“The conversation was different than it …

“The conversation was different than it had been (with other teams). I felt welcomed and wanted as opposed to me pitching myself to somebody. When you feel that, it’s hard to turn that down.” The opportunity to play with Lillard and McCollum appealed to him, too. “Me and ‘Dame’ have always talked,” Anthony said. “CJ and I worked out together in the summers (in L.A.). I always stayed connected and in tune with what was going on in Portland.”