3 ways the Carmelo Anthony trade affects the Portland Trail Blazers

Here are three ways the recent Carmelo Anthony trade affects the Portland Trail Blazers.

According to FOX Sports television reporter and radio personality, Jason McIntyre, 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony was at first considering a trade to the Portland Trail Blazers should his preferred destination, the Houston Rockets, refuse to make a deal with the New York Knicks.

That short list, however, quickly grew to four when ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Melo was also strongly considering a trade to either the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Oklahoma City Thunder.

And like a flash of lightning, news that Melo was headed to join Russell Westbrook and Paul George in OKC was plastered all over the Internet. Wojnarowksi is credited for breaking the story — just 16 hours after reporting that Melo had extended his short list of preferred destinations to include OKC.

My point in question– was this just a case of the early bird getting the worm, or were the Blazers simply not willing to give up assets equal to a package of Doug McDermott, Enes Kanter and a second round draft pick?

Whatever the case may be, the Portland is likely to be on the receiving end of a few repercussions after losing out on Melo. Here’s a list of three ways the Melo trade could affect the future of Rip City.