Carmelo Anthony is open to team ownership with his longtime friends LeBron James And Dwyane Wade.
Anthony is already getting closer to obtaining possession in the National Basketball League (NBL) after being named a global ambassador for its innovative Next Stars program, a press release said. mentioned. With his appointment, it also means he could one day be part of an ownership team when the league expands.
Commenting on his appointment, Anthony said: “The recent pipeline of talent that has emerged from the NBL to join the NBA has been extremely impressive, and the Next Stars program is a perfect example of the league’s commitment to nurturing talent and developing elite players. I look forward to working with the league to help shape the future of basketball around the world.”
Anthony’s interest in team ownership, unsurprisingly, also includes the NBA. The 10-time All-Star was drafted in 2003 by the Denver Nuggets as the third overall pick in the NBA draft Remarks. He then spent significant years with the The New York Knicks then played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston RocketsAnd Portland Trail Blazersbefore retiring with the The Los Angeles Lakers.
Beyond the league, Anthony has found a new way to make an impact in sports by launching Isos7 Sports Investments. AFROTECH™ I already told you, sports funds, formed in partnership with Isos Capital Management founders Michelle Wilson and George Barrios, intends to inject $750 million into “sports leagues, teams, emerging properties and ancillary businesses” companies In North America, Europeand pan-Asia.”
In his quest for team ownership, Anthony mentioned the NBA as an area of interest.
“Ownership is always key,” he told Andscape. “How do I become an owner in the sport that I’ve been playing for a long time, but it’s not so much ownership that matters, it’s also access. It is also the relationships. It is also being able to globalize the game of basketball in a in a way we haven’t seen before.
Recently, Anthony also admitted that he would be interested in getting a sports franchise alongside LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, who were also drafted by the league in 2003.
“I would love that. That’s how you create what they’re talking about, generational. It’s a legacy if you can do that… I don’t know how.” I am open,” he explained on his podcast with The Kid Mero, “7 p.m. in Brooklyn” “I don’t know how open they are. Everyone has their own situation, you know what I mean. I’m here I’m trying to raise money now. I’m trying to raise money with my sports fund, and I’ve been going through the the world, Japan and this place and that place to go and raise money.
He continued: “It’s hard to raise money. Most people say, ‘You’ve got the money.’ No, it’s hard to raise money. and get people to understand What is sport, right? And there is so much money going around spent on sports, and people really don’t understand it, people really don’t understand it “understand sport.”
Anthony has been open about his ambition to become a team owner, and it’s only a matter of time before his dream becomes a reality.
