Nick Friedell: Blazers coach Terry Stotts on Melo getting deal guaranteed for the rest of the year. “I think it sent a good message to him and the team and the rest of the league that he’s here to stay. He’s shown that he can really help us and there was no point waiting til January 9th.”
Carmelo Anthony Rumors
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Position: F
Born: 05/29/84
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:235 lbs. / 106.6 kg.
Salary: $2,159,029
Born: 05/29/84
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:235 lbs. / 106.6 kg.
Salary: $2,159,029
On Monday, he was named the Western Conference Player of the Week after averaging 22.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in three Blazers wins. “Proud of him,” James told The Athletic on Thursday night in Salt Lake City. “I don’t know if he needed to hear it or not, but I’m fucking proud of him. Like, really like a blood brother.”
What do you most respect about him? LeBron: His resiliency. Just resilient. He don’t let nothing stop him, he don’t care what nobody say, he do him, then he believes in his journey. And he ain’t gonna let nobody stop him from his journey. Melo: I would say just his mindset. His mind. The way that he approaches things. The way he approaches his life, himself and the people around him.
Bobby Marks: On the Carmelo Anthony guarantee: Portland will get reimbursed roughly $800K from the NBA. The contract will only cost the Trail Blazers $1.36M.
Blazers to fully guarantee Carmelo Anthony's salary
Adrian Wojnarowski: The Trail Blazers will amend Carmelo Anthony’s contract so that it becomes fully guaranteed for the remainder of the season, league sources tell ESPN.
Adrian Wojnarowski: Portland had until early January to fully guarantee the deal for the season. Anthony had signed a non-guaranteed contract last month.
