With the hundreds of millions flying round for top tier as well as rank and file NBA players, TSN 1050's #1On1 with Will & Duane co-hosts Will Strickland and Duane Watson seriously consider a comeback to get paid for producing "triple singles": seven points, four rebounds and two opposing takes with the News, Views and Truths on NBA Free Agency in this week's edition of Double Dribble!

Is the idea of playing in a "major market" dead and irrelevant in free agent decisions?

Watson: Ask the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers how their courting has fared. Kyle O'Quinn and Roy Hibbert don't evoke fear into the hearts of many. The landscape has changed greatly and you don't need to be in a big city, with the amenities to flourish. Milwaukee, Toronto, Phoenix, San Antonio and Memphis all scored big during the free agency period and none are deemed big market cities. The times, they are a changing.

Strickland: So it would seem. With a 24/7 sports news cycle, the internet and social media, stars can be stars in far away lands like Sacramento, Oklahoma City, Cleveland and more. Ok... not so much Sacramento, but... the notion that fame, fortune and the road to the Hall of Fame could truly only be made by playing in "legacy markets" like Los Angeles, New York or Boston may be gone forever. This is to the benefit, not the detriment of the NBA.

How damaging is the loss of DeAndre Jordan to the immediate future of the Clippers?

Watson: It clearly leaves the Clippers with a gaping hole in the middle, and after trading reserve big man Spencer Hawes to Charlotte, makes them undersized. Jordan provided rim protection, activity on the boards on both sides and a very high field goal percentage. Los Angeles does not have anyone on its roster that can fill those holes and there isn't much on the free agent market that can do that either. Lob City R.I.P.

Strickland: They ain't your Daddy's Clippers, but they won't be competing for a title in the upcoming season without Hyland DeAndre Jordan, Jr., either. Doc Rivers, knowing this day might come, did everything he could to ensure Jordan felt as important as Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, including him in any and every team function that was headed by Paul and Griffin. Rivers even pumped the kid up to believe he could be a new age Bill Russell, which was a stretch in this or any world. But it was shrewd marketing ploy that saw Jordan improve yearly as a defensive and rebounding specialist who eventually grew weary of Chris Paul yelling at hm like he was a rookie. With Jordan finding $20 million per year in his home state to play for the Mavs, it would seem the only centre in LA now is The Staples Center. Respect due to our guy, "Bob" aka Lakers centre and Canadian Robert Sacre.

Did Milwaukee sneakily become a serious player in the East with their moves?

Watson: Unquestionably, the only reason it would be deemed sneaky is that it was quietly and cleverly done and Coach Kidd can do wonders with the talent in front of him. Retaining Khris Middleton was key, but getting a stud in Greg Monroe, additional depth in the backcourt with Greivis Vasquez and Jabari Parker - who was primed for Rookie of the Year honours before going down with a season-ending injury - only make the Bucks a top-four team in the Eastern Conference now.

Strickland: Absolutely, but more deftly than sneakily. Milwaukee's front office machinations under GM John Hammond, including helping to bring Jason Kidd as head coach last season, has taken the team from the Yucks to the Bucks in a very short time. From being the worst squad in the Association in 2013, to a 41-win playoff team in 2014, despite losing presumptive Rookie of the Year Jabari Parker as well as the defensive minded, yet mercurial Larry Sanders and now adding a top flight free agent in Greg Monroe and solid veteran backup point guard Greivis Josue Vasquez Rodriguez puts Milwaukee squarely in the midst of the fight for the chance to meet Cleveland in the 2015-16 Eastern Conference Finals.

Does LaMarcus Aldridge's signing with the Spurs lock them up as Western Conference representatives for the 2016 NBA Finals?

Watson: Yes. Retaining the core of this elite ball club and adding yet another All-Star to the roster who just wants to win makes them favourites (sorry Golden State). While I have some concerns on how Aldridge and Duncan will play together, if anyone can solve that issue, Pop can.

Strickland: San Antonio will never die. While it's difficult to count out the current NBA champion Golden State Warriors or a healthy, refreshed OKC with Westbrook and Durant in a contract year, the Spurs continue to prove they are the best in the NBA. Maintaining their basketball culture, sustainability and stability by retaining a Hall of Fame core and adding integral parts like Texas native Aldridge to keep them in the title hunt is rock solid Asset Management 101. Hear the Jaws theme music? Yep. The "new" Spurs are coming. Take cover!

Is Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive the new James Dolan?

Watson: No. He is Dolan on steroids! I can respect that he's a forward thinking owner in other regards, but he has too much of a hand in basketball decisions. And a meddlesome owner is only going to lead to a fractured organization. Dating back to early in the season with the Mike Malone firing, hiring Vlade Divac to run the team, the George Karl/Boogie Cousins beef, the Nik Stauskas salary cap dump only to get Rajon Rondo on a one year deal and Kosta "Who He Play Fo'?" Koufos, he has become the poster boy for ruining franchises from the top down.

Strickland: Well, they look like Siamese twins, no? Crazy has a very distinct DNA and nowhere in the National Basketball Association is it more evident than in the "leadership" of Vivek Ranadive. Hard to believe there is a worse, more ill-informed, mal-intentioned owner than Knicks' James Dolan. But for Ranadive to leave his front office to Vlade Divac, who promptly drafts a player at the same position as Mr. Cantankerous himself, the ultra-talented DeMarcus Amir Cousins, brings in the caustic Rajon Rondo and ordains the team's bench bossing to the eternally backstabbing George Karl is clearly the league's blueprint for dysfunction. Thanks, Vivek. #YeahNotSoMuch.

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