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Message: [QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 3475993, member: 652"] Melo’s biggest mistake was taking the 5 year max extension without an opt out in the summer of 2007. LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh all took 5 year extensions as well but had opt out player options after year 3. They did this so they could get paid in 2007 and then get paid again in 2010 and all be FAs together. Whomever was Melo’s agent was screwed him. Then he got dealt to Knicks in 2011 before the lockout and forced the Knicks to overpay to acquire him and gut their depth and cap space. It killed his chances to win. The lockout screwed his career because he doesn’t worry about getting paid before economics change if he didn’t worry about that and the Knicks have more leverage. In the summer of 2014 I don’t think he was wrong for turning down LA or Chicago though. [/QUOTE]