TOP FREE AGENTS ON THE BOARD
The hype of the NBA free agency has died down as top free agents already signed contracts, but there are still names in the market that can prove to be steals.
As teams gear up for training camp and the start of another season, there are still holes that can be filled from the open market.
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The biggest name left on the board is Cleveland Cavaliers rising star Collin Sexton.
The Cavs have found their point guard of the future in Darius Garland making 2018's eighth overall pick expendable.
The 23-year old just had a breakout season in 2020 averaging 24.3 points and 4.4 assists in 60 games for the Cavs before suffering an injury last season limiting him to only 11 games.
Sexton can be a valuable piece to a team lacking a point guard or strive in a sixth man role.
Speaking of sixth man, former award winner Motrezl Harrell has yet to find a home after a down year in Charlotte last year.
Harrell averaged 18.6 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Los Angeles Clippers as the first man off the bench.
Still in his prime, the 28-year old bigman can still carve a role for a contender next year.
Another player in his prime that still has no team is Dennis Schroder.
Schroder started the season with the Boston Celtics before he got traded to the Houston Rockets as part of the Daniel Theis deal.
The German guard dropped 13.5 points and 4.6 assists in 64 games last season.
The next player in the list that has yet to find a new home is way past his prime, but came off a productive season for the Los Angeles Lakers.
After being the guy in his stint with the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony has embraced a three point shooter off the bench role to further extend his NBA career.
In 69 games for the Lakers, the 38-year old Anthony averaged 13.3 points on 38% shooting from beyond the arc.
There's still a role for Anthony in the NBA if he continues to shoot like that.
For teams looking for bigman depth, DeMarcus Cousins and Hassan Whiteside can be serviceable players depending on the team's system.
Cousins and Whiteside were top centers during their prime but can still carve a role for championship contenders next year.
A team like the Boston Celtics can shore up their frontcourt with these two players.
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