Schroder to Thunder, Carmelo to Hawks in three-team trade

ATLANTA — The at-times tumultuous tenure of Dennis Schroder with the Atlanta Hawks is over.

In a move that has been all but certain for weeks, the Hawks parted ways with Schroder as part of a three-team trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the situation. In addition to sending their starting point guard to the Thunder, the Hawks will send forward/center Mike Muscala to the 76ers.

The big name in the trade is Carmelo Anthony. The 10-time All-Star will come to the Hawks in the deal but will never play in Atlanta. The forward will be bought out and become a free agent. He will reportedly will receive his entire $27.9 million owed in the final year of his expiring contract.

The Hawks will receive small forward Justin Anderson from the 76ers and a 2022 first-round pick from the Thunder. The pick is lottery protected (1-14) and will become two second-round picks if it doesn’t convey. The Thunder will receive small forward Timothe LuwawuCabarrot from the 76ers.

The Hawks tried to trade Schroder for weeks but couldn’t find a market for the former first-round draft pick. The need to trade Schroder became obvious when the Hawks obtained two other point guards — first selecting Trae Young in the NBA draft as the No. 5 overall pick and then trading for veteran Jeremy Lin. General manager Travis Schlenk declined to comment on what the Lin acquisition meant for Schroder but it was apparent all three point guards could not remain on the same roster.