The Lob and the Jam: Should the Clippers trade for Carmelo Anthony?

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Jan 22, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) handles the ball against Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul Pierce (34) and Los Angeles Clippers forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (12) during second half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /

Jasmine Robinson (@brunoholic22)

I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to contracts, cap space and the money side of things (too much math). So aside from all of that, I do not think Melo would be a good fit for this team. Obviously, J.J. is out of question, so dealing for Melo would take out a huge chunk of our depth. This would be especially true if such a trade were to include Austin, who is arguably the most important part of our bench right now.

Also: Carmelo would contribute little to no defense, and may have a tendency to make the ball sticky on offense. He would have to be extremely comfortable being a 2nd or even 3rd option—something he’s never done in his career. The upside would be that having Carmelo would take lots of pressure off of CP3 when it comes to scoring. But, the offensive end isn’t really where we need help in my opinion. I guess it might make sense trading for him for extra help while CP3 is out, but then again, we’d be losing important bench pieces so it really doesn’t make sense. It just doesn’t seem like it would be worth it at all.

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