Every NBA player wants the chance to become a free agent, to test the market, to pull down a big payday. It's relative of course—there's a huge disparity between the elite of the league and the rank and file. Carmelo Anthony recently gave New York Knicks fans pause for thought when he suggested that he wants to become a free agent during the 2014 offseason. The plain truth, however, is that free agency makes perfect sense for Melo, especially now.
Anthony may have turned some heads, but that's simply due to the fact that splashy news of any kind tends to turn heads, regardless of actual controversy. Free agency is a rite of passage for NBA stars—the idea that you can hold court, that you matter more than the next guy, that you are paid respect, not to mention the big bucks.
In Melo's case, the bucks are huge. And the difference, between what he can make through free agency compared to simply signing an extension with the New York Knicks, matters.
In an article for ESPN New York, Ian Begley writes that Anthony can make more by re-signing with the Knicks than wi ...
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Free Agency Makes Perfect Sense for Carmelo Anthony
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