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Carmelo Anthony opened up about his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2017/18 season.

Anthony said he enjoyed his time there despite how things ended.

“For me personally, I actually really enjoyed my time at OKC. Like, that team, I enjoyed it. Being around those guys, I enjoyed it. You know granted, we didn’t do what we were supposed to do. The goal was to win with that team. We didn’t do it. We underachieved.

And in our minds we’re just like yo listen man, we’re coming back next year, we’re gonna be good. This is new to everybody. Russ, this is your team, I’m coming off an All-Star year in New York, so I’m like let’s put this all together.

It didn’t work out. It all came down to money. I already knew what I was up against…I wish OKC would’ve worked out,” Anthony said during his appearance on JJ Redick’s podcast.

Anthony averaged 16.2 points per game, but saw the Thunder eliminate in the first round of the playoffs. The multiple time All-Star left the team in the summer of 2018.