NBA: 5 teams that should give Carmelo Anthony a chance

1. Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers are the only team on this list in the West. With how tight that conference playoff race is, teams may not be as willing to bring in a guy like Melo, who could initially take some time to jell with the team and temporarily offset chemistry.

It seems like every year, the Blazers make it to the playoffs, but never have the knockout punch they need to get deep into the playoffs. In fact, they have been swept in the first round two seasons in a row.

Portland has two solid power forwards already in Al-Farouq Aminu and Zach Collins, but neither provides the scoring punch that Melo is still able to offer, even at this stage in his career. Although it is a risk for Portland to add Carmelo Anthony to their roster, it needs to do something to shake up their roster for this year’s playoff run.

The summer that Anthony was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, both Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum pushed hard to get Melo to Portland. Better late than never? The Trail Blazers currently have a full 15-man roster, so they would have to make some sort of roster move to make this acquisition happen.

Will any of these teams, or another team not listed like the Los Angeles Lakers, be willing to give Carmelo Anthony a chance to play in the NBA again? If so, it will more than likely be closer to the trade deadline, when teams finalize their roster going into the back half of the season. Teams may also wait to see what the buyout market looks like, as they may be able to acquire solid players through buyouts.