Carmelo Anthony has officially opted in to the final year of his 27.9 million dollar contract that was traded from New York to Oklahoma City last summer(per Sams Charania)

Sources: Carmelo Anthony has informed the Oklahoma City Thunder that he has opted into $27.9M deal for 2018-19 by not exercising his early termination option. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2018

The move by Anthony puts a strangle hold on OKC’s ability to acquire new players if Paul George also agrees to opt in. With the Thunder projected to already be 36.5 million over the cap, it is speculated that the Thunder will buy Anthony out but no official word yet.

(Via Spotrac.com)

Anthony was unspectacular in his first season with the team, having the worst statistic year of his career, averaging 16.2 points ,5.8 rebounds per game and boasting a field goal percentage of 40.4 percent, nearly 3 percentage points lower than his 2016-2017 numbers. This might seem like a minuet number, however this also accounted for 220 less field goals made.