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[June 23, 2014]
June 22 (The Sports Xchange) - As
expected, New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony will opt out of his
contract and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, according to
multiple reports.
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 Anthony will file an official notice on Monday. Anthony would
have been paid $23.5 million for his final year with the Knicks.
Instead, he will test the free-agent market and could land with the
Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks or Miami Heat.
Anthony has been doing research on the city of Chicago, according to
ESPNNewYork.com. He has reportedly spoken to at least one
high-profile person who lives in Chicago about what it is like to be
famous there.
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau has contacted some of Anthony's former
coaches to ask about him, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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 Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay has decided to exercise his $19.3
million contract option for the 2014-15 season, Yahoo Sports
reported.
The Kings acquired Gay from the Toronto Raptors in February. He
averaged 20.1 points a game for Sacramento.
The Kings hope to build on a solid nucleus that includes the
27-year-old Gay, center DeMarcus Cousins and point guard Isaiah
Thomas.
Gay has postponed talks of signing an extension until later this
summer. He could be in line for a four-year deal worth between $50
and $60 million.
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Chicago Bulls star point guard Derrick Rose, who missed nearly all
of the past two seasons with knee injuries, is playing 5-on-5 daily
and has no practice restrictions, according to CBSSports.com.
One source said Rose "looks like the old Derrick Rose."
Rose recently told the Chicago Tribune he would be ready to play if
the regular season began now and is fully recovered from his second
season-ending knee surgery in two years.
Rose is shooting for a return to Team USA this summer.
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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