Carmelo Anthony may have played his last NBA game. But that doesn’t mean a Houston Rockets castoff and former Syracuse Orange standout isn’t hanging on tight among the NBA ranks. In fact, the race for the Eastern Conference’s final playoff seed may swing on two former Syracuse players.
Opportunities dwindled this year for former Orange standouts — it was the first season that SU didn’t send a player to the league since 2011. However, Michael Carter-Williams got a 10-day chance with the Orlando Magic and he’s now on the front lines holding off Dion Waiters and the Miami Heat from making their own postseason run.