Lakers and Knicks offer max contract to Carmelo

[benji]

ESPN tweet, source probably incoming:

Lakers will offer Carmelo Anthony a max four-year, $95 million contract.

[Andrew]

Interesting, but I'm not sure he'll enjoy playing second fiddle to Kobe while he guns his way up the all-time scoring list. If he doesn't somehow end up staying in New York, I'd probably say Houston at this juncture.

[NovU]

I find this idea amusing, two of the biggest ball thugs teamming up together. Hey, while you are at it, trade for Josh Smith to complete the ideology.

[benji]

If you bring Iverson out of retirement his, Kobe and Melo's career USG% adds up to 96% of possessions.

[Kevin]

Fuck. Woke up with this thread at the top of my mail. Holy crap.

Seriously, the Lakers are trying to replicate the triangle offense now except there are two wanna-be MJ's present.

[SoF'nAwesome]

I just want this to happen for the sake of the most entertaining basketball ever to be played in history

[Sauru]

i dont see how this is news. in other news people still need to breathe to live

[Andrew]

It would appear to be narrowing down his choices, if nothing else.

[benji]

Ian Begley
@IanBegley
Keep hearing, fwiw, that the Lakers have pushed strongly the idea that L.A. can be "Carmelo's team" once Kobe's contract expires in 2 years.

lol