The Oklahoma City Thunder could be a trade candidate for Carmelo Anthony.

Anthony has a full no-trade clause with the New York Knicks and has preferred a trade to the Houston Rockets or Cleveland Cavaliers.

Troy Weaver helped recruit Anthony when he was an assistant coach at Syracuse. Weaver has been assistant general manager of the Thunder since the 10-11 season.

Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reports that one source doubts Anthony would play for the Thunder but he would possibly be willing to discuss it. A second source simply said "Houston" when asked about the Thunder report.

On June 30th, the Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets thought they had a Paul George deal in place.

Everyone tentatively agreed on a conference call between the teams.

George was going to be traded by the Pacers to the Cavaliers with Kevin Love going to the Nuggets and Gary Harris moving to Indiana in a package involving other pieces.

A call was to be arranged between George and Dan Gilbert, which was an important step before finalizing the trade. Cleveland's front office began making other plans for the offseason.

Kevin Pritchard then sent message that the Pacers were backing out and then quickly agreed to a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Cleveland Cavaliers believe they could have turned Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love into Chris Paul and Paul George in June.

Cleveland kept both Irving and Love in June as they were unaware Irving would soon be requesting a trade before the end of July.

Paul orchestrated an opt-in and trade from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Houston Rockets before the start of free agency.

George was traded on June 30th by the Indiana Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to sign Dakari Johnson to a guaranteed two-year deal.

Johnson was a second round pick in 2015 out of Kentucky.

Johnson averaged 18.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 27.5 minutes per game in the Summer League for the Thunder.

Johnson has played in the G-League over the past two seasons.

After the Oklahoma City Thunder were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round by the Houston Rockets, Sam Presti handed his top lieutenants notecards with a picture of MacGyver on it.

Presti's message was obvious to his front office colleagues.

“We’ll have to use some tools we don’t have yet or some tools we haven’t had,” said director of basketball operations Paul Rivers, “and look from a perspective we haven’t had to look from before.”

The Thunder possessed less assets than many other teams but still found a way to trade for Paul George.

Presti conveyed an empathetic message to Kevin Pritchard as he recently went through a similar situation with Kevin Durant.

“I’ve been in this situation,” Presti told Pritchard. “It’s hard. I wish we weren’t talking about it.”

Nick Collison has agreed upon a one-year deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Collison will retire following the 17-18 season.

Paul George was shocked when he learned he had been traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Thunder were not previously mentioned as a team who could potentially trade for George.

"It was surprising. This team wasn't one of the teams that we had in mind," George said. "I thought I was going to four or five other teams that were pretty active in trade [talks]. When I found out it was OKC, I was quite surprised, but at the same time I was happy about the trade. I was thrilled, I was looking forward to it. All I wanted was a chance and an opportunity to play for something special and ultimately to try and win a championship, and right off the bat I think I can do that here playing alongside Russ [Russell Westbrook]."

George had informed the Pacers, through his agent, that he intended to sign elsewhere when he reached unrestricted free agency next summer.

"The risk in this decision was not making it," Thunder general manager Sam Presti said.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are awaiting an answer from Russell Westbrook on their offer of a supermax extension at 35 percent of the salary cap.

Westbrook can become a free agent in 2018 if he doesn't sign the supermax.

"I wouldn't really say that one's a negotiation," said Sam Presti.

The Thunder are essentially waiting for an answer from Westbrook on the offer.

James Harden agreed to a similar supermax on Saturday.

Paul George clarified his position on the possibility of joining the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent in 2018.

“I grew up a Lakers and a Clippers fan,” George says. “I idolized Kobe. There will always be a tie here, a connection here. People saying I want to come here, who doesn’t want to play for their hometown? That’s a dream come true, if you’re a kid growing up on the outskirts of L.A., to be the man in your city. But it’s definitely been overstated. For me, it’s all about winning. I want to be in a good system, a good team. I want a shot to win it. I’m not a stats guy. I’m playing this game to win and build a legacy of winning. I’ve yet to do that. I’m searching for it. If we get a killer season in Oklahoma, we make the conference finals or upset the Warriors or do something crazy, I’d be dumb to want to leave that.”

The Lakers are building around Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and cap space.

“It’s too early for L.A.,” he says. “It would have to be a situation where the ball gets rolling and guys are hopping on. This guy commits, that guy commits. ‘Oh s---, now there’s a team forming.’ It has to be like that.” 

George is optimistic about what he and Russell Westbrook can build with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

“I’m in OKC, so hopefully me and Russ do a good enough job and make it to the conference finals and love the situation, why not recruit someone to come build it with us? I’m open in this whole process.”

Paul George is arriving to the Oklahoma City Thunder without a prior relationship with Russell Westbrook or Sam Presti.

George has done some due diligence about Oklahoma City and even asked his 2016 Olympic teammate, Kevin Durant, about the situation.

“KD was like, ‘That place will blow you away,’” George says. “He told me, ‘They can offer what other teams can’t in terms of the people and the preparation and the facility, down to the chefs and the meals.’ He was pretty high on them. He thought it was a first-class organization in every way.” 

Reggie Jackson is one of George's friends and he told the newest member of the Thunder that he would love it. Jackson was traded by the Thunder a few months after they were unwilling to come to terms on an extension.

George understands why the Indiana Pacers were frustrated with his decision to want to leave the team.

“There’s no right way to handle it,” George says. “I get the frustration. I get why people are upset. But at the same time, I want the average fan to understand that we only get a small window to play this game and more than anything you want to be able to play for a championship. I wanted to bring that to Indiana. I really did. I love Indiana. That will always be a special place for me and I’m sorry for not holding on. But I wasn’t sure we’d ever get a team together to compete for a championship and that’s where all this came from.”

George can become a free agent in 2018.