When the Houston Rockets signed Carmelo Anthony, it didn't go well. He was past his prime. Now, an old rumor is resurfacing that suggests they almost got him at his peak.
Rockets folk hero Patrick Beverley just recounted the history. Interestingly, he said Anthony was considering joining the Rockets in the summer of 2014 but refused to play with Jeremy Lin. There's long been speculation of tension between the two, as Anthony was suggested to have been less than pleased by the Linsanity phenomenon.
It makes for a strange history between the player and organization.