On Thursday, it was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that free agent Carmelo Anthony agreed to sign a one-year, non-guaranteed contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The news spread quickly across the NBA as many were happy to see the future Hall of Famer finally find a new team after being out of the league for over a year.
Though his best basketball is certainly behind him after 16 years in the NBA, Anthony has had a tremendous impact on the game, including those players entering the NBA this season.
As Washington Wizards rookie Admiral Schofield detailed on the “Scal and Pals” podcast, the second-round pick model a portion of his game after Anthony.
Honestly, I modeled my mid-post game after Melo ever since I was in middle school. Melo is Melo. Everyone loves Melo because of how he played the game and his flavor and style that he brought to the game. To see him get a deal is just great. He deserves to be in this league I think and I think a lot of guys in this league believe that as well. To see him get another opportunity is always a great thing. He’s a legend to the game. He changed the game in many ways. He opened avenues for different players that are like him.
Cool stuff here from @WashWizards rookie Admiral Schofield (@admiralelite15)… Carmelo Anthony had a huge impact on so many of the young players in the NBA. Admiral is glad to see him back in the NBA.
For the entire interview, check out the podcast:https://t.co/nTh5ec4gGl pic.twitter.com/mlZcdsS53B
— Scal and Pals (@ScalAndPals) November 15, 2019
Anthony is expected to join the Trail Blazers on their upcoming six-game road trip and could see some minutes off of the bench at power forward after the team recently lost Zach Collins due to a shoulder injury.
With Anthony set to return to the court soon, it is safe to say many players around the league, younger and older, will be happy to see Melo lace ’em up for at least one more season.
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