For those who believe Carmelo Anthony is out of the race for best player from the 2003 Draft, well behind LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, it might be good to consider his current health status, which might be far worse than it appears.

"I talked to our trainer, and he said it's going to take another two weeks of progress before he's going to be able to jump and cut," Vandeweghe said. "It's basically all about the ankles. He sprained them so badly. In retrospect, one thing I would have done is hold him out for a while. I'm second-guessing myself there. ... If we had held him out, by now his ankles would be fine. You've got to be proud of him. He wanted to play when the team was struggling."