NBA Trade Rumors: LeBron Pushing Front Office to Trade For Carmelo Anthony

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NBA Trade Rumors: According to a report, LeBron James is pushing the Cleveland Cavaliers front office to trade for Carmelo Anthony

There’s a common thought in the general NBA public that LeBron James is the mastermind behind the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not only is he the biggest reason why they’re relevant and the defending NBA Champions on the court, but that he’s also pulling the strings behind the curtains – calling the shots in the front office.

However, whether you believe that premise or not, we’re going to find out if it’s true over the next few weeks.

According to the New York Daily News, LeBron James is pushing the Cleveland Cavaliers front office to make a move for Carmelo Anthony, even if that means trading Kevin Love. Question is, does he hold enough power in order to override a front office that has already said they don’t want to move Love?

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    LeBron and Anthony are close friends, and that’s been well-documented. So this report would actually fall in line with general thought. I mean, LeBron has already played with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh; why wouldn’t he want to play with Anthony, as he goes for ring No. 4?

    Interestingly, other reports have surfaced that Chris Paul is doing a similar thing – applying pressure to make a move for Melo – with the LA Clippers. Melo and CP3 are also good friends.

    Needless to say, it’s going to be one interesting NBA Trade Deadline. Could this end up turning into a lobbying battle between Paul and James?