What’s Taking Carmelo Anthony so Long to Pick His Next NBA Team?

July 8th, 2014 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »



We're waiting on you, Carmelo Anthony.

After more than a week of nonstop speculation and anonymously sourced chatter, the New York Knicks superstar is still a free agent. He hasn't signed a new contract. He hasn't put an end to rampant conjecture.

His foray into the open market lives on.

Our question: Why? 

 

Narrowing Down the Field



No team has officially been eliminated from the Anthony sweepstakes.

This is to say he hasn't held a public presser announcing his intent to completely ignore the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. Read between the lines, though, and you'll see that's exactly what he's done.

The Mavericks have turned their attentions elsewhere since meeting with Anthony. Like toward Vince Carter, per ESPN Dallas' Tim MacMahon:



And Chandler Parsons, according to Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski:



Carter won't command a cap-clogging salary, but their pursuit of Parsons is more substantial. He figures to glean $10-plus million annually in any o ...

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