Now that the 2023-24 NBA season is over, we’re turning our attention to how each of the 30 teams should approach the offseason, including through the draft and free agency.

On the draft side, the Atlanta Hawks, 36-46 this season for a 10th-place finish in the Eastern Conference, rocketed up the lottery board to grab the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA draft. And with the official start of free agency opening June 29 at 6 p.m. ET, there’s a lot to download on each team.

We’re breaking down the potential moves for each eliminated 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

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2023-24 record: 64-18

Draft picks, June 26-27: No. 30 (own) and No. 54 (via DAL)

Free agents: Boston Celtics, the Nuggets’ starting five led the league in point differential in consecutive seasons. The same starting five were -6.9 points per 100 possessions during the postseason.

For a second consecutive summer, the Nuggets are faced with decisions in free agency. Unlike last offseason when the focus was on reserves Bruce Brown Jr. and LA Clippers (2026)
*Top-4 protected from Houston (2026)
**Top-5 protected from Denver (2027, 2028 and 2029)
Top-5 protected from Denver (2029 and 2030)
**Swap rights: LA Clippers (2025 and 2027)
Swap rights: Houston (2025, top-10 protected)
Swap rights: Dallas (2028)

* In 2026, Oklahoma City will send the least favorable of their own, Houston or the LA Clippers to Philadelphia.
** In 2027, Oklahoma City has the right to swap their own first and Denver (if 5-30) for the LA Clippers.

Al Horford trade. The pick is top-six protected in 2025 and top-four protected in 2026. Two years after the draft obligation is met to the Thunder, Philadelphia will then send a top-eight-protected first to Brooklyn. The 76ers have four second-round picks available.

Jrue Holiday. Portland still owes Chicago a first-round pick that has top-14 protection through 2028. The Blazers have six second-round picks available.

Kristaps Porzingis, , Daniel Gafford for draft compensation. The heavy lifting continues this offseason but under different circumstances. There is no $200 million Beal contract to unload. Instead the focus is on hiring a new coach, making two first-round picks, re-signing point guard Tyus Jones and the continued development of their young players, notably and the players selected in June.

Offseason finances: The Wizards prioritized acquiring draft assets (a first and two seconds) at the deadline in exchange for taking on salaries (Holmes and ) that extend into the 2024-25 season. Now with $115 million in guaranteed salary, $17.6 million of non-guaranteed contracts and an additional $14 million of first-round draft holds, Washington is projected to be over the salary cap. Karl-Anthony Towns, or on the Wizards’ roster. Instead the selling point is patience and a partnership. The patience comes with the realization that the current roster will turn over multiple times before there is stability. The Wizards finished in the bottom three in defensive efficiency and have 12 players under contract. The partnership is a multiyear plan of creating winning habits and identity on the court. The new head coach and front office will have a decision to make with Jones. The veteran had career highs in points (12.0), assists (7.3), field goal percentage (48.9%) and 3-point shooting (41.4%). Jones averaged 1.0 turnover or less for the ninth consecutive season, but he missed the last month of the season with a back injury.

Extension candidate to watch: Expect Washington to take an aggressive approach in extension talks with , who averaged a career-high 13.4 points and played in 70 or more games for the third consecutive season. His 459 3-pointers are the most in a player’s first three NBA seasons in Wizards history. Per Cleaning the Glass, Kispert ranked in the 89th percentile among all forwards in points per shot attempt and effective field goal percentage. Kispert shot 76.0% in the restricted area and ranked 10th among players with at least 150 attempts.

Other extension candidates: Bagley, Shamet (as of Oct. 1) and Holmes

Team needs: Besides hiring the next head coach and finding NBA-level starters at every position except power forward, a jump in development for Coulibaly. The 19-year old averaged 8.4 points in 63 games this season. He started 15 games but shot only 26.6% on 3-pointers in those games.

Future draft assets: Give Winger credit for rebuilding the pool of draft assets. Since he took over last May, Washington has acquired two first-round picks, four years of picks swaps in the first round from Phoenix and 11 second-round picks. The first from Golden State in 2030 is top-20 protected. Washington still owes New York a first-round pick that is top-10 protected in 2025 and top-8 protected in 2026. If it hasn’t conveyed by then, Washington will send the Knicks its own 2026 and 2027 second-round picks. The earliest that Washington can trade its own first is in 2028.