Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Royce Young, Carmelo Anthony will depart OKC this summer:
ESPN Sources with @royceyoung: Oklahoma City, Carmelo Anthony will part ways this summer, likely saving team over $100M. Thunder working with 'Melo's reps on exits that include trade, stretch provision. Story: https://t.co/mJbxINv2Cd
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 6, 2018
The massive financial implications of Anthony opting into his $27.9 million contract for the 2018-19 season -- coupled with a mutual understanding that his scaled back role with the Thunder isn’t what he had signed up for -- have dictated that the two sides will part ways sometime this summer, league sources told ESPN.