James Harden: Carmelo would be ‘great acquisition’ for Rockets

James Harden does not sounds too worried about potentially having to share the ball with Carmelo Anthony in Houston.

Addressing the media on Friday, the reigning MVP was asked about the possible addition of Anthony, who is expected to sign with the Rockets.

“He’d be a great acquisition for us,” said Harden, per Matt Young of the Houston Chronicle. “Melo’s a proven vet. He just wants to win at this point.”

While the 10-time All-Star forward is definitely tighter with the other star in the Rockets backcourt (Chris Paul), he and Harden have some familiarity with each other as well — they were teammates together on the United States team that won the gold medal during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

For Anthony, who will be waived by the Atlanta Hawks after being acquired from the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this week, all signs continue to point to Houston. That includes this positive report we also heard in recent days.

H/T SLAMOnline