Now that the 2023-24 NBA regular season is over, we're turning our attention to how each team should approach the offseason, including the draft and free agency. It starts with the 10 teams that have been jockeying for lottery position and the best chance of making the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA draft. Four more teams joined them after losing in the play-in tournament, and they'll be followed by the 16 teams who participate in the 2024 NBA playoffs.
We're breaking down the potential moves for each franchise, including a look at the state of each roster, finances, priorities for each front office, extension candidates to watch, team needs and future draft assets.
Key: ETO= Early Termination Option | P= Player Option | R=Restricted | T=Team Option
Jump to a team:
ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTAH | WSH
Eliminated in first round
Miami Heat
2023-24 record: 46-36
Draft picks in June: No. 15 (own) and No. 43 (own)
Free agents: Caleb Martin (P), Thomas Bryant (P), Kevin Love (P), Delon Wright, Patty Mills, Josh Richardson (P), Haywood Highsmith, Jamal Cain (R), Alondes Williams (R) and Cole Swider (R)
State of the roster: By the Heat's standards, this season should be described as a failure. How could it not be? Miami reached the NBA Finals this past June, traded a future first-round pick for Terry Rozier in January and finished the season with the NBA's seventh-highest payroll (Miami will pay a $15.7 million luxury tax penalty). But how can Heat president Pat Riley and his front office evaluate a roster that missed the fifth-most games to injuries and used 35 different starting lineups, the most in franchise history and tied for fifth most among teams this season?