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•With NBA free agency right around the corner, it's time to zero in on the best players on the market this summer. To set the stage, we’ve ranked the top 50 free agents available and will be tracking the deals all summer. Considerations include: Recent performance, projected performance, age, developmental trajectory, variety of potential fits, versatility, chemistry with previous teammates, relationships with coaches, place in a changing NBA, and more. 1. Kevin Durant 2. Stephen Curry 3. Chris Paul 4. Gordon Hayward [player option] 5. Blake Griffin 6. Kyle Lowry 7. Paul Millsap 8. Otto Porter Jr. [restricted] 9. Serge Ibaka 10. Danilo Gallinari 11. George Hill 12. Jrue Holiday 13. Jeff Teague 14. Nerlens Noel [restricted] 15. Dirk Nowitzki 16. Andre Iguodala 17. J.J. Redick 18. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope [restricted] 19. Pau Gasol 20. Zach Randolph 21. Taj Gibson 22. Patty Mills 23. Patrick Patterson 24. Dion Waiters 25. Nene 26. Mason Plumless [restricted] 27. Rudy Gay 28. Andre Roberson [restricted] 29. Kelly Olynyk [restricted] 30. James Johnson 31. Manu Ginobili 32. JaMychal Green 33. Jonathon Simmons [restricted] 34. Joe Ingles [restricted] 35. Tyreke Evans 36. Tony Snell [restricted] 37. Derrick Rose 38. Shaun Livingston 39. David West 40. C.J. Miles 41. Dewayne Dedmon 42. Ersan Ilyasova 43. Tim Hardaway Jr. [restricted] 44. Nikola Mirotic [restricted] 45. Ben McLemore [restricted] 46. Darren Collison 47. Kyle Korver 48. P.J. Tucker 49. Vince Carter 50. Thabo Sefolosha

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Wilt Chamberlain v. Kareem Abdul Jabbar



Hakeem Olajuwon v. Shaquille O'Neal



Kareem Abdul Jabbar v. Moses Malone



Patrick Ewing v. Alonzo Mourning



Bill Russell v. Wilt Chamberlain



Yao Ming v. Shaquille O'Neal



Dwight Howard v. Deandre Jordan

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Welcome back, good move here #nickfairley #saints #whodat #nola #whodatnation

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Updated: With Saints DT Nick Fairley being placed on reserve/non-football injury, he's now out for 2017. Officially. NFL time could be over.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 26, 2017

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Saints placed Nick Fairley on reserve/non-football-injury with his heart condition, per source, a sign he's not playing this year.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 26, 2017

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Charlie Sheen reveals himself as seller of 1927 Babe Ruth World Series ring, Babe Ruth sale document https://t.co/0hVeZ2QTj6

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 26, 2017

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"@charliesheen has revealed himself as the owner of two of the most coveted pieces of #BabeRuth memorabilia" https://t.co/5liP0flcLZ LELANDS pic.twitter.com/CsxosnCdRw

— Lelands.com Auctions (@Lelandsdotcom) June 26, 2017

1:34 PM PT Darren Rovell ESPN Senior Writer Charlie Sheen has revealed himself as the owner of two of the most coveted pieces of Babe Ruth memorabilia, which will be sold Friday. Sheen told ESPN on Monday that he consigned Babe Ruth's 1927 World Series ring and an original copy of the sale document that sent The Bambino from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees to auction house Lelands.com. Bidding on the ring has topped $600,000, which will make it the highest-priced sports championship ring ever sold. The high bid on the sale document, which was the copy owned by Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, has surpassed $400,000. The copy owned by Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold in 2005 for $996,000. Courtesy: Lelands.com "I've enjoyed these incredible items for more than two decades and the time has come," said Sheen, who famously played pitcher Rick Vaughn in the "Major League" movies. "Whatever price it brings is gravy." The items were purchased in the early '90s, and Sheen said he displayed them in a bar area in his house that he named after the slugger. Sheen said he doesn't remember what he paid for the Ruth items -- they were sold to him by Josh Evans of Lelands, who is now selling them for Sheen -- but he said he will certainly come away with a profit. Sheen kept most of his memorabilia -- including the two Ruth items -- in pristine condition, framing them in meticulous fashion in what he says was better than what he saw at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sheen said he enjoyed when people noticed the Ruth items in his house. He liked to tell them the story of how the Red Sox, after the 1919 season, sold Ruth to the Yankees for $100,000 and a $300,000 loan. Sheen said his one wish is that they get into the hands of a collector who enjoys them as much as he did and can share them with the world. As for the ring, Evans calls it "insanely over the top." "It's the greatest thing you can own from the greatest player in the greatest year," he said. Sheen perhaps most famously was the initial buyer of the ball that went through Bill Buckner's legs in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. He bought the ball in 1992 for $93,000 and sold it eight years later for $63,000. The ball sold again in 2012 for $418,250.

