NBA Free Agency 2017: The top players

The top free agents of the 2017 class will be unrestricted, which could make that month of July both exciting and nerve-wracking for a bunch of NBA teams.

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1. Stephen Curry Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-3 / Last team: Golden State The back-to-back MVP hits free agency in 2017 and he's a mortal lock to get a maximum contract. With the Warriors rolling, it's hard to picture him leaving the Bay Area anytime soon.

Agent: Jeff Austin

2015/16 Earnings: $11,370,786

Career Earnings: $56,700,262

2. Kevin Durant Player Option / Small Forward / 6-9 / Last team: Golden State One of the most gifted offensive players in NBA history. Will be looking to re-up with Golden State in July 2017 – perhaps after winning his first championship ring.

Agent: Rich Kleiman

2015/16 Earnings: $21,971,850

Career Earnings: $108,668,918

3. Russell Westbrook Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-3 / Last team: Oklahoma City With KD in the Bay Area, he will probably be the No. 1 guy on his team for many years to come. Will all those be in a Thunder uniform?

Agent: Thaddeus Foucher

2015/16 Earnings: $16,744,218

Career Earnings: $94,944,766

4. Blake Griffin Player Option / Power Forward / 6-10 / Last team: LA Clippers Look for him to opt out and get a humongous deal. With the Clippers' championship window closing, will he look for greener pastures?

Agent: Jeff Schwartz

2015/16 Earnings: $18,862,876

Career Earnings: $96,463,407

5. Giannis Antetokounmpo Restricted / Small Forward / 6-10 / Last team: Milwaukee Has star written all over him. May not hit free agency as the Milwaukee Bucks will surely try to lock him up with a contract extension next year.

Agent: Alex Saratsis

2015/16 Earnings: $1,953,960

Career Earnings: $8,615,141

6. Chris Paul Player Option / Point Guard / 6-0 / Last team: LA Clippers Chris Paul is on the wrong side of 30, but suitors will line up for his services regardless. Didn't look like he had a lost a step in 2015-16.

Agent: Leon Rose

2015/16 Earnings: $21,468,695

Career Earnings: $160,388,983

7. Rudy Gobert Restricted / Center / 7-1 / Last team: Utah One of the best rim protectors in the NBA these days. Utah doesn't come across players this gifted very often, so expect the team to sign him to an extension before the Frenchman hits free agency.

Agent: Bouna Ndiaye

2015/16 Earnings: $1,175,880

Career Earnings: $5,503,368

8. Gordon Hayward Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Last team: Utah The versatile forward will become a free agent right in the middle of his prime years. Keeping him in Utah will not come cheap.

Agent: Mark Bartelstein

2015/16 Earnings: $15,409,570

Career Earnings: $57,279,893

9. Kyle Lowry Player Option / Point Guard / 6-0 / Last team: Toronto Had the best season of his career in 2015-16 and you can count on him being one of the premier point guards in the game in 2016-17.

Agent: Andy Miller

2015/16 Earnings: $12,000,000

Career Earnings: $64,757,917

10. Paul Millsap Player Option / Power Forward / 6-8 / Last team: Atlanta Overachieves year after year. May not have superstar talent, but makes a very noticeable impact on both ends of the court.

Agent: DeAngelo Simmons

2015/16 Earnings: $18,671,659

Career Earnings: $92,110,037

11. Dennis Schroeder Restricted / Point Guard / 6-2 / Last team: Atlanta Was too good not to be a starter, so the Hawks shipped Jeff Teague out of town. He will run the show now and will have a chance to prove he has star potential.

Agent: Ademola Okulaja

2015/16 Earnings: $1,763,400

Career Earnings: $7,510,862

12. Dwyane Wade Player Option / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Last team: Chicago An elite wing player well in his thirties, Wade did the unthinkable and left Miami. Can pick his team again next year.

