Some of the players to watch in NBA free agency, which starts Friday evening: This one will be interesting. Kyrie Irving is one of the best players in the NBA. He also tends to be a challenge, and evidently got unhappy over time at his previous stops — Cleveland, Boston and Brooklyn. It seems unlikely that Irving will want a short-term deal, but there aren't many teams that can afford him, either. Fred VanVleet, Toronto If Houston doesn't land James Harden — who opted in to his $35.6 million contract with Philadelphia on Thursday as a likely prelude to a trade — then maybe the Rockets take a swing at Fred VanVleet and throw a ton of money his way.

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