#StayMe7o was trending on twitter last night, and that means one thing. CARMELO ANTHONY IS BACK! The future hall of famer signed a non-guaranteed deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.

For the Blazers, this is a great move

Melo is a career 24.0 PPG scorer and fills a much needed void at the forward position in Portland. Before you tell me he is washed, lets take a look at his stats from his days in Houston. In his ten games with the Rockets, Carmelo Anthony had 3 games over 20 points. His other 7 may have not been the most efficient. But as a proven scorer, defenses have to worry about him.

The Trail Blazers are currently 4-8 and I have touched on my worries about them in the West. So why not bring in Melo? Obviously something has gone wrong in Portland, so what is the worst that could happen? He comes into a new system, continues his struggles and is cut again? So what. You tried something new to better your team.

Obviously Melo has his pitfalls

I touched on his inefficiency. His field goal percentage in Houston was 40%, and behind the arc he shot 32%. So Portland will have to deal with Anthony’s ‘new jack city’ nature. At age 35, Carmelo doesn’t possess the same athleticism as the kid coming out of Syracuse, so defensively he will bring more problems to a Portland team who is the bottom ten in opponents points scored per game.

But the Blazers’ current rotation of forwards that consist of Kent Bazemore, Mario Hezonja, and Rodney Hood could use a boost. Is Melo that boost? Maybe. Maybe not. I guess we will see soon.

Featured Image. Carmelo Anthony Signs With the Portland Trail Blazers on a Non-Guaranteed Deal. Photo Credits to worldstarhiphop.com