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New York – NBA star Carmelo Anthony will be free to engage where he wants after a three-man move between his Oklahoma City team, the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers, said Thursday in the US press.
The complex set-up must allow both the Oklahoma Thunder to realize significant savings ($ 100 million, or $ 85 million) and the 34-year-old triple Olympic champion, 'get the $ 27.9 million (EUR 23 million) that he should have earned under an option allowing him to stay one more season in Oklahoma.
The agreement provides for an exchange between Carmelo Anthony, on the one hand, and Dennis Schroder and Atlanta's Mike Muscala, on the other hand, say ESPN and Yahoo Sports. The Atlanta franchise must then release the player, who will be free to engage with a team able to pay his astronomical salary. According to US media, it could be Houston Rockets.
Finally, the last stage of the process, Mike Muscala should join Philadelphia while this team will transfer Justin Anderson to Atlanta and French winger Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot in Oklahoma City.
" Melo " Anthony, who arrived in Oklahoma in September 2017, became undesirable, particularly because of his performance (16 points average per game only) and his inability to play with the stars of the Thunder, Russell Westbrook and Paul George.
The Oklahoma franchise, in parallel, needs to reduce its payroll, estimated at $ 310 million, to comply with the rules of the NBA.
Last season, Oklahoma finished 4th in the Western Conference before being eliminated in the first round of play-offs.
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