July 1st might as well be a second birthday for me this year. Not only does it mark the start of the exciting free agent-signing period, but it also works towards ending what has seemed this past year like a lifetime's worth of preposterous hype and foolish speculation.
I cannot tell you how happy I am right now, knowing that in just a few weeks it will be official: the New York Knicks did not sign LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Jesus Christ, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
The L.A. Clippers will not have signed anyone whom can make them relevant.
The "summit" between powerhouse free agents will not have resulted in the formation of a 31st team, a super group called "The King & I All-Stars."
All will be right with the Earth again. Basketball won't be of the fantasy variety nor will it include a "create a player" video game feature.
To say the vast majority of what-if scenarios bandied about this past year have been flat-out ridiculous would be an understatement.
Let's look at some of the realistic ones, some of which I believe are surely going to materialize.Begin Slideshow
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