Rise of the Create-a-Teams

If Chris Paul, Amare and Melo really are aching to make a new Big Three in New York, what does this mean for the NBA?

• Players "hand-picking" their squads once their rookie contracts run out.
• Shorter contracts with guys gearing up to play together in the top locales once they're out of their indentured servitude.
• The Rise of the SuperTeams or Create-a-Teams?? Superstars joining forces to push off Miami. That is, IF Miami is successful.
• The Rise of the Team-Teams. Milwaukee, Oklahoma City and others will try to create tight-knit squads to knock off the Mini-Team USAs forming (notice that Bosh, Wade and LeBron chose their team USA jersey numbers for the Heat. Sounds like they think they're gonna yuk it up against the Slovenian Sixers and NJ Reds).
• The Fall of the GM and the Rise of the Mega-Agencies. Remember the power of David Falk? Mega-Agencies (CAA in particular) will start driving the league.
• And, yet, there's one HUGE speed bump to the New World Order forming: the new collective bargaining agreement. If it creates more restricted free agency (doubtful) or lower salaries or higher incentives to stay with your squad, it could stop the process. But, if it creates shorter contracts that may be partially guaranteed, it could create more player movement and more potential superteams driven by players not GMs. Root for an organization? Nah. Root for a superteam joining on your turf.