It’s a near-guarantee that Carmelo Anthony is going to sign with the Houston Rockets. Most every credible NBA insider has indicated such, noting that Melo’s buyout from the Atlanta Hawks following his trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder was with the intent of him joining forces with James Harden and Chris Paul in Space City. Heck, even Anthony himself noted he thinks he’ll end up in Houston. So why hasn’t it happened? The trade from the Thunder took place July 19, and by the end of the month he was finalizing his buyout from the Hawks. But since then, there’s been no rumors of a contract coming close to being finalized. Well, it appears we know the cause of that. New York Times NBA Insider Marc