ESPN is reporting that Playoff chances are sliding off the table for the Los Angeles Lakers, and with that contract talks with free agent, Carmelo Anthony are on hold.
The Lakers had been considering signing the 34-year-old Anthony, but four losses in the past five games have pushed them to 10th place in the Western Conference, 4.5 games behind San Antonio for the final playoff spot with 19 to play.
ESPN said both sides are pondering whether it makes sense to add Anthony to a team with dwindling chances to make the playoffs.
According to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Lakers’ chance of a playoff berth is less than 1 percent.
