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Carmelo Anthony's stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder has been far from what the team expected after trading away Enes Kanter and Doug McDermott to the New York Knicks prior to the start of the preseason.
The experiment has proved to bring underwhelming results in the postseason, as he's shooting a miserable 37.3 percent from the field during his first four playoff games with the Thunder, as the team finds itself down 1-3 in the series.
That Carmelo $28 million player option for next year is looking uglier by the brick for OKC.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 24, 2018
Fox Sports 1 analyst Jason McIntyre set the odds of Anthony opting out of his player-option at 33 percent if the Thunder are bounced in the first round, as veterans nowadays tend to put more value in winning and their legacy than the money made over time.
Anthony has earned more than $205 million over his career in contract money alone, and forgoing $27.9 million to seek another chance at winning a ring could be an option he could explore in the offseason.
The former perennial All-Star won't command the same royalties as he once did during his 14 seasons, putting up 20-plus-points per game, and now forced to play a secondary role at this point of his career, it's unlikely to yield a huge market over the summer.
Anthony shot a series-worst 5-of-18 from the field in Game 4 against the Utah Jazz, which resulted in a third-straight loss to their Western Conference foes.
A quick exit from this postseason will leave some concerns in his mind, but given his limited options, it's unlikely they'll be enough to pass up on a big payday.
