Non-emergency podcasts. Carmelo Anthony is not that good. So we waited one day to do this pod.

But here we are. He has finally the mellow drama part two is over. He's been traded to Oklahoma City, not where we thought he was trying to go.

He was trying to go to Houston. That didn't work out for him. They didn't have the pieces to make it work.

Danny gonna join us here. Then we're gonna he and I are gonna talk about the Pacers preview.

And then I'm gonna have Spencer Percy from Queen City Hoopson to discuss the Charlotte Hornets.

But so we have it here, Danny. What exactly was the trade? So the trade was Carmelo Anthony waving his

no trade and actually waving his trade bonus for NS Canter, Doug McDermott and the Chicago Bulls 2018

second round pick, which the thunder acquired in the trade that brought in Doug McDermott and

that sent out Cameron Payne and Taj Gibson as well. And Taj Gibson you'll recall. So yeah, this trade now,

let's talk about it from the next perspective first because I think for them, they had really wanted to get

something back from Carmelo. That was going to help them and it's instructive here

to give you what the salaries for these players are. Carmelo, do 26 million this year, 28 million

next season. And then Cancer, this year, now that he's had his 15% trade bonus paid 20.6 million.

And then he does not get trade his paid or paid his trade bonus on next year, which is a player option.

So that thing goes back down to 18.6 million McDermott this year, 3.3 million. He can be a restricted

free agent at the end of the season. Although the nicks will have the possibility of extending him

through the last day of the preseason. Otherwise, he'll be a restricted free agent. And then there's

that second rounder from the bulls, which should be pretty decent. Yeah, I think that'll be strong. We

should also mention that. Mellow has an early termination option for next season. And I think that's really

important for understanding this trade from the nicks perspective is just the likelihood that each

of these two key players that make a most of the salary in this trade, we're going to pick up their

options. So for me, canner picking up his is it's not a lock, but it's close. You know, he's far

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