Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior Writer 6y

2018 NBA free-agent rankings: 10 best players left

NBA, Houston Rockets

It says something about how quickly this summer's free agency has moved that nine of the top 10 players in my projections have agreed to deals within the first three days. With that in mind, let's take a look at an updated top 10, this time ranking players subjectively rather than relying solely on statistical projections.

One clear takeaway: The list is dominated by restricted free agents. Just seven restricted free agents have agreed to deals thus far. With few teams possessing more cap space than the non-taxpayer midlevel exception and none of them apparently motivated to spend it, restricted free agents could be headed toward drawn-out negotiations with their current teams.

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