One of the pressing questions about the Houston Rockets is how coach Mike D’Antoni intends to fit Carmelo Anthony into the team’s lineup.
On Friday, D’Antoni offered a clue. He said that Anthony and P.J. Tucker likely wouldn’t share much time together, with both of them being viewed at 4s.
More will come next week but here’s an interesting part of my conversation with Mike D’Antoni:
The projected CP3-Harden-Tucker-Melo-Capela lineup won’t be seen much. Ideally, MDA wants Carmelo on the floor when Tucker is off, and vice versa. He sees them both as 4s.
— Kelly Iko (@KellyIkoNBA) September 21, 2018
What we do know is that Anthony has no intention of coming off the bench. It seems likely that both Anthony and Tucker will see healthy minutes, perhaps based on who’s performing best or who is the better matchup for a given opponent. Don’t be surprised if there’s a lot of tinkering during training camp and even early in the season.
