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Which impending NBA free agents could have contributed in the Conference Finals?

By Ti Windisch

MIAMI, FL - APRIL 11: Wayne Ellington #2 of the Miami Heat shoots the ball against the Toronto Raptors on April 11, 2018 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - APRIL 11: Wayne Ellington #2 of the Miami Heat shoots the ball against the Toronto Raptors on April 11, 2018 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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These five NBA free agents could provide lots of low-key value to contenders making postseason runs next year.

The NBA Conference Finals are always a place for star players to shine, but no title run happens without some elite role players carrying some of the load as well. Players like P.J. Tucker and Marcus Morris have sparked runs for their teams that have kept both of them in the postseason for as long as they’ve been there.

Every single summer, teams hoping to contend for a championship look to add players who will shine on the biggest stages the NBA has to offer. Sometimes they fail and those players don’t even stay on the roster until the NBA Playoffs (cough Omri Casspi cough).

Other times, players like Tucker are added and a real difference is felt months after the ink on the contract dries. Those contract decisions are part of what molds the future of the league, especially at its highest levels.

So, which players will end up making positive contributions for their team in the postseason next year? The following five are all good bets to shine in a Conference Finals series, if their team is good enough to get them there.

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