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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knicks forward&amp;nbsp;Carmelo Anthony&amp;nbsp;will opt out of the final year of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent,&amp;nbsp;multiple sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Ian Begley&amp;nbsp;on Sunday. He has until Monday to officially make his decision.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anthony, a seven-time All-Star who averaged 27.4 points and a career-high 8.1 rebounds per game last season, emphasized his intention&amp;nbsp;to become a free agent throughout last&amp;nbsp;season.\u200B\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong &gt;SI WIRE: Report: Cavaliers leaning toward Duke's Jabari Parker with&amp;nbsp;No. 1 overall pick&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anthony, who turned 30 last month, is also reportedly doing research on the Bulls,&amp;nbsp;according to Begley. He&amp;nbsp;has \"talked to at least one high-profile person who lives in Chicago about what it's like to be famous in the Windy City,\" Begley writes, citing league sources.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bulls have also been looking into Anthony, as coach Tom Thibodeau has reached out to some of his former coaches, according to Joe Cowley of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Chicago Sun-Times&lt;/em&gt;.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Writes Begley: \"In addition to the Bulls, Anthony would consider signing with the&amp;nbsp;Houston Rockets&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Dallas Mavericks&amp;nbsp;if he tested free agency, sources say. The&amp;nbsp;Miami Heat&amp;nbsp;have also explored its available options&amp;nbsp;in trying to pursue Anthony.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anthony can sign a maximum contract with the Knicks for $129 million over five years. He can sign a deal with another team for $96 million over four years.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SI WIRE: Joel Embiid undergoes successful right foot&amp;nbsp;surgery&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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