NBA superstars are always in short supply, but that will especially be the case in July. The vast majority of teams will be flush with cap space to suit at least one max salary, courtesy of the league's new TV deal with ESPN and Turner Sports (which owns Bleacher Report).
Unfortunately for those squads, only a handful of players truly deserve that kind of money.
LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Andre Drummond may be the only no-brainers on the market. Beyond those three, DeMar DeRozan, Al Horford, Bradley Beal, Mike Conley, Dwight Howard and Hassan Whiteside could command some serious scratch, with Harrison Barnes, Dwyane Wade, Chandler Parsons, Ryan Anderson and Nicolas Batum angling to get in on the action.
Still, that's just over a baker's dozen of top-shelf types to fill what could be upwards of 25 slots around the league. Like a game of reversed musical chairs, there are bound to be plenty of teams left without a new occupant once the tune stops.
That doesn't mean everyone can't go home happy this summer. If they're smart, the league's 30 squads can expand their search to include the free agents of all tiers th ...
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