Kobe Bryant advised Carmelo Anthony to carefully weigh his options.

"We'll see if he signs a reasonable extension and if he's 100 percent happy that it's where he wants to go," Bryant told Yahoo! Sports on Saturday. "If not, don't make a move just to get out of the situation. ... Make sure it's a move that you're very happy in and you're comfortable with."

"I'm closer to him than anyone else from my Olympic team," Bryant said. "My advice is to do what he feels is right for him and his family. It starts there. He has to be happy with the situation that he is in because if your heart isn?t where it should be, it could have a half-ass effect. You don't want that. You can?t please everybody. You just have to do what's right for you."