NBA: Melo-Trade: Is a match ball really enough?

Carmelo Anthony was traded to the OKC Thunder.What are the details of the deal?What does it mean to the Thunders, how does it continue in New York and what chance does it offer Anthony himself?SPOX answers the most important questions.

But now then: The month-long farce about the personalie Carmelo Anthony at the New York Knicks has come to an end.Only one day after Knicks president Steve Mills said he expected “Melo to be there at the start of the training camp”, the superstar’s trade was announced.

As so often, ESPN man Adrian Wojnarowski was the one who got wind of the deal and revealed all the details.As a reminder: The teams have not yet announced the trade, but due to the source it can still be considered perfect.

The Oklahoma City Thunder receive the 10-fold All-Star and former league top scorer from New York and send Center Enes Kanter, wing player Doug McDermott and the 2018 second round pick of the Chicago Bulls to the Big Apple.

The special thing about the deal is Anthony’s legendary no-trade clause, which allows him to reject any trade.Conversely, this means that he must have given his explicit consent to this deal.His current contract is for another two years, but he will have the chance to relinquish a player option and become a Free Agent next summer.He earns about $27 million a year.

The new Kanter, which has changed to the Knicks, has the same contract term but earns less salary.In the coming season, he is entitled to 17.8 million dollars, 2018/19 (player option) to 18.6 million dollars.McDermott, on the other hand, is still in his rookie contract and can become a restricted free agent in 2018.

Page 1: What happened?

Page 2: What does the trade mean for the Thunders?

Page 3: What’s next for the Knicks?

Page 4: What does the trade mean for Melo?

Page 5: What does the trade mean for the league?