Oklahoma City looking to get something for Carmelo Anthony and talking to Brooklyn about a deal, with Jeremy Lin potentially going to OKC, per sources. Nets looking to get pick(s). Want to move Lin and would buy out Melo.
— Mitch Lawrence (@Mitch_Lawrence) July 11, 2018As of Thursday morning, Lawrence, formerly the Daily News basketball columnist who now works for a variety of outlets, had not followed up and no other reporter, national or local, had confirmed it. There was no comment from the Nets.
Is the rumor credible? First of all, as reported, the proposal simply doesn’t work under the CBA.