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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Monta Ellis has told the Bucks he plans to opt out of the final year of his contract. (Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The decision by Monta Ellis\u00A0to opt out of the remaining year of his Milwaukee Bucks contract -- worth $11 million -- has sparked reports of which NBA teams are likely to line up for his services in the 2013-14 season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ESPN.com's Chris Broussard reports the Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers have interest in the eighth-year guard.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While the Hawks and Mavericks have the necessary salary cap room to pursue Ellis if they desire, the cap-strapped Lakers would have to acquire him via a sign-and-trade deal. Ellis' reported desire to play with the Lakers' top free agent could make that unlikely scenario more likely.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From ESPN.com:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ellis, who originally signed a six-year, $66 million deal with the\u00A0Golden State Warriors, is close with Lakers free agent\u00A0Dwight Howard. The two have long desired to play together.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Howard cannot achieve his top goal of playing with\u00A0Chris Paul, teaming up with Ellis may become an option he would strongly consider.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MANNIX: Poor play from Mario Chalmers, Norris Cole has pushed Heat to brink&lt;/strong&gt;\nThe Bucks reportedly had offered Ellis a two-year, $24 million extension earlier this month, contingent on him not opting out of the final season of his contract. He\u00A0led the Bucks with 19.2 points per game in the regular season.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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