The Houston Rockets agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony to the Chicago Bulls on Monday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Though a trade to Chicago is surprising, the baller ending his run with Houston which is a move everybody saw coming.

Carmelo Anthony making his way to the Chicago Bulls isn’t a move a lot of people were expecting. even though his trade to the Windy City is expected to be made final today, and shouldn’t expect him to actually play any games there. Woj later added that Melo will never play for Chicago because they’re expected to immediately release him.

If he clears waivers, he’ll become a free agent, which will hopefully intrigue other teams on the league looking for a new addition.

The Bulls may wait until the league’s trade deadline (February 7) to officially waive Anthony, but he isn’t going to be wearing a Chicago uniform regardless. Wojnarowski is putting his bets on the Lakers as a potential destination should they be able to clear space on their roster–which people have been heavily teasing since LeBron went West last year.

Melo was always highly regarded when he was a member of the Knicks, he has not played for his current team Houston since November of 2018.