In an NBA free agency period with Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George and Golden State Warriors veteran Klay Thompson on the market, Dan Bickley takes a closer look at how the league is limiting "checkbook championships" at a time that Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia is willing to pay whatever it takes to build a championship team.

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