>I don't think Melo is going to take that much of a pay cut

no chance. idk why auragin keeps beating this "he'll sign @ 15 to win" drum. it's a pipe dream.

per larry coon (salary cap guru):

"Anthony is eligible for a 2014-15 salary of up to $22,458,401. If he re-ups with the Knicks, he could ink a five-year contract worth $129,135,806. If he signs with another team, the maximum he can earn is $95,897,372 over four years."

a four yr deal starting at 15 w/ annual raises would be somewhere in the 65-70M range. no way in hell he leaves all that gotdamn money on the table. to sign him, the bulls would have to offer him something in the 20M/yr neighborhood, and they'd have to significantly overhaul the roster to do that.

at the very least, they'd have to amnesty boozer, trade gibson, let hinrich and augustin walk, and leave mirotic in europe.