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Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown lands on the All-Rookie second-team. pic.twitter.com/fJ4XrZ6nDN

— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) June 26, 2017

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Commissioner Adam Silver getting into the #PrideParade aboard the @NBA float. pic.twitter.com/AJdkIOvRgG

— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) June 25, 2017

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Derek Fisher taking LaLa to the BET Awards is savage on 8 BILLION levels pic.twitter.com/usx3XzSFXx

— Jack McGuire (@BigDaddyCFB) June 26, 2017

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FIRST LOOK: The 2017 @hornets jerseys with the @jumpman23 logo pic.twitter.com/PSnlNWTbp3

— Matt Halfhill (@MattHalfhill) June 26, 2017

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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 26, 2017

The 2017 NBA Awards on TNT will be hosted by Drake including integrations with the Sports Emmy Award-winning Inside the NBA studio team of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal, along with the league’s biggest stars and celebrity presenters.



Featured Awards:



Kia NBA Most Valuable Player

NBA Coach of the Year

Kia NBA Rookie of the Year

Kia Most Improved Player

NBA Basketball Executive of the Year

Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Kia NBA Sixth Man Award

NBA Sportsmanship Award

Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award

NBA All-Rookie Team

NBA All-Defensive Team

NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente



NBA Fan-Voted Awards:



Dunk of the Year

Best Style

Block of the Year

Assist of the Year

Game Winner of the Year

Top Performance of the Year

Best Playoff Moment




Finalists For The Featured Awards:


Kia NBA Most Valuable Player
James Harden, Houston Rockets
Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder

NBA Coach of the Year
Mike D'Antoni, Houston Rockets
Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs
Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat

Kia NBA Rookie of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee Bucks
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
Dario Saric, Philadelphia 76ers

Kia Most Improved Player
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs

Kia NBA Sixth Man Award
Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets
Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors
Lou Williams, Houston Rockets

Finalists For The Fan-Voted Categories:

#DunkOfTheYear
Los Angeles Lakers’ Larry Nance, Jr. vs. Brooklyn
Minnesota’s Zach LaVine vs. Phoenix
Oklahoma City’s Victor Oladipo vs. Atlanta

#BestStyle
Cleveland’s Iman Shumpert
Chicago’s Dwyane Wade
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook

#BlockOfTheYear
San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard vs. Houston
New York’s Kristaps Porzingis vs. Brooklyn
Miami’s Hassan Whiteside vs. Toronto

#GameWinnerOfTheYear
Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving vs. Golden State
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook vs. Denver
Phoenix’s TylerUlis vs. Boston

#PerformanceOfTheYear
Phoenix’s Devin Booker 70-point game vs. Boston
Houston’s James Harden nets 53-16-17 triple double vs. New York
Golden State’s Klay Thompson scores 60 in three quarters vs. Indiana
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook with most points in a triple double, 57-13-11, vs. Orlando

#AssistOfTheYear
Golden State’s Draymond Green to StephenCurry to Kevin Durant
Denver’s Nikola Jokic with no-look pass
LA Clippers’ Chris Paul with wraparound pas

#BestPlayoffMoment
Boston's Isaiah Thomas scores career-high 53 points amidst personal tragedy.
Washington's John Wall with game-winning shot in East semifinals.
Golden State's Kevin Durant hits pull-up 3-pointer late in Game 3 of The Finals.

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