{"id":16407,"date":"2018-07-19T23:29:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T03:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=16407"},"modified":"2018-07-20T00:56:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T04:56:22","slug":"carmelo-anthony-traded-hawks-three-team-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2018\/07\/19\/carmelo-anthony-traded-hawks-three-team-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Carmelo Anthony Traded to Atlanta Hawks as Part of Three-Team Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> have traded forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carmelo Anthony<\/a><\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/atlanta-hawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a>. The Thunder will receive point guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schrode01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dennis Schroder<\/a><\/strong> from Atlanta along with small forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/luwawti01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot<\/a><\/strong> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/philadelphia-76ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>. The Hawks are receiving a 2022 lottery protected first round pick from Oklahoma City, along with Anthony and forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Anderson<\/a><\/strong> from Philadelphia. Atlanta will send center <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/muscami01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Muscala<\/a><\/strong> to the Sixers.<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN broke the news earlier today:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oklahoma City has agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony and a protected 2022 first-round pick to Atlanta for point guard Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala, league sources tell ESPN. Anthony will be waived, and he will join team of his choice. Rockets are frontrunner.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1020045930429583365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Hawks are reportedly planning to buyout Anthony, which would allow him to receive his full $27.9 million salary.<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported this soon after the trade:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony will get his entire $27.9M in the buyout and waiver with Hawks. It could take a few days to work thru logistics on trade. &#39;Melo met with Rockets and Heat in Las Vegas. Again, Rockets are the frontrunner. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2rbDZ7vUu1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/2rbDZ7vUu1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1020047679362039808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Report: Carmelo Anthony Traded to Atlanta Hawks as Part of Three-Team Deal<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/houston-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Rockets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> are expected to be the frontrunners for Anthony once he officially hits the open market. He is good friends with both Rockets point guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Paul<\/a> <\/strong>and new Lakers forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong>. The Rockets just lost <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mbahalu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luc Mbah a Moute<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arizatr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Ariza<\/a> <\/strong>in free agency, so Anthony would be able to help fill the sudden need Houston has on the wing.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking at the Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As for the Hawks, the first round pick they will receive will help them in their rebuild. Andersen is a former first-round pick who still possesses some upside at age 24. It was no secret that Atlanta wanted to trade Schroder, as well. He still has three years left on his contract that pays him $15.5 million per season. While he is an effective player, Schroder only shot 29 percent from three last year and was arrested in September of 2017. The Hawks drafted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/y\/youngtr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trae Young<\/a><\/strong> and traded for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/linje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremy Lin<\/a><\/strong>, signifying that they were ready to move on from Schroder.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Saving Money<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Thunder will save close to $100 million by offloading Anthony due to the luxury tax. Anthony is coming off of a down year, in which he averaged a career low 16.2 PPG. He also shot 40.4 percent from the field, which was another career low. Anthony was also relatively ineffective on defense. In Schroder, the Thunder get a really good backup point guard and sixth man. Luwawu-Cabarrot has some upside, as well. He is still 23 years old and could develop into a solid two way player, if his jumpshot continues to improve.<\/p>\n<p>The Sixers give up two players, who would not of cracked their rotation, in Andersen and Luwawu-Cabarrot and receive Muscala who should give them quality minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>MEXICO CITY, MEXICO &#8211; DECEMBER 7: Carmelo Anthony (L) of Oklahoma City Thunder in action against Allen Crabbe (R) of Brooklyn Nets during a NBA regular season game between Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma Thunder at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico on December 7, 2017. 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