Flight risks are not a staple of NBA restricted free agency.
Fourth-year extensions limit the pool of available talent, and incumbent teams have the right to match any offer for those who reach the semi-open market. Anyone with supreme value more often than not stays put, while those who leave are normally fringe fliers who don't incite strong reactions.
A new salary-cap era has changed things, though, even if only slightly.
Contract demands are relative to a booming climate, but it's more expensive to retain talent. Surprise maxes and back-loaded deals (see: Miami Heat matching Tyler Johnson last summer) loom large, forcing teams to make tough decisions.
Those who enter restricted free agency are almost fair game by default.
Certain players are still locks to stick with their current teams, even after failing to procure an extension. But the field of maybes, patented flight risks, virtual goners and everything in between is tastier than ever.
Let's find out where the biggest names of the 2017 restricted-free-agency class—apologies to the Aaron Harrisons and Nico ...
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Biggest Flight Risks of the 2017 NBA Restricted Free-Agent Class
November 11th, 2016 by Dan Favale Leave a reply »
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