Carmelo Anthony to join LeBron James, Lakers on 1-year deal

LOS ANGELES — Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James person agelong wanted to beryllium connected the aforesaid team. They volition yet get their accidental aft Anthony agreed to a one-year woody to articulation the Los Angeles Lakers connected Tuesday.

Anthony broke the quality connected societal media by posting a video that included his nickname, “Melo,” and the Lakers logo. Free cause deals can’t go authoritative until Friday.

Anthony and James person been friends since precocious schoolhouse and were portion of a star-studded draught people successful 2003. James went archetypal wide to the Cleveland Cavaliers retired of precocious schoolhouse portion Anthony was the 3rd prime by the Denver Nuggets aft starring Syracuse to its archetypal NCAA title.

The 37-year-old Anthony joins his seventh squad portion entering his 19th season. He averaged 13.4 points and made 40.9% of his 3-pointers coming disconnected the seat for Portland past season.

The Lakers, who won the NBA rubric successful 2020 but were eliminated successful the archetypal circular of the Western Conference playoffs by Phoenix this past season, could person 8 players property 32 oregon older connected their opening nighttime roster.

Anthony volition beryllium the oldest. James, Marc Gasol and Trevor Ariza are each 36.