3 reasons the Boston Celtics should NOT sign Carmelo Anthony

No. 1: Carmelo Anthony has a track record of no impact on winning

Recent history suggests that while Carmelo Anthony is a tremendous talent, the veterans’ addition to clubs has been a subtraction in terms of wins. This timeline circles back to underachieving as a New York Knick with a lack of deep playoff runs.

Forming a big three with Russell Westbrook and Paul George in Oklahoma City made the team worse and equated to a first-round exit. He lasted all of 10 games before getting cut from the Houston Rockets. The low point of his career was not being able to thrive in an offense next two elite playmakers in Chris Paul and James Harden.

He spent two seasons in Portland and did produce admirably well averaging 14.3 points per contest to go with 4.6 rebounds. The issue was a Portland team that was fresh off of a Western Conference finals berth turned into an underwhelming first-round exit. Melo was one of the major additions to that team.

He joined the Lakers and they completely miss the play-in after being a solid playoff contender/NBA champion in the two years prior. The common denominator in all of these underwhelming results is number seven.

Players that put little to no effort in defensively while being black holes on offense are a bad fit for any franchise.  Whether it’s a contender, a rebuilder, or even a team on the fringes. There also is a lack of humility with the six-foot-seven wing.

There is a sense that he should be as a starter and not in a bench role. An inability to come to terms that he’s not that guy anymore. An ego of this level can be detrimental to the vibe of an NBA locker room.

The Boston Celtics should focus on the development of Grant Williams and Sam Hauser rather than humor the addition of the ego-centric veteran.