Happy LeBronakah!

With July 1, 2010 finally here, I have rundown a list of the top available free agents in this year's star-studded class (age in parenthesis):

1) LeBron James (25)
Why? Because of this.

2) Dwyane Wade (28)
Wade, like Dirk, is probably only testing the waters and seeing what Miami will do with their cap room. I’d expect him to be back as long as they are somewhat aggressive.

3) Dirk Nowitzki (32)
I’d be shocked if Dirk didn’t stay in Dallas, considering they could give him a four-year deal with a no-trade clause and over $95 million if he stayed. He's a natural fit for what the Mavs like to do (insert "early playoff exit" joke here).

4) Chris Bosh (26)
Had career-highs in scoring and rebounding last season and could be put in a good situation. He’s an ideal #2, and will probably wait to see if one of the other big dominos fall first.

5) Amare Stoudemire (27)
Not sure about his attitude at all times, and he doesn’t care much to rebound the basketball but he immediately makes any offense better.

6) Rudy Gay (23)
Gay is the youngest, and therefore still has by far the most potential of anyone on this list. However, he is looking for a max deal, and I’m not sure who is going to give that.

7) Joe Johnson (29)
There’s no question he can score, and he’s also very durable, but the performance in the playoffs has scared me off. Seems like the kind of guy that wouldn’t be happy as a #2.

8) Carlos Boozer (28)
Had a big, and most importantly healthy, season in 2009-10 going for 19.5 ppg and 11.2 rpg. Is the B-est of B-level players, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

9) David Lee (27)
His numbers (20.2 ppg, 11.7 rpg) wow you, but his defense does not. Is Lee just another one of those players artificially inflated by playing in Mike D’Antoni’s system?

10) Paul Pierce (32)
Pierce is still an effective player, but it’s tough to even call him a #2 anymore. At 32, he has a lot of tread on the tires, and is athletically-limited

Honorable mention: Ray Allen, John Salmons, Luis Scola, Josh Howard