The 2025-26 season is just three weeks old, and there are more than six months until the start of free agency. But the small body of work on the court should not dissuade us from identifying 12 potential free agents who have stood out and what their future could hold with their respective teams.

There are criteria to how we selected our lineup of contract-year All-Stars:

First, we have disqualified players who have previously made an All-NBA or All-Star team. That means you won't see potential summer free agents such as Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic , LA Clippers guard James Harden , Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine , Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young -- or even Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James -- on this list.

Second, players with team options in their c

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