Agent: Henry Thomas

2015/16 Earnings: $20,000,000

Career Earnings: $156,321,666

13. Steven Adams Restricted / Center / 7-0 / Last team: Oklahoma City His growth made Serge Ibaka expendable for Oklahoma City. A super high quality role player or something else?

Agent: Darren ‘Mats’ Matsubara

2015/16 Earnings: $2,279,040

Career Earnings: $9,695,397

14. CJ McCollum Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Last team: Portland Can the Most Improved Player in 2015-16 take another step forward and become a full-blown star?

Agent: Sam Goldfeder

2015/16 Earnings: $2,525,160

Career Earnings: $10,482,459

15. Jrue Holiday Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-4 / Last team: New Orleans Highly productive player when healthy. Durability is an obvious issue with him.

Agent: Jason Glushon

2015/16 Earnings: $11,000,000

Career Earnings: $48,558,496

16. Nerlens Noel Restricted / Center / 6-11 / Last team: Philadelphia We have only seen glimpses of the player he can become. Potentially one of the best defensive players in the league down the road.

Agent: Andy Miller

2015/16 Earnings: $3,457,800

Career Earnings: $14,329,730

17. Serge Ibaka Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Last team: Orlando Regressed some on a Thunder team where he didn't play as big of a role as he could. That should change in Orlando.

Agent: Andy Miller

2015/16 Earnings: $12,250,000

Career Earnings: $55,165,662

18. Danilo Gallinari Player Option / Small Forward / 6-10 / Last team: Denver Averaged a career-high 19.5 ppg in 2015-16, but staying healthy remains a challenge for him.

Agent: Michael Tellem

2015/16 Earnings: $14,000,000

Career Earnings: $72,948,077

19. Jeff Teague Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-2 / Last team: Indiana Still only 28, the dynamic Teague has many good basketball years ahead of him.

Agent: Andy Miller

2015/16 Earnings: $8,000,000

Career Earnings: $38,863,717

20. Derrick Rose Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-3 / Last team: New York Comes off two so-so seasons following all those injuries. If he gets his mojo back, he would move up a lof spots in this ranking.

Agent: BJ Armstrong

2015/16 Earnings: $20,093,064

Career Earnings: $116,861,524

21. Victor Oladipo Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Last team: Oklahoma City Oozes with potential, yet leaves you wanting more. If he finally puts it all together, he's All-Star material.

