If waived, the Phoenix Suns should pursue Carmelo Anthony
By Adam Maynes
He will be cheap
Speaking of cost, he will be extremely cheap. Aside from his monstrous Atlanta Hawks salary, Carmelo is only making the veteran’s minimum of $2.4 million this season, which pro-rated will only be about $2.0 million the rest of the way.
This is very cheap for a player that can come in and easily become the team’s second leading scorer if given the shots – and chances are, he’ll take them.
They too won’t have to give anything up to acquire him other than cash. If the Suns were to attempt to trade for a power forward that can average 15p and 5r a game (obviously nothing special, but for the Suns – as mentioned before – an upgrade) it would cost a pick or two, if not a player somewhere else from near the bottom of the bench.
To be able to grab a player of his caliber though, even if it is a short-term acquisition without any hint of long-term viability, it would still cost more to make such a mover rather than swipe one up off of waivers.