Not sure how this relates to Melo. but it's an excellent Melo thread...precisely for that reason. 9/10 will read again.
RA's contract will be the biggest obstacle we get any star player..... you can't have a bron or PG while also got RA on the roster. No team gonna trade for him unless we take back other team's trashy contract.
Houston Rockets guard James Harden told the Los Angeles Times on Sunday that even though James and Rockets guard Chris Paul are close friends, Paul doesn’t spend much time talking with James about where he’s going to play. James has said his wife and children will factor in the decision, as he never moves to a different city without them. http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-free-agency-20180624-story.html James Harden on LeBron James: No GM, player or friend can persuade him “Honestly, like, what, LeBron’s about to be in his 16th year in the league?,” Harden said. “I don’t think there’s anybody that can persuade him to go where he wants to go. I think it’s all up to him at this place in his career. He’s got three championships. It’s about business, it’s about family for him. Whether he wants to go to Houston or LA or stay in Cleveland, no GM, no friend, nobody can persuade him other than maybe his kids and his wife. Whatever he decides to do, he’ll do it.” Harden’s teammate Chris Paul is a close friend of James’. The “banana boat” group of Paul, James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony are called that because they vacationed together and were photographed on a banana boat. But Harden insists Paul isn’t pushing James with a recruiting pitch. “Nahh,” Harden said. “Him and Chris are really tight. As a friend, him and Chris are really good friends. I don’t think they talk about him coming to Houston. I think they talk about basketball and if LeBron wants to say, ‘Hey, I’m thinking about coming your way,’ then that’s a discussion we can have. I don’t think they talk about it.”
