Since season end OKC Thunder fans have been waiting for this date to discover Carmelo Anthony’s plans. The deadline for Anthony to opt into or out of his final year is tonight at midnight. In truth, it wasn’t much of a mystery since Anthony’s final year is worth close to $28 million dollars ($27,928,140).
Stein’s article in the New York Times cites our favorite ‘inside sources’ as stating Anthony will let the midnight Eastern deadline pass to opt in. Assuming that’s how it works because in the scenario he opts in it’s not like he has to verify it.