The Knicks have reportedly agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a package centered around Enes Kanter.
It’s finally over with. Carmelo Anthony has been traded. But it wasn’t to the Houston Rockets. The New York Knicks shipped the ten-time All-Star off to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the two sides agreed to a deal that sends Anthony to OKC and sends Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott, and Chicago’s 2018 second-round pick back to New York.
New York has agreed to a deal to send Carmelo Anthony to OKC for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a draft pick, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 23, 2017
Per Woj, Russell Westbrook and Paul George played a big part in convincing Melo to waive his no-trade clause to join the small market Thunder.
This is a huge deal for the Knicks to finally get Anthony off their roster, but the return is questionable at best. In a deal like this, whoever New York got back would be analyzed to death.
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Kanter and McDermott aren’t game changers. Kanter was benched during the 2017 playoffs due to poor defense and McDermott struggles on the defensive end as well.
It’s a bad look that the Knicks weren’t able to obtain a first-round pick for Anthony.
