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While some deals made during the NBA free-agency period will be shocking or defy preexisting conventions, others will not be a surprise.

We know that Marc Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge are going to sign massive, multiyear contracts, and there's a strong possibility they return to the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers, respectively. Likewise, there's a better chance of the Philadelphia 76ers winning the 2015 NBA Finals—yes, 2015—than the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls failing to match max offers for Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler.

Those aren't the contracts we're interested in.

Instead, it's time to focus on the crazier ones. We're looking at relatively unheralded players who are going to sign ginormous deals, superstars who will do the unexpected/unconventional and non-scorers who could ink max contracts.

Every NBA offseason is filled with enough twists and turns that Daedalus would be proud. But 2015 will take things to that proverbial next level, as the recent television deal is expected to cause the salary cap to grow exponentially in 2016.

All of a sudden, one-year deals will be more common, while squads in need of quality players will be more eager to splurge on contracts that will only seem like big financial burdens for one season.

We're about to venture into uncharted waters.