With three weeks to go during the 2015-16 NBA regular season, there's still wiggle room in the playoff picture on either side of the league's 16-team bracket.
In the East, the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards are fighting with the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers for scraps at the bottom; the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets are practically interchangeable in the middle; and the Toronto Raptors are nipping at the Cleveland Cavaliers' heels at the top.
Out West, the only real seeding drama rests with the Houston Rockets, who are vying to knock either the Utah Jazz or Dallas Mavericks out of the picture.
But those theatrics only do so much to shape the drama to come.
The league's superstars all shine brightest in the postseason, but these seven—mostly franchise cornerstones, with a pair of top-notch role players mixed in—figure to have the biggest impact on both their own teams and their opponents and, in the process, chart the course of the Association's championship tournament.
Stephen Curry, PG, Golden State Warriors
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