Well, it happened.
The Thunder traded Carmelo Anthony.
Given his comments at the end of the season, it was clear that a divorce was on the horizon. Melo’s game had eroded and the Thunder couldn’t find a good fit for him on the floor. His refusal to consider coming off the bench probably complicated the on-court fit as well. The Thunder dealt him for Dennis Schröder and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, and the Atlanta Hawks immediately began the process of waiving Melo, which should give some indicator of his value. The Hawks have been trying to get off the Schröder contract for a while, and Luwawu wasn’t getting a ton of run in Philadelphia.