Hollinger’s Free Agent rankings and projections:
• Top point guards by BORD$ projections
• Top shooting guards by BORD$ projections
• Top small forwards by BORD$ projections
• Top power forwards by BORD$ projections
• Top centers by BORD$ projections
If you’re looking for earth-shattering free-agent moves, this might not be your year. If you’re looking for starting-caliber role players and maybe-stars of tomorrow, however, the class of 2021 is loaded with them. As the Aug. 3 beginning of free agency draws closer on the league calendar, teams and agents are lining up for what should be a busy season. The shortness of contracts in this era of the CBA basically ensures a big chunk of the league hits free agency every year.
Alas, the more flexible rules on extensions also ensure most of the league’s A-listers are less likely than ever to become free agents. Only three 2021 All-Stars can become free agents next month, and two of them —