2016 NBA Free Agents: Latest Rumors and Predictions for Market’s Buzzing Names

This is a wild time of year for NBA fans, with the playoffs, draft coverage and free-agency rumors all mixed together. Interestingly, that last group might be the most important for the future of the league.

The upcoming offseason will feature a long list of high-profile players potentially on the market, and where they choose to sign could have a major impact on the landscape of the NBA. Although there is still plenty of time for all of these stars to make their decisions, the rumors are already flying about potential destinations.

Here is some of the latest buzz regarding impact players who could possibly change teams this summer.

Rajon Rondo

After a couple of down years while recovering from a knee injury, Rajon Rondo looked like himself this season with the Sacramento Kings.

The point guard filled up the box score with six triple-doubles and finished with a league-best 11.7 assists per game. However, these numbers didn’t help the Kings win all that often, which is a major reason the team is willing to part with the veteran guard.

ESPN’s Zach Lowe wrote, “The latest scuttlebutt is that the Kings are prepared to cut bait with Rajon Rondo if the bidding for him gets beyond a certain threshold that is lower than we might imagine, given the Kings’ recent transaction history.”

Rondo signed with the Kings on a one-year deal last summer in a move that gave the four-time All-Star a chance to show he was healthy and could be productive. He took advantage of that opportunity but now might be pricing himself out of a deal with his current squad.

Sacramento clearly has a lot of question marks outside of DeMarcus Cousins, but considering their struggles this season, the organization might want to look in other areas to help turn around its fortunes.

As far as where Rondo could go, the New York Knicks could use a veteran point guard to run the show. Carmelo Anthony had a message to Rondo back in March about how he would fit in the triangle offense.

“I think Rondo—just me personally, I don’t want to be tampering—but I’ve heard he said he wouldn’t thrive in a system like this,” Anthony said, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. “I think he’d be perfect in a system like this.”

He won’t be short of options this …

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