The Nine Most Intriguing Questions of 2024 NBA Free Agency

AP Images/Ringer illustration What will Paul George do? Does Pat Riley have a trick up his (impeccable) sleeve? And can the Los Angeles Lakers give JJ Redick a team that makes sense for the way he wants to play? We analyzed those questions and more ahead of a pivotal NBA offseason. With the NBA draft behind us and free agency set to open on June 30, here's a look at a bunch of questions that interest me. One way or another, they'll be answered over the next few weeks. What will Paul George do? This is by far the most important and mysterious question of an offseason that's already yielded a seismic trade between the Knicks and Nets. George is a top-25 player and one of the league's five to 10 most versatile stars. With elite two-way chops and an offensive skill set that has zero worrisome holes, he's still good enough to swing the title race or lead an otherwise lottery-bound try-hard on a real playoff run. George's shotmaking is unquestioned. He can be a clean, lead ball handler who runs 30 pick-and-rolls one night and a complementary scorer at the center of sets that leverage his off-ball gravity the next. He's coming off a season in which he finished tied for fourth in total...