The biggest news in the NBA during the Indiana Pacers five-day vacation is is the news surrounding Carmelo Anthony. After joining the Houston Rockets this summer, Anthony was expected to help James Harden and co. by being a spark off the bench in H-Town.
Unfortunately, that hasn’t panned out. Carmelo Anthony has played decently for his standards, but the Rockets limped out to a start far below their expectations. Anthony is a low impact player well beyond his heyday, so the Rockets decided to move on from him:
Carmelo Anthony’s brief stop with the Houston Rockets is over, league sources tell ESPN.