks making their own decisions.

    And shoutout to the 80's lakers that had 3 HOFers

    Throw in the Celtics that had a bunch of HOFers

    ? ? those teams were built through draft and trades, guys became hall of famers playing together, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson didn't decide they should team up

    Magic got drafted by the lakers and played with KAJ.

    Why would he leave?

    He won a ring and MVP his first year.

  • Shizlansky
    Shizlansky Members Posts: 35,095 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Besides that Shaq and Wade championship team.

    His team didn't do nothing till LBJ got there.

    Bosh lead teams. Lmao