re: Carmelo Anthony calls Jeremy Lin's contract "ridiculous" (J.R. Smith chimes in)

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The first deal was four years for $28 million, this deal is 3 years for $25 million.

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ok, it was different, but basically not a big difference on the avg, or the total money. so what exactly did he want from the Knicks? what did he have to gain from doing the poison pill deal except basically saying he wanted out?