In order to win the championship, Anthony chose to join the Lakers last season with a veteran base salary, but the Lakers could not help Anthony complete this wish, and Anthony also faced a new choice in the offseason. However, for Anthony, who has become a free agent again, he is not worried about home now, and has already thrown olive branches to him by several teams to prepare to introduce the 38-year-old veteran into the team.
After joining the Lakers last season, Anthony quickly became one of the Lakers' best performers on the offensive end. He averaged 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1 assist per game, and although such data cannot be compared with Anthony's peak performance, he is very important to the Lakers' help. It is with Anthony's presence on the front that the Lakers' small-ball tactics can play better and better, and there are more changes in the lineup rotation.
In fact, for the Lakers, they did not regard Anthony as one of the important rotations of the team, after all, Anthony has reached the age of 38, whether it is physical fitness or playing style may affect the Lakers. However, after the start of the regular season, Anthony's performance became a surprise for the Lakers. Anthony can not only play back-to-back singles on the inside, but also pull to the outside to shoot three-pointers, especially mid-range shooting is an important part of the Lakers' solution to the offensive crisis. Many times, when Anthony is on the floor, it is the most efficient moment of the Lakers' offense.
If you follow Anthony's previous style of play, then he will not have the performance he has now, after all, the Lakers are not a team dominated by him, and Anthony has also taken the initiative to adjust his own style of play. In the past, Anthony always liked to hold the ball on the offensive end to look for offensive opportunities, but last season's Anthony began to play more without the ball on the offensive end, using the cover of his teammates to get the opportunity to shoot in the open position. In the Lakers' offensive system, Anthony's vacant three-pointer has become the team's most stable means of scoring.
Anthony's changes on the offensive end now also reflect his team compatibility. Compared with being called the "cancer" of the team at the beginning of his career, Anthony can now better integrate with his teammates on the field, and even be able to direct his teammates on the field. On the other hand, his good brother and teammate James, instead of being able to actively adapt to the Lakers' tactical changes, forced the Lakers to constantly change their tactics because of his playing style, resulting in the Lakers not being able to really gain an advantage in the game.
Anthony's change has also made him more and more popular in the free market. Since Anthony became a free agent, there have been several teams interested in calling him into the team, including his old clubs Nuggets and Knicks, and even news that the Nets intend to sign Anthony. Today's Anthony does not put pressure on the team on the contract, and his shooting can also make a team's offense better, in terms of tactical value, Anthony is definitely a very cost-effective player.
As Anthony himself said, the most important thing for him at this stage is to enjoy the joy that basketball brings him. As a player who has been racing on the field for 19 seasons, Anthony has won numerous honors, although he still does not have a championship trophy, but compared to the happiness that basketball brings him, the championship has become less important, and enjoying the happiness brought by basketball is the most important at present.