Free Agency Preview

With free agency set to open up at 12 P.M. on July 1^st the league should look very different in the upcoming days. The prize in this year’s free agent class is clearly Kevin Durant. We have been hearing rumblings about what KD will do for about two years now. While most of the attention has been on Durant, there are a handful of other high profile free agents in this year’s class. Here are my rankings of the top 10 unrestricted and top 5 restricted free agents available, along with some possible destinations for where each player could land. My predictions are in bold. *LeBron James and Dwayne Wade are not included because the likelihood of them leaving Cleveland and Miami is incredibly slim.

Unrestricted Free Agents 

1. Kevin Durant, OKC           Thunder, Warriors, Spurs, Clippers
2. Mike Conley, MEM            Grizzlies, Mavericks, Spurs, Bulls           
3. DeMar DeRozan, TOR       Raptors, Lakers
4. Al Horford, ATL                  Hawks, Celtics, Thunder, Pistons
5. Nicolas Batum, CHA           Hornets, Warriors, Rockets, Wizards
6. Hassan Whiteside, MIA       Heat, Mavericks, Celtics, Rockets
7. Ryan Anderson, NOP          Rockets, Jazz, Spurs, Mavericks
8. Dwight Howard, HOU         Rockets, Celtics, Hawks, Blazers, Bucks, Hornets
9. Pau Gasol, CHI                    Knicks, Spurs, Warriors
10. Bismack Biyombo, TOR       Raptors, Rockets, Hawks, Wizards

Restricted Free Agents

1. Andre Drummond, DET    Pistons, Celtics
2. Bradley Beal, WAS           Wizards
3. Harrison Barnes, GSW      Warriors, Sixers, Nets
4. Jordan Clarkson, LAL       Lakers, Nets, Sixers
5. Evan Fournier, ORL           Magic, Blazers, Sixers, Bucks