From LA to Taipei? NBA free agent Carmelo Anthony, 38, ‘is in talks to play for Taiwanese team’
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From LA to Taipei? NBA free agent Carmelo Anthony, 38, ‘is in talks to play for the Taiwanese team’ after his ex-Lakers teammate Dwight Howard, 36, signed in the country following their 11th-place finish last year
Could Carmelo Anthony follow his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Dwight Howard to Taiwan?
The 10-time All-Star has been targeted by the Taiwan Super Basketball League’s Tainan TSG GhostHawks, head coach Liu Meng-chu told reporters on Sunday. That reports the English-language news service. Focus Taiwanteam possession has given the go-ahead for a big signing, and Liu claimed at a press conference that negotiations with Anthony’s representatives have already begun.
Anthony’s agent did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s confirmation request.
Carmelo Anthony has been targeted by the Taiwan Super Basketball League’s Tainan TSG GhostHawks, head coach Liu Meng-chu told reporters on Sunday
Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets takes a break during practice for the NBA Games in Asia on October 7, 2009 at the Taiwan Arena in Taipei, Taiwan
Dwight Howard, left, and CEO of Taiwan Taoyuan Leopards Ocean Liu pose for the media during a signing ceremony with Taiwan Taoyuan Leopards in Taipei, Taiwan
If he signs in Taiwan, Anthony would become the second Olympic gold medalist to do so in recent weeks, after Howard, who signed with the Taoyuan Leopards of Taiwan’s top division.
“Taiwan, this is Dwight Howard, aka ‘Superman,’ he said in a video posted to Facebook. “I’m so excited and can’t wait to get down in Taiwan and play for the Taoyuan Leopards.”
Howard and Anthony were actually teammates last season on a Los Angeles Lakers team that won just 33 games due to the increasing injuries of the aging team. Anthony, who has been in and out of the NBA as he approached 40, at age 37 still averaged 13.3 points and 26 minutes per game. ), scoring (6.2 points per game) and rebounds (5.9 boards per game).