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Why Melo is not a max player?

Carmelo Anthony, should he exercise his ETO (Early Termination Option) by late June, is eligible to sign for up to five years and $129,135,806 with the New York Knicks and $95,897,372 over four years with another team as a 2014 free agent. Anthony and his agent will be seeking those amounts, however they are likely going to be turned down by the teams that interest them. In fact, Knicks president Phil Jackson made his opinion known on Wednesday that Anthony needs to accept a lot less money if he wants to stay with New York.