It appears that the L.A. Lakers are really in the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes. Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Lakers have moved into “serious contention” for Anthony.
Lakers have moved into serious contention on Carmelo Anthony, multiple sources tell Yahoo. "In the game now," one source close to Melo says.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 5, 2014
L.A. can offer Carmelo a max four-years, $97 million without having to move any assets at this time.
As one source in process says of Lakers bid, "They can promise max money without any (roster) moves needing to be made." 4 years, $97M.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 5, 2014
This news comes on the heels of a Bill Simmons report the Lakers had moved into Anthony’s top three, and were closing fast.