Los Angeles Lakers News: Carmelo Anthony appears to be the Lakers' last option

Ever since the Houston Rockets told Carmelo Anthony to find a new team after just 10 games with the franchise, Anthony has been linked with a move to Los Angeles. After all, Melo is known to be good friends with LeBron James and back in December, James expressed his desire to see Anthony join him in a Lakers uniform:

We'll see. I don't run the team. There are obviously things that need to be worked out on both sides. But I've always wanted to play with Melo, and if the opportunity presents itself, it'll be great. So we'll see what happens

Nevertheless, a further two months have passed since LeBron's comments, and Carmelo is no closer to being a Laker.

Anthony has failed to attract any serious interest since being told that he had no future in Houston, and the Rockets eventually had to send cash considerations to Chicago in order to offload the 10-time All-Star. Anthony was immediately waived by the Bulls, and the 34-year-old is now running out of time to find a home for the remainder of the season.

While the Lakers have explored the possibility of signing Anthony, Brandon Robinson has reported that Magic Johnson's priorities changed after failing to sign Anthony Davis:

Anthony would've been the Lakers top buyout target had they depleted their roster in an Anthony Davis trade. Now that the Lakers brought in Bullock & Muscala, Melo isn't as much of a top priority as before, I’m hearing.

While the Lakers remain active in the buyout market, the team has already missed out on top targets such as Enes Kanter and Markieff Morris. Evidently, at this point Anthony is not the Lakers first choice, however, with the pool of available players dwindling by the day, Melo could land in Los Angeles by default.