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With the NBA's salary cap about to reach the budget of a Christopher Nolan film, massive, multi-million dollar contracts will be awarded to many lucky bastards who just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Harrison Barnes will fetch $100 million. Bismack Biyombo may as well. These are players suited to be high-end role players on teams, but they are about to be paid like superstars. Here is a list of the best contracts in the NBA as of today. Rookie deals are not included. Length of contracts is taken into account. Contracts counted as of the 2016-2017 league year. It's a good time to be a Boston fan! *contracts rounded to nearest hundredth 10. Marcus Morris (3 years, $15 million) A multi-positional defender who can guard shooting guards to power forwards. He admirably defended LeBron in the first round, making him work for every bucket; and with LeBron, that is the best thing you can do. Morris gave the Pistons 14 points and 5 rebounds as their start

1. Philadelphia 76ers: Ben Simmons The 76ers officially made the pick they were expected to make all along. I was so sure of this pick, that I wrote it like 2 hours before the draft. This is the 76ers' 4th draft since Sam Hinkie came and conquered (or just tanked and got kicked out) and only 2 of their 4 picks have seen the court: Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel. All 4 players are bigs so you could say it's a bit of a logjam. Drafting Simmons will clog that drain even more, seeing as his most natural position seems to be as a power forward. But when you have the 1st pick, you worry about need later, and that is just what the 76ers are doing. They are certainly going to have to move either Noel or Okafor just to distribute the young talent across other positions besides power forward and center. Simmons, as of now, has not displayed any semblance of a reliable jump shot and has had trouble defending the ball, but those deficiencies can hopefully be neutered by the 76ers' s

The NBA draft is today, and there is a topic of debate swarming around concerning whether the lowly 76ers should pick Ben Simmons of LSU or Brandon Ingram of Duke. I’ll cut right to the point: The 76ers should select Simmons, even though there are a good chunk of reasons that they might lean Ingram. First of all, they are both labeled as small forwards, though Simmons will most certainly be able to thrive as a power forward, due to his bulky 260-pound frame, while Ingram is a string-bean-like 195 pounds. One of the most valuable traits a player can possess in today’s NBA is positional versatility and playmaking ability, and those are two of Simmons’ highest selling points. He averaged 19.2 PPG, 11.8 RPG and 4.8 APG, showcasing an ability to play big as well as distribute the ball to the tune of almost 5 assists as a forward. Ingram could certainly develop his skills as a playmaker and morph into a solid one, but there is very little chance he will ever climb up to Simmon

This will probably be the most unorganized column in history. I have no outline, except that I want to delve into each team's outlook heading into Thursday. The 76ers have all but publicly confirmed that Ben Simmons will be the first prospect to hear his name called. He can't shoot and it seems to be that he will thrive most as a point forward, which is bit of an issue considering that the 76ers have a logjam of big men that rivals the car congestion in Times Square. I know it sounds crazy, but if the 76ers don't receive a truly good offer for one of their many talented young bigs, they should just roll into the season and see how things go. Call me absolutely insane, but a lineup of Simmons, Saric, Noel, Embiid and Okafor would be unprecedented in the NBA, but boy would it be fun to see what would happen. The trouble the 76ers face is each of their bigs has an identified skill. Okafor is a beast in the low post, Noel can defend and Saric can pass. Embiid of course is

When LeBron James shocked the world and returned to Cleveland in the Summer of 2014, he put back on his General Manager cap for the first time since his 'Decision'. In South Beach, Pat Riley ran the personnel show. Riley was the one who put James in his place after he could virtually get away with anything in Cleveland. Riley denied "The King" to allow his friends to tag along on team flights and he also basically told LeBron to shut up when LeBron came to him asking for coach Erik Spoelstra to be fired  during his first tumultuous weeks of the season in Miami. Coming back to 'The Land', though, LeBron traded the 1st overall pick in the 2014 draft, Andrew Wiggins, as well as Anthony Bennett to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Kevin Love. The trade was highly appealing for LeBron since Love was a proven star who could help James bring Cleveland that coveted championship sooner than later, since LeBron was approaching 30 very fast and didn't wa