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The 10 questions that will define the summer of 2021 in the NBA

The NBA Finals have yet to be decided, but 28 other teams are already in offseason mode, working toward the 2021 NBA Draft and a free-agency period that begins just a few days later. There are many important decisions coming up that will affect the 2022 title race and beyond.

Will Kawhi Leonard remain with the LA Clippers? How can the Los Angeles Lakers find a third star? Which All-NBA player might get traded next?

Those are just some of the big questions that could get answered this summer. Here's a rundown of the biggest questions we're looking at with the start of free agency just three weeks away.