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The 2019-20 NBA season will get underway next month, and preparations for the new campaign are set to gear up in the coming weeks as teams around the league begin training camps.
The camps will allow offseason signings to settle into their new surroundings, although teams could still make further additions in the weeks leading up to the new season.
Free agents such as Carmelo Anthony and Kenneth Faried remain without a team, while it is possible that an All-Star such as Bradley Beal could be traded. So, with plenty going on around the NBA, here are all the latest news and rumors you need to know.
Dwyane Wade plans to work out with LeBron James
Dwyane Wade retired from basketball at the end of last season, and the 13-time All-Star appears set to soon enter the Hall of Fame. However, during an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Wade revealed that he will still be working out with LeBron James and refused to rule out a potential return to the NBA:
You're definitely going to see me out there. I'll be there early to work out with LeBron before the game starts. I just want to stay around it and be as involved as I can. I'm done, but my trainer is going to keep me in shape just in case something happens. I'm going to stay in shape because you never know. Never say never.
Wade and James formed a Big Three with Chris Bosh in Miami and won two championships during four seasons together. During his final season with the Heat, Wade averaged 15.0 points, 5.4 assists, and 4.7 rebounds in 26.2 minutes per contest.
Carmelo Anthony 'deserves to be in the NBA' despite struggling to find a new team
While most of the NBA's biggest free-agent names were snapped up in the opening hours of free agency, it is now September and Carmelo Anthony remains without a team. The 35-year-old has not played since being told he was no longer needed by the Houston Rockets back in November, and much has been made of Anthony's inability to adapt to the modern NBA.
Nevertheless, during an appearance on Jalen and Jacoby, Jalen Rose stated his belief that Melo still has a future in the league:
He deserves to be in the NBA; for all that he’s accomplished, for what he can still bring to the table.
During his 10 appearances for the Rockets, Anthony managed 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in 29.4 minutes per contest. The 10-time All-Star has been linked with the Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, and Los Angeles Lakers.
Isaiah Thomas believes that Derrick Rose is a future Hall of Famer
Derrick Rose caused plenty of debate earlier this week when he affirmed that he deserved to be a future Hall of Famer. Plenty of fans have pointed to Rose's lack of sustained success as a reason why he shouldn't be inducted, although Washington Wizards point guard Isaiah Thomas took to Twitter to voice his support for Rose:
Just like Rose, Thomas has seen his career derailed by injuries in recent years. Rose was selected with the No.1 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, and the point guard went on to win Rookie of the Year during a terrific debut campaign.
Rose also became the youngest ever MVP in 2011 but has failed to rediscover his best form since tearing his ACL back in the 2012 NBA playoffs.
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