OKC Thunder Acquire Dennis Schroder & Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot in Three Team Deal

This past season the Oklahoma City put together a big 3 of Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony. The experiment didn’t work out the way OKC wanted it with the team exiting the playoffs in the first round. Following the season during exit interviews, Carmelo Anthony made it clear that he didn’t want to come off the bench again heading into the 2018-2019 season. The Thunder felt that Carmelo would have been great off the bench with the emergence of Jerami Grant in the playoffs. Once Carmelo Anthony opted into his 28 million dollars for the 2018-2019 season the Thunder needed to figure out how to make both sides happy. The Thunder could of went with the buyout option or stretched his contract to save money on the salary cap but they found a trade.

FULL TRADE:

OKC receives: Dennis Schroder (19.4 PPG), Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (5.8 PPG)

Atlanta receives: Carmelo Anthony (16.2 PPG), Justin Anderson (6.2 PPG), Protected 2022 First Rounder

Philly receives: Mike Muscala (7.6 PPG)

This is a huge move for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they save money and get a quality asset in Dennis Schroder who’s only 24 years old. Earlier this year Schroder had a career-high 41 points against the Utah Jazz. The Thunder get Schroder for 3 years and if it doesn’t work out can use him as a trading piece moving forward. This can be perfect for the Thunder and that second unit adding a player on the rise like Dennis and Timothé to the mix. Dennis can play with and off of Russell Westbrook which gives them the flexibility to have more options in the backcourt.

Dennis brings high IQ and someone that can run with Russell Westbrook and Paul George while being able to create/assist toward shots. The Thunder were in the process of waiving Carmelo but instead, Sam Presti was able to pull off this brilliant move and bring in playmaking ability with youth. Timothé will be able to knock down shots and has the potential to grow into a player on the team that can make a huge impact. The Thunder definitely won this trade and were able to gain All-Star like talent for Carmelo Anthony. Check out both of the newest Thunder players highlights below.

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