By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
After playing 1,343 games in the NBA, the next step for Carmelo Anthony might be buying into Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the parent group of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals.
The 40-year-old former player revealed his plan during the most recent installment of the 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony podcast.
“I want to buy the Wizards. I would be a great owner,” noted Anthony, “Former player. I understand players. I understand personnel, I understand being fatigued. I understand how to build teams, but I also understand what I don’t understand. I know what I don’t know. You also have to put people in those positions. President, GM, you put all the basketball acumen in those positions, and then you cover that with business model.”
A ten-time All-Star, he played for the Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Los Angeles Lakers between 2003 and 2022.
“A lot of owners don’t put that work in to create fan experience. They hire somebody, go, ‘tell me what to do’”, pointed out Anthony, “This is how they still operate. Like, no, you gotta be, from the minute my fans walk down the block, getting two blocks away, you gonna have this full experience of being able to go into my arena. Also, you have to have the right personnel in there on the business side, how to do contracts, personnel, scouts. You need people who got eye-test tools. You would have to really tap into the actual community.”
“You gotta get back into the community,” he added, “Bring the fans to them, bring them to the practice facility, let them see open practice, let them sit there, let them have Wizards Day where the fans is free and you… Players don’t wanna go anywhere. You bring it to them, in a sense. You really gotta give back.”
Melo wants in on the Wizards ownership group 👀
He’s got a formula that will turn them up for a promising future 🫡 https://t.co/t9X4CEsCgH pic.twitter.com/q5jWGAIuJr
— 7PM in Brooklyn (@7PMinBrooklyn) April 1, 2025
However, the process leading to potential bids for the NBA franchise is in the early stages.