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Carmelo Anthony: After Rockets exit, told Chris Paul to 'just be careful'

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul have a lot of shared basketball history together after almost two decades in the NBA, but there's one specific tie between the two former All-Stars that has binded both proud men over the last year -- their respective unceremonious divorces from the Houston Rockets.

Anthony, who was waived by the Rockets after just 10 games last season, and struggled to find a job in the league this year before being picked up by the Trail Blazers last month, says he wasn't surprised by the way Paul's deal was handled and that in fact he even warned him.