Carmelo Anthony will make $5 million less than the maximum, clocking in at five years, $124 million, but the bigger number is the $1.4 million he has opened up in cap space for 2015, when the Knicks are expected to chase free-agent center Marc Gasol.
With Anthony’s contract filed with the NBA office, the details have emerged, including Anthony having a no-trade clause. The Post has learned he also has a maximum 15 percent trade kicker. If he were to waive his no-trade, any club interested in dealing for him might see that trade kicker as a large deterrent.
The trade kicker gives Anthony less of a chance of forcing a trade. However, Anthony has the what-is-now-standard opt-out after four years, as first reported by ESPNNewYork.com.
Anthony will start out at the maximum salary of $22.4 million. According to a source, instead of taking the maximum 7.5 percent raise of $1.8 million in the second year of the deal, he will take a smaller percentage increase, gaining $400,000.
The Knicks hope to add a max-like player such as Gasol and a solid mid-level sidekick. Jackson said on MSG Network’s summer-league broadcast: “We would like to get two good players that could possibly come in and bring some youth and some strength to us.”
Jose Calderon could be a key factor in recruiting Marc Gasol. He will be teammates with the Gasol brothers — one of whom he tried to lure to New York this July (Pau) and one of whom he will attempt to lure to New York next July.
Calderon, the Gasol brothers and the rest of Team Spain gather for training camp July 25 in Madrid to prepare for the World Championships that begin in late August.
The Knicks will be desperate for a starting center in 2015 with Tyson Chandler gone, Sam Dalembert in the final year of his contract and Jason Smith, who signed Tuesday, agreeing to just a one-year deal. Marc Gasol seems the ideal fit.
“[Gasol’s] a great friend,’’ Calderon told The Post Tuesday from LaGuardia Airport. “He’s a great player, been playing with him for a while now. Ask anyone in the league, they’d want to play with him. Hopefully we’ll see what happens, but you always want to play with one of the best players at his spot. He’s proved that the last few years.’’
But first things first. Calderon, new quarterback of the Knicks triangle offense, has his sniper in Anthony.
“A player like him, one of the best in the league, you always want to play with someone like that,’’ Calderon said. “It’s real exciting to be able to start playing with him, to have that kind of player on the team.”
Calderon, known for his 3-point prowess and always solid assist-to-turnover ratio, has lost twice to Anthony’s Team USA in the Olympic gold-medal game. He knows him more from speaking with him at international competitions than from the NBA.
“I think he can do everything,’’ Calderon said. “The team was working the right way two seasons ago but last season, he’s trying to do more than he needs to. The way we want to play, the way I play, will be able to make the game easier for him.
“He can score a lot of points but doesn’t have to do everything. We need to help him. We have to do it as a team. He’s our guy and leader, but we all got to be accountable and ready to help him in every aspect of game.”
Pau Gasol signed with the Bulls over the weekend, but Calderon did his best. Calderon confirmed a Post report he attempted to recruit his Spanish teammate.
“I loved for him to be here,’’ Calderon said. “He’s a great player. He knows how to play the system and is one of the best in his position. I tried. I did my best — texting him and tried calling him a couple of times to see what he was thinking.’’
Marc Gasol has already texted Calderon “congratulations’’ on his New York move. But Calderon admitted at first he was upset when notified of the trade. No longer. He found a house in Westchester on Sunday and a school for his young kids.
“I wasn’t expected to get traded from Dallas. We got San Antonio to a seventh game [in the first round of the playoffs],’’ Calderon said. “I felt I wasn’t one of the problems. I got the feeling I was going to stay there a little longer. After a few hours, I realized I had a great opportunity to be with Phil, coach [Derek] Fisher and Carmelo and fit perfectly in the system.’’