When the Los Angeles Lakers traded Ivica Zubac and Michael Beasley for Mike Muscala — and opened up a roster spot in the process — the natural conclusion was that the team was clearing the decks to sign friend of LeBron James and oft-rumored Lakers target Carmelo Anthony.
There were varying reports in the wake of the move about just how interested the Lakers actually were in actually signing Melo, and it would seem those preaching that it wasn’t necessarily a foregone conclusion might be right.