Carmelo Anthony has confirmed that one of the NBAs biggest what ifs almost became reality.Anthony revealed that he and LeBron James seriously discussed joining forces during their primes, with the duo eyeing either the New York Knicks or Chicago Bulls as potential destinations.According to Anthony, the original plan wasnt for all four members of the famed 2003 draft class to team up together.Instead, the idea was for Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to form one partnership, while Anthony and James would create another superteam elsewhere.Me and Bron wanted it to be New York or Chicago, Anthony said on Podcast P with Paul George. Chicago was in the fold. If we find a place, let it be Chicago.If they were to go to Chicago, it would have been at the same time Derrick Rose was coming into the league. In the 2010-11 season he led the Bulls to a league-best 62-20 record and was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player award, becoming the youngest MVP in league history at just 22 years old.Rose, combined with Melo and LeBron would have been absolute cinema.Ultimately, neither scenario (NY or Chicago) materialised.Anthony eventually landed with the Knicks in 2011, while James famously took his talents to South Beach alongside Wade and Bosh, creating the Miami Heats Big Three and reshaping the leagues landscape for years to come.As for Chicago, the Bulls never managed to lure either superstar despite being firmly in the mix during those discussions.James and Anthony would eventually become teammates much later in their careers with the Los Angeles Lakers, but by then both players were well past the peak years that could have produced one of the most intriguing superstar pairings in NBA history.Related Article: Did LeBron Orchestrate Viral 'Shut the F**k Up' Video Amid Signing Rumors?Instead, the basketball world is left wondering what might have happened had two of the greatest scorers of their generation chosen Chicago or New York and altered the course of NBA history.READ MORE: LeBron James Irritated After Adam Silver Plea
