Free agency stock watch: Andre Drummond, Dennis Schroeder, Mo Bamba and more

In the NBA, a player’s contract year is a very real thing, where guys who are about to hit free agency see their value go way up or down depending on how they do specifically in the last season of their previous deals.

Sometimes, players earn themselves a lot more money by having hot stretches to close out their previous contracts. Other times, they cost themselves a lot of money with poor play.

Below, we begin a series ahead of 2022 free agency where we examine certain players’ stock.

Let’s jump right in.