There are seven tiers of NBA stars ranging from championship foundations to future all-stars with a range in between. Over the next few weeks, every Tuesday I will be releasing a new NBA Tier Talk, where I reveal the NBA stars in the respective tier for that week. Here is how that schedule will look:

July 5: Hungry Rooks

July 12: As Good As It Gets

July 19: Role Kings

July 26: The Next Gen

Aug. 2: Dynamic Sidekicks

Aug. 9: Perennial Playoffs

Aug. 16: Contenders

Aug. 23: Championship Foundations

Today, we have the first tier of players, ranked 44-50 overall. These NBA vets are more than established in the league, and no matter how much their fanbases hope and pray that they will keep getting better, they are what they are, great shooters or excellent passers or elite rim protectors, but that’s it. While excellent in single facets of the game, at this point in their careers, they are what they are and these old dogs won’t be learning any new tricks.