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Round and round the NBA's free-agency rumor mill turns, faster and faster as July 1 nears. Where will the top 25 names land? Nobody knows.

Well, except us. Sometimes.

The Association's summertime extravaganza is always littered with big names and impact players waiting to sign new contracts. But not all of them are itching to join new teams. Some are on the fence. Others cannot wait to get the heck out of the Paul George wreckage dodge. A select few won't weigh leaving their current digs for a millisecond.

It's important to get a look on how available the most important free agents actually are. And that's where the (totally arbitrary) flight risk meter comes into play.

This useful little tool will gauge how likely a free agent is to switch locales. Risk factors range from "Nonexistent" to "HE GONE," with plenty of different designations in between. Decisions are based on a player's salary expectations, age, the situation of the team he played for last season, rumors and, of course, whether his college coach is now working the NBA sidelines.

Candidates were culled from this ranking of the top-50 free agents, with placement being tweaked whenever a player's stock and future outlook deem it necessary.