Knicks trading Anthony to Thunder

Carmelo Anthony won’t be at Knicks training camp after all. He’ll be in Oklahoma City, joining Russell Westbrook and Paul George in a loaded lineup.

The Knicks agreed to trade Anthony to the Thunder on Saturday, according to multiple reports, saving themselves a potentially awkward reunion next week with the player they’d been trying to deal since last season. New York will get center Enes Kanter, sharpshooter Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round draft pick.

The trade ends Anthony’s unfulfilling 61⁄2-year run in New York, where he never could shake his reputation of an elite scorer who can’t carry a team to a ring. The Knicks made the playoffs his first three seasons and reached the second round in 2013, when Anthony led the league with 28.7 points per game. But the Knicks never contended for a championship, and Phil Jackson quickly soured on Anthony after taking over as team president. But a deal was difficult because the 33-year-old forward has two years and about $54 million left on his contract, along with the ability to decline any trade.

It didn’t help that Anthony had told the Knicks he would accept trades only to Houston and Cleveland, but a deal was finally found when he agreed to add Oklahoma City to his list of destinations.

Anthony agreed to waive his notrade clause and goes from a rebuilding Knicks team to a title contender in Oklahoma City along with Westbrook, the NBA MVP, and fellow All-Star George, who was acquired from Indiana this summer. Anthony is close with Westbrook and George. He can possibly settle into the spot-up shooter role he’s played in the Olympics, where he’s won a record three gold medals and is the career scoring leader for the U.S. men. Anthony moved into the top 25 on the NBA’s career scoring list last season, and maybe the Thunder can help him reach elusive team success. Anthony averaged 22.4 points last season and made his 10th AllStar game, though that was the second straight season he finished well off his career scoring average of 24.8.

Kanter, a 6-foot-11 center from Turkey who was the third pick of the 2011 draft, has averaged 11.3 points for Utah and the Thunder. He posted a video thanking the Oklahoma City community and imploring the Thunder to beat Golden State.

“It’s a new adventure for me, New York, so please pray for me,” he said.

McDermott has averaged 8.0 points and will be playing for his third team since being selected with the No. 11 pick in 2014.

Anthony will see his old teammates soon: The Knicks open the season Oct. 19 at Oklahoma City.