Agent: Leon Rose

2015/16 Earnings: $5,192,520

Career Earnings: $21,487,440

22. Andre Iguodala Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-6 / Last team: Golden State

Agent: Rob Pelinka

2015/16 Earnings: $11,710,456

Career Earnings: $121,324,259

23. Pau Gasol Player Option / Power Forward / 7-0 / Last team: Chicago

Agent: Steve Heumann

2015/16 Earnings: $7,448,760

Career Earnings: $178,599,916

24. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Last team: Detroit

Agent: Rich Paul

2015/16 Earnings: $2,891,760

Career Earnings: $11,995,639

25. Nikola Mirotic Restricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Last team: Chicago

Agent: Igor Crespo

2015/16 Earnings: $5,543,725

Career Earnings: $16,631,175

26. Rudy Gay Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Last team: Sacramento

Agent: Alex Saratsis

2015/16 Earnings: $12,403,101

Career Earnings: $118,552,969

27. Rajon Rondo Player Option / Point Guard / 6-1 / Last team: Chicago

Agent: Bill Duffy

2015/16 Earnings: $9,500,000

Career Earnings: $70,282,884

28. Andrew Bogut Unrestricted / Center / 7-0 / Last team: Dallas

Agent: David Bauman

2015/16 Earnings: $12,000,000

Career Earnings: $116,292,310

29. Greg Monroe Player Option / Center / 6-11 / Last team: Milwaukee

Agent: David Falk

2015/16 Earnings: $16,407,500

Career Earnings: $52,090,028

30. Mason Plumlee Restricted / Center / 6-11 / Last team: Portland

Agent: Mark Bartelstein

2015/16 Earnings: $1,415,520

Career Earnings: $6,399,770

31. Kelly Olynyk Restricted / Center / 7-0 / Last team: Boston

Agent: Greg Lawrence

2015/16 Earnings: $2,165,160

Career Earnings: $9,321,294

32. Shaun Livingston Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-7 / Last team: Golden State

Agent: Jeff Schwartz

2015/16 Earnings: $5,543,725

Career Earnings: $41,764,378

33. Taj Gibson Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Last team: Chicago

Agent: Mark Bartelstein

2015/16 Earnings: $8,500,000

Career Earnings: $38,508,971

34. Andre Roberson Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-7 / Last team: Oklahoma City

Agent: Bill Duffy

2015/16 Earnings: $1,210,800

Career Earnings: $5,665,592

35. JJ Redick Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Last team: LA Clippers

Agent: Greg Lawrence

2015/16 Earnings: $7,085,000

Career Earnings: $55,931,008

36. Otto Porter Restricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Last team: Washington

Agent: David Falk

2015/16 Earnings: $4,662,960

Career Earnings: $19,305,421

37. Tony Allen Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Last team: Memphis

Agent: Raymond Brothers

2015/16 Earnings: $5,000,000

Career Earnings: $39,227,037

38. Michael Carter-Williams Restricted / Point Guard / 6-6 / Last team: Milwaukee

Agent: Jeff Schwartz

2015/16 Earnings: $2,399,040

Career Earnings: $6,900,000

39. Gorgui Dieng Restricted / Center / 6-11 / Last team: Minnesota

Agent: Makhtar Ndiaye

2015/16 Earnings: $1,474,440

Career Earnings: $6,589,342

40. Amir Johnson Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Last team: Boston

Agent: Kevin Bradbury

2015/16 Earnings: $12,000,000

Career Earnings: $66,062,970

41. Jeff Green Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-9 / Last team: Orlando

Agent: David Falk

2015/16 Earnings: $9,200,000

Career Earnings: $50,313,788

42. Patrick Patterson Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Last team: Toronto

Agent: Sam Goldfeder

2015/16 Earnings: $6,268,675

Career Earnings: $27,135,303

43. Zach Randolph Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Last team: Memphis

Agent: Raymond Brothers

2015/16 Earnings: $10,000,000

Career Earnings: $175,124,765

44. Trey Burke Restricted / Point Guard / 6-1 / Last team: Washington

Agent: Benji Burke

2015/16 Earnings: $2,658,240

Career Earnings: $11,032,157

45. Zaza Pachulia Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Last team: Golden State

Agent: Jim Tanner

2015/16 Earnings: $5,200,000

Career Earnings: $51,586,977

46. Tiago Splitter Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Last team: Atlanta

Agent: Jason Ranne

2015/16 Earnings: $8,500,000

Career Earnings: $38,766,000

47. Aron Baynes Player Option / Center / 6-10 / Last team: Detroit

Agent: Daniel Moldovan

2015/16 Earnings: $6,500,000

Career Earnings: $16,267,042

48. Deron Williams Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-3 / Last team: Dallas

Agent: Jeff Schwartz

2015/16 Earnings: $18,659,398

Career Earnings: $120,717,750

49. Brandon Jennings Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-1 / Last team: New York

Agent: Jeff Schwartz

2015/16 Earnings: $8,344,497

Career Earnings: $34,172,853

50. Tim Duncan Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Last team: San Antonio

Agent: Jim Tanner

2015/16 Earnings: $5,250,000

Career Earnings: $245,602,905

51. Tyreke Evans Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Last team: New Orleans

Agent: Darren ‘Mats’ Matsubara

2015/16 Earnings: $10,734,586

Career Earnings: $60,875,465

52. Robert Covington Team Option / Small Forward / 6-9 / Last team: Philadelphia

Agent: Chris Patrick

2015/16 Earnings: $1,947,276

Career Earnings: $3,165,696

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