NBA star free agent Carmelo Anthony might’ve stayed with New York, but still has been receiving a lot of negative views from fans. ESPN’s SportNation decided to put Carmelo Anthony on the spot by clarifying the REAL reason why ‘Melo’ stayed with the Knicks.
Prior to the huge contract signing, ‘Melo’ had always been clear about winning and sacrificing in order to bring a great team to the Knicks, however then turns around and inks a five-year deal worth $129 million (max figure). Per Phil Jackson, Carmelo Anthony did decide to take less than the maximum to assist with the Knicks’ flexibility in cap space, however ‘Melo’ only took around $7 million less to help ($122-$123 million/5-years). We doubt the Knicks could bring in a wave of stars to the ‘Garden’ with an additional $7 million. Listen… if money is Carmelo’s thing, own to it, but ‘Melo‘ kills his credibility if he keeps on saying that he’s all about ‘sacrifice and winning.’ Clearly, Anthony is not, especially when money is on the line.
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