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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Carmelo Anthony can make $33 million more if he signs with the Knicks.\u00A0(Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New York Knicks forward and impending free-agent Carmelo Anthony met with his representatives last week to discuss his future with the team, according to a report from the &lt;em&gt;New York Post&lt;/em&gt;'s Marc Berman.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anthony has said he plans on opting out of his contract this offseason, which would cause him to become\u00A0become a free-agent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was scheduled to make $23,333,404 next season. Anthony could sign a five-year deal worth $129,135,806 if he decides to stay with the Knicks. If he signs with another team, he can make a maximum of $95,897,372 over four years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Knicks still don't have a coach after letting Mike Woodson go after the end of the regular season. Their top target, Steve Kerr, signed a $25 million deal to become the head coach of the Golden State Warriors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anthony, 29, averaged 27.4 points and 8.1 rebounds last season for the Knicks, who failed to make the playoffs after winning 54 games the year prior.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More from the &lt;em&gt;New York Post&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carmelo Anthony staged a dinner meeting with his entourage Friday night to discuss his free-agent future, according to a source familiar with the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anthony, his Creative Artists Agency agent Leon Rose, and CAA advisor William Wesley were in the group of six at a well-known haunt on 28th Street called Pergola in a strategy session discussing their options. The source said the group sat in a private back room.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anthony has kept an extremely low profile since the regular season ended in mid-April unlike past offseasons.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On April 29, Anthony met secretly for two hours at a Tribeca steakhouse with Knicks president Phil Jackson, who told him at the time Steve Kerr was going to be the new Knicks coach.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEITSCH: The NBA media panel: A roundtable of voices around the league&lt;/strong&gt;\n&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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