![]() ![]() UPDATE: Bynum has agreed to a two-year, $24 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, only $6 million of which is guaranteed. Either way, he'll have a huge impact - positive or negative - on whatever team does ink him. Possibly the Sixers - though this is remote after they dealt Jrue Holiday for Nerlens Noel. Possibly a team that strikes out on Howard. His agent will be pushing for a multi-year guarantee, and some team will give it. Ideally, Bynum would be getting a high-dollar one-year deal. The so-called intangibles matter, but so does the talent and the production. I'm more inclined to bet on the latter, though signing Bynum to any major contract is obviously a huge risk. But we've seen Bynum at the top of his game and we know how incredible he can be. Questions remain about how much Bynum actually cares about the sport, about being great, about winning. He's also one of the few on this list to have missed all of last season. We know Philadelphia will have no problem with this high ranking, right?īynum has the distinction of being the only free agent other than Dwight to have recently been the best center in the NBA. Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports THE BIG NAMES 3. UPDATE: Paul has verbally agreed to a five-year, $107 million contract to stay with the Clippers. There is no record of him half-arsing it. There is no record of him not getting along with teammates. He's also a little (err, a lot) dirty, has a permanent scowl and isn't known as a coach-killer. Excellent point guards seem to move around a bit more freely.Įnough about that: with CP3, you're getting the best point guard in the game, a deft shooter and incredible passer who knows how to manage a game, gets teammates involved and be a leader on defense. There are plenty of really good centers these days, but they are all locked up for the foreseeable future. In addition to that, Howard's position is tougher to fill with quality. But Paul - while an extraordinary player and someone who could definitely win an MVP award in the next few years depending on circumstances - will fight chronic knee issues potentially for the rest of his career. ![]() You almost got a cop-out with Dwight being deemed 1a and CP3 coming in at 1b. The fact that he might switch teams is a huge, huge deal. Because Howard can be elite at his critical position on both ends, he's the best free agent available. 2 in the past he was the runner-up to Derrick Rose in 2011) and only one other 2013 free agent can say that. #StayD12 rolls on The Lakers are pulling out all the stops because, if healthy and in the right situation, he's a legitimate MVP candidate (He's finished as high as No. Here's Mike Prada's analysis of how the Rockets remade their roster to lure Dwight to Houston. UPDATE: Howard has agreed to a maximum contract with the Rockets for 4-years and $88 million. ![]() In his worst season in years, he finished No. That's how valuable a player like Dwight has become: even in a disastrous season in which his coach can't properly use his talents, in which he seems to be at open war with his teammates, in which he's recovering from back surgery while dealing with a shoulder injury, he's still good enough for 17 points and a league-best 12.4 rebounds per game. He was still a legit All-Star and All-NBA player. Here's a ranking of the top 19 free agents of the class, followed by brief vignettes on another 71 rotation players. In addition, new salary cap rules are coming into effect that will make the whole shebang more complicated and, yes, money-driven. There are two obvious stars - only one of which may be on the move - a pretty intriguing restricted class, a number of "stars" who will pick up big contracts and a score of role players who can be difference-makers in the right situation. NBA free agency began at midnight Monday. ![]()
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