Within media circles, that statement is now the vogue analysis on Carmelo Anthony’s trade to the OKC Thunder. In exchange, the Thunder sent back Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and the 2018 Bulls second-round pick.
When news first broke Melo was headed to the Thunder, Twitter exploded. No one foresaw Carmelo Anthony being willing to move out of the big city lights. Even the uber-cool Steven Adams dismissed trade rumors as akin to wishing “Michael Jordan could come play with us”.
Since then, as the trade dusts settles, some analysts point at Russell Westbrook, Paul George and now Anthony’s isolation rate as evidence the NBA’s new Big 3 will struggle to gel.