The Carmelo Anthony era is officially over in Oklahoma City, as the Thunder has traded the 10-time All-Star and a lottery-protected first-round pick in 2022 to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for point guard Dennis Schröder. As part of a three-team deal that also involves the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta’s Mike Muscala is headed to Philadelphia, Justin Anderson of the Sixers is being moved to the Hawks, with Philly’s Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot landing in Oklahoma City.
Whew.
For the sake of clarity:
A few things of note here:
Thunder Tax Savings
By moving Carmelo Anthony to the Hawks (where he will be bought out), the Thunder saves itself nearly $100 million in tax dollars according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.