The Carmelo Anthony NBA Free Agency tour is underway, and he has visited the Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets already. On the second half of Wednesday Anthony is scheduled to meet with the Dallas Mavericks.
There was a noticeable trend between his first two visits, photoshopped images of him in the respective team uniforms prominently displayed outside the arenas.
Bulls decked out the United Center with Melo signage and imaging of him in a Bulls uniform. First order of business is to explain finances.
— Alan Hahn (@alanhahn) July 1, 2014
The Bulls' recruiting pitch to Carmelo is already underway. This is the message on the side of the United Center. pic.twitter.com/7vsu4kCpuL
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) July 1, 2014
Well look what just popped up at the United Center... #Melo #Bulls pic.twitter.com/GlhNwYuA67
— Steve Lippo (@SteveLippo) July 1, 2014
Carmelo, in a full Bulls uniform, is on some of the other video boards around the United Center. pic.twitter.com/WeKY3OJWUK
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) July 1, 2014
Carmelo Anthony on the video boards outside of Toyota Center this morning @espn @netw3rk @HPbasketball @talkhoops pic.twitter.com/nuACnlemlY
— Vince Nunnelly (@vnun00) July 2, 2014
@mikedyce pic.twitter.com/DqYEOwKzGF
— Vince Nunnelly (@vnun00) July 2, 2014
Rockets show Carmelo Anthony what he'd look like holding the Larry O'Brien trophy. http://t.co/xs2WpkxBOf
— RealGM (@RealGM) July 2, 2014
Well the Mavericks aren’t going that route.
No public Melo pomp and circumstance at AAC like big photoshop signs in Chicago and Houston. Well, unless this counts pic.twitter.com/GHmdSe2Ipc
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) July 2, 2014
They’re not even holding the meetings at the arena.
Pretty sure Mavs/Melo meeting is at private location, but we've got 2-man media stakeout at AAC just in case. Plus, what else we have to do?
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) July 2, 2014