LeBron James shared his thoughts on Carmelo Anthony joining the Portland Trail Blazers instead of the Los Angeles Lakers.
James believes Anthony should have signed with the Lakers, however he is happy with his friend’s decision.
The superstar of the Lakers also thinks Anthony was destined to become a Blazer and join forces with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum.
“Everything happens for a reason. And everything works its way out how it’s supposed to. Obviously I would have loved for him to be a Laker at that point in time, but I’m not sitting here today like ‘damn, he’s supposed to be a Laker, he should be doing that for us.’
No. Because what he’s doing for them, it was already written. It was already written. If it was written for him to be a Laker, he would have been a Laker.
But I think through the grace of God and through the grace of him being patient and him finding the right opportunity for him to succeed and be who he is, it landed him in Portland, and there’s no envy for that.
There’s only praise and excitement. I’m just grateful that he’s back here, back in the position where I knew he belonged. It’s pretty cool. It’s pretty cool,” James said, per Christian Rivas of SB Nation.
James and the Lakers will face Anthony and the Blazers in the opening round of the playoffs. Game 1 will take place on Tuesday.
