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With the Clippers losing in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals to the Nuggets on Tuesday, there are officially just four teams left that have the opportunity to be crowned NBA champions this season.
Let’s take a look at the most important free agent on each of the four teams that were eliminated in the second round (those with player or team options are not informed). In order to reach the minimum of five needed for a list article, the next most important of the four teams were also included (Serge Ibaka of the Raptors). All players listed are unrestricted free agents.
A list of upcoming free agents was found on Spotrac.
Houston Rockets - Jeff Green
Signed by the Rockets slightly before the stoppage in play, the 34-year-old Green averaged 11.6 points while connecting on 42.6 percent of his three-point tries in this year’s playoffs.
The 6 Rockets players that played the most minutes in the Lakers series, age, by the end of 2020
— Jayson Braddock (@JaysonBraddock) September 16, 2020
35 - PJ Tucker
34 - Jeff Green
32 - Eric Gordon
Russ Westbrook
31 - James Harden
30 - Robert Covington
Los Angeles Clippers - Montrezl Harrell
The reigning Sixth Man of the Year, Harrell has to hope the precipitous drop in his numbers once the postseason began doesn’t affect what could be a large new contract.
Several Clippers were so fatigued during Game 7 against Denver that they struggled to play stints longer than three minutes and asked out of the game for a breather in the fourth quarter, sources told @TheUndefeated.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) September 16, 2020
