Lakers agree to free-agent deals with Carmelo Anthony, Malik Monk

Free agent F Carmelo Anthony has agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, his manager Bay Frazier tells ESPN.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

Free agent G Malik Monk has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, source tells ESPN.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

ANALYSIS: Anthony longtime friend and fellow 2003 draft class member LeBron James. At age-37, Anthony had re-established himself as a scoring spark with te Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 13.4 points per game while shooting 40.9% from beyond the arc last season.

Monk has struggled to find his footing after being selected sixth overall in the 2017 draft by the Charlotte Hornets. But the 23-year-old improved last year as a scorer, averaging a career-high 11.4 points per game and making 40.1% of his triples.