NBA rumors: Carmelo Anthony asked what it’s like playing for Thibodeau
By Josh Sanchez
With the NBA season winding down, the Carmelo Anthony saga will be starting before we know it. Anthony is not expected to pick up his player option for next year, which means he will be able to hit the free agent market and look at finding a new home away from the New York Knicks.
One of the teams that Anthony is most commonly linked to is the Chicago Bulls, and he has recently begun asking what it is like to play with the team’s head coach Tom Thibodeau.
From Frank Isola of the New York Daily News:
"Carmelo Anthony recently approached a former Chicago Bulls player and asked a loaded question that should make Phil Jackson a little nervous.“What is it like to play for Thibs?” Anthony said.Anthony’s interest in Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau can be taken one of several ways. Anthony, who lives and breathes basketball, is merely interested in learning something about one of the NBA’s top coaches. In fact, Anthony will be working with Thibodeau, who was named to USA Basketball’s coaching staff last June.Of course, Anthony’s impromptu background check on Thibodeau could also be his idea of due diligence since the Bulls loom as an attractive option this summer for the free-agent-to-be."
As Isola stated, Anthony and Thibodeau will work together with the USA basketball program, so if they click from the start and can build a solid relationship, the Bulls will be the clear-cut favorite to land Anthony in the offseason.
It’s going to be interesting to see what happens next with Anthony, but Bulls fans have to have a little bit of excitement.