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ESPN Senior Writer- Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what's impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast.
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We're now four days into NBA free agency, and most of the big business has been completed. Kyle Lowry went to Miami; Chris Paul and Mike Conley stayed in Phoenix and Utah, respectively, and Russell Westbrook will, in a few hours, officially become a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
But although most of the work has been done, there are still things left to monitor over the rest of the offseason. Could we still see a blockbuster trade during this offseason? Can the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks find more ways to improve their roster for next season?
Here's a quick breakdown of the nine biggest storylines to watch as the NBA's offseason rolls on:
What's next for Bradley Beal and Damian Lillard?
Beal and Lillard were both selected in the 2012 NBA draft -- third overall by the Washington Wizards, and sixth overall by the Portland Trail Blazers -- respectively. Both have spent their entire careers with those teams. And now, both of them could be approaching an inflection point where that status might change, for entirely different reasons.
