Carmelo Anthony traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder Carmelo Anthony
The Knicks have agreed to trade  Anthony  to the Oklahoma City Thunder  according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
 Anthony  will join reigning MVP Russell Westbrook and recently acquired Paul George.
 Anthony  had a no-trade clause and according to Wojnarowski  Westbrook and George played an "immense part" in convincing Melo to waive the clause for the Thunder.
Russell Westbrook and Paul George played an immense part in getting  Anthony  to waive no-trade for OKC  league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 23  2017
Reports during the offseason had said for several months that  Anthony  would only be willing to waive that provision for a trade to the Houston Rockets. However  it had become clear in recent weeks that the two sides were unlikely to agree to a deal with the Knicks unwilling to accept Ryan Anderson in a deal as he is owed $60 million over the next three seasons.
 Anthony  will also waive  his  "trade kicker" as part of agreeing to the trade.  Anthony 's contract had a provision that  he  would be paid an additional $8.1 million if traded. If  he  would have demanded that the kicker be honored  it would have increased  his  2017-18 salary and would have further complicated the trade in terms of the salary cap and would have also increased the Thunder's luxury tax  which will already nearly double to $27.8 million because of  Anthony 's added salary.
With training camps set to open this week  pressure had been growing on the Knicks to find a deal and for  Anthony  to increase the number of teams  he  was willing to be dealt to. Without a trade  the two sides would have faced an awkward reunion prior to the start of the season.
The Knicks have agreed to trade  Anthony  to the Oklahoma City Thunder  according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
 Anthony  will join reigning MVP Russell Westbrook and recently acquired Paul George.
 Anthony  had a no-trade clause and according to Wojnarowski  Westbrook and George played an "immense part" in convincing Melo to waive the clause for the Thunder.
Russell Westbrook and Paul George played an immense part in getting  Anthony  to waive no-trade for OKC  league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 23  2017
Reports during the offseason had said for several months that  Anthony  would only be willing to waive that provision for a trade to the Houston Rockets. However  it had become clear in recent weeks that the two sides were unlikely to agree to a deal with the Knicks unwilling to accept Ryan Anderson in a deal as he is owed $60 million over the next three seasons.
 Anthony  will also waive  his  "trade kicker" as part of agreeing to the trade.  Anthony 's contract had a provision that  he  would be paid an additional $8.1 million if traded. If [TGT][TGT]  would have demanded that the kicker be honored  it would have increased  [TGT]  2017-18 salary and would have further complicated the trade in terms of the salary cap and would have also increased the Thunder's luxury tax  which will already nearly double to $27.8 million because of  Anthony 's added salary.
With training camps set to open this week  pressure had been growing on the Knicks to find a deal and for  Anthony  to increase the number of teams  he  was willing to be dealt to. Without a trade  the two sides would have faced an awkward reunion prior to the start of the season.