After about 10 games the Rockets decided they didn’t want Carmelo anymore.
Since then he has been in exile. The won’t officially release or trade him until he finds a new team to go to. That process might take a while, so right now he is being paid to stay away by two different teams (Hawks are paying the bulk of his salary).
The Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, and Philadelphia 76ers are all possibilities at the moment even if some have denied their interest.
This might not be resolved until 2019.
Flip the page to see him working out in NY.