1. Chandler Parsons



It was easy to sign Chandler Parsons to a $94 million, 4-year deal then. He was a young shooter with a lot of promise and he was going to be a major cog in any rotation he was going to be a part of. But in the first year of his big contract, Parsons only played 34 games and averaged 6 points when he did play. The second and third years of his contract didn’t go well, either. Now he’s still in the NBA and will earn $25 million next season with the Hawks after only playing 95 games in the last three seasons and only averaging 7.2 points and 2.6 rebounds a game. Carmelo Anthony has played over 70 games in each of his last three seasons (we won’t count last season) making him more durable and productive than the younger Parsons.



2. Kevin Love



Sure, Kevin Love averaged a more than decent 17 points and 10 rebounds last season but then again, he only played in 22 games. Prior to that, Love only averaged a double double once in the last four seasons and is really not the player he once was. The Cavaliers were painted into a corner when LeBron James decided to leave the second time which resulted in them giving Love an extension. Love will still be a consistent contributor when healthy. But so would Melo.



3. Marvin Williams



10 points and 5 rebounds. That’s pretty much what you can expect every game from Marvin Williams. And he still has one more year to play that will net him $15 million. In his last full season played, Melo averaged 16 points and close to 6 rebounds. In his 10-game stint with the Rockets last season, Melo produced 13 points and 5 rebounds. How is this even logical?



4. Ryan Anderson



Ryan Anderson found some success early in his career as a stretch 4 when that was not really a thing yet. But he’s not anywhere as effective as his days in Orlando and New Orleans but is still going to be in the NBA when the next season starts. He played a total of 25 games last season and averaged 2.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, and nothing else. How can a team think that Ryan Anderson is worth 3 more years for a total of over $15 million while an entire league ignores Carmelo Anthony?



5. Bismack Biyombo



$17,000,000 - that’s how much a guy like Bismack Biyombo will earn next season while playing the NBA. And what does a guy like Bismack Biyombo give your team? Less than 5 points per game. But he’s a shot blocking specialist, you say. Maybe he was, but he didn’t even average one block per game last season. At this point, it seems like teams are willing to give out contracts to anyone but Melo.