Despite the new rules set in place for free agency, expect NBA owners to continue out-bidding each other for free agents in the name of competition. Though the free agent class of 2011 isn't as strong as the future class of 2012, the shortened season gives teams an insentive to put the budget aside for now in order to try and win it all this year.
PASPNs Contract Analyzer simulation took the top 22 NBA free agents and suggests the following contract values for each player assuming 4-year deals are the max number of years a player can sign:
1. Nene - 4-years, $44.2 million ($9.6 million starting) 2. Marc Gasol - 4-years, $44.9 million ($10.1 million starting) 3. David West - 4-years, $37.6 million ($7.6 million starting) 4. Tyson Chandler - 4-years, $39.2 million ($9.1 million starting) 5. DeAndre Jordan - 4-years, 37.6 million ($7.6 million starting) 6. Andrei Kirilenko - 4-years, $22.4 million ($5.4 million starting) 7. Jamal Crawford - 4-years, $19.6 million ($4.6 million starting) 8. Jeff Green - 4-years, $28.2 million ($6.8 million starting) 9. Thaddeus Young - 4-years, $30.5 million ($7.1 million starting) 10. Caron Butler - 4-years, $21.5 million ($4.9 million starting) 11. Jason Richardson - 4-years, $25.9 million ($6.0 million starting) 12. Kris Humphries - 4-years, $24.8 million ($5.7 million starting) 13. Rodney Stuckey - 4-years, $26.1 million ($6.0 million starting) 14. Shane Battier - 4-years, $13.4 million ($2.9 million starting) 15. Arron Afflalo - 4-years, $20.6 million ($4.7 million starting) 16. J.J. Barea - 4-years, $14.5 million ($3.4 millions starting) 17. Samuel Dalembert - 4-years, $19.4 million ($3.9 million starting) 18. Mike Dunleavy - 4-years, $15.3 million ($3.4 million starting) 19. Marcus Thornton - 4-years, $24.7 million ($5.2 million starting) 20. Glen Davis - 4-years, $17.4 million ($3.9 million starting) 21. Chuck Hayes - 4-years, $27.2 million ($5.6 million starting) 22. Nick Young - 4-years, $24.9 million ($5.7 million starting)
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