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Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

Can Stephen Curry begin to imagine leaving the Golden State Warriors as a free agent?

"I can't," he told the Mercury News' Tim Kawakami in January. "Like I've said from Day 1 when I was first asked about free agency, this is a perfect place to play. Bay Area fans are amazing, our organization's amazing, we've put together an amazing team that's competing for championships every year.

"There's really no reason that I can see right now that would draw me elsewhere."

Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors (player option)

Kevin Durant's MCL sprain doesn't change the complexion of his free agency. He can still get a raise by opting out, and the Warriors won't flinch at creating the cap space it takes to re-sign him.

If Durant is feeling generous, he can agree to play out the final season of his contract in hopes it allows Golden State to retain fellow free agents Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston. Whatever he does, he'll do it with the intention of staying put.

Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs

Retirement is the only thing that will prevent Manu Ginobili from starting next season with the San Antonio Spurs. And pushing 40, retirement is a genuine option, if not the most likely outcome.

Please excuse me while I go cry tears of nostalgia and anticipatory sorrow.

Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers (early termination option)

Sources told Basketball Insiders' Steve Kyler that Blake Griffin's return to the Los Angeles Clippers is "all but done." Free agency doesn't start for another few months, so things can always change. But even if the Clippers decide to blow up their Big Three, they'll do it via trade, either during the middle of next season or sometime thereafter.

Letting Griffin, a top-20 player, walk for nothing isn't an option.

Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (team option)

Dirk Nowitzki is in Ginobili's boat: He'll return to the Dallas Mavericks or not at all.

Since he signed a two-year deal last summer, we'll assume he eschews retirement for one more year. Dallas might decline his team option and re-sign him for far less to carve out more cap space, but that'll be the extent of Nowitzki's foray into free agency.

Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers (early termination option)

Chris Paul has "verbally" agreed to re-up with the Clippers, according to Kyler. This isn't a surprise. He's the most important member of the Big Three, even at 31, and Griffin has done the same.

Any eventual divorce scenarios will play out on the trade market if and when the Clippers elect to hit reset.