Rocket's coach Mike D'Antoni has been transparent about his plans for Carmelo coming off the bench as the NBA season begins. Check out what was said below:
Mike D’Antoni is leaving it open on whether Melo starts or comes off the bench: “We’ll see how it fits. I don’t know how they play together, they fit together.”
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) 24 September 2018
Carmelo Anthony, pushed on bench possibility: “Whatever I have to do to help this team win a championship, that’s what’s going to be done.”
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) 24 September 2018
Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta on Carmelo Anthony: “He understood the role that we wanted him to play. That could be starting or that could be coming off the bench, but I think you’re going to see that Carmelo is going to get a lot of minutes and contribute a lot.”
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) 24 September 2018
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