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Grading Every Team's Offense After NBA Offseason
NBA offenses have exploded the past few years with an increased volume and efficiency of three-pointers. The talent level across the league is extremely high, with the top 10 offensive ratings in NBA history all achieved over the past three seasons.
This year should be no different.
Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets is the alpha that their scoring attack needed. Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones should jumpstart what's been an incapacitated offense in Orlando. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets should still be humming at a high level.
Injuries to players like Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton, Kyrie Irving and others will inevitably cause their teams' offenses to struggle, however.
It's time to grade every NBA team's offense heading into the 2025-26 season.
Atlanta Hawks: B+
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Reasons to Thrive:
A healthy Trae Young and Jalen Johnson led to a strong offense for the Atlanta Hawks last season (118.3 rating in 2,001 possessions together, 78th percentile). The addition of Kristaps Porziņģis as a floor-spacing center gives the team a new dimension after moving on from Clint Capela.
Zaccharie Risacher averaged 16.1 points on 52.1 percent shooting overall over his final 16 games of his rookie season and Dyson Daniels made a big offensive leap in his first season in Atlanta.
Reasons to Struggle:
Atlanta ranked dead last in isolation scoring last season (0.79 points per possession) and lost Caris LeVert in free agency to the Detroit Pistons.
Porziņģis is great, but only helps when he's actually on the court, which has been an average of just 50.1 games over his 10-year career.
Boston Celtics: C
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Reasons to Thrive:
There's not a whole lot of optimism here given the offseason losses this team suffered, although adding Anfernee Simons to the backcourt could be a strong fit alongside Derrick White for the Boston Celtics.
Simons, 26, is in a contract year and has averaged 20.7 points and 4.7 assists while shooting 37.4 percent from three over the past three seasons for the Portland Trail Blazers. Jaylen Brown, White and Payton Pritchard remain to help power the scoring attack.
Reasons to Struggle:
The Celtics finished 2nd in offense last season yet will inevitably tumble down the rankings with no Jayson Tatum (injury), Kristaps Porziņģis or Jrue Holiday (trades).
This is a depleted frontcourt with little offensive pulse that will depend on Brown to look like a No. 1 option, something he's never been asked to do.
Brooklyn Nets: F
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Reasons to Thrive:
Yeah, this is a tough one.
Trading Cam Johnson for Michael Porter Jr. is probably an offensive upgrade. Nic Claxton hasn't been traded yet. Five first-round picks should all improve as the season goes along.
After finishing 28th out of 30 teams in offense last season with veteran point guards in Dennis Schröder and later D'Angelo Russell, however, this roster is even worse now with both gone.
Reasons to Struggle:
This could easily be the worst offensive team in basketball next season.
Cam Thomas is still floating out in free agency. Rookie 19-year-old Egor Demin may win the starting point guard job. Porter's shooting efficiency will inevitably fall by no longer playing alongside Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray.
This team is extremely young and inexperienced and will be prioritizing a top draft pick over actually winning games.
Charlotte Hornets: D+
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Reasons to Thrive:
The Charlotte Hornets were at least an above-average team when LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller were on the floor last season (116.1 rating, 63rd percentile).
Charlotte did a better job preparing for when Ball inevitably misses time due to injury, trading for Collin Sexton and signing Spencer Dinwiddie as additional ball-handlers. No. 4 overall pick Kon Knueppel averaged 14.4 points on 40.6 percent from three at Duke as a freshman last year.
Reasons to Struggle:
Only the Washington Wizards ranked worse offensively last year than the Hornets (106.7 rating). Ball has played an average of 35 games the past three years and last year's lottery pick, Tidjane Salaün, looked lost for most of the season.
Trading away Mark Williams and Jusuf Nurkić left a gaping hole at center. This team is going to be an average offensive unit when Ball plays and one of the worst in the NBA when he doesn't (which is typically a lot).
Chicago Bulls: C-
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Reasons to Thrive:
There's a lot of motivation for Coby White to ball out this season heading into free agency next summer. He averaged a career-high 20.1 points per game last season and should maintain a large role with Zach LaVine gone.
Josh Giddey (restricted free agent) played well down the stretch and gives this team a pass-first guard/forward who likes getting everyone involved. Tre Jones signed a new three-year deal to return as well.
Reasons to Struggle:
Trading Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro has its defensive advantages, but the latter does little with the ball in his hands and isn't a respected outside shooter.
Nikola Vučević will turn 35 before the start of the season and is a prime trade or buyout candidate if the Chicago Bulls struggle out of the gate. As good as White has become, there's no offensive alpha for this team to go to when it needs a basket.
Cleveland Cavaliers: A
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Reasons to Thrive:
The Cleveland Cavaliers finished first in offense last season (121.0 rating) and return mostly the same core.
Donovan Mitchell is coming off an All-NBA first-team season and Evan Mobley made a huge scoring leap (career-high 18.5 points per game on 37.0 percent from three). A full season of De'Andre Hunter helps boost the bench.
Swapping Isaac Okoro for Lonzo Ball is a huge offensive help if the latter can stay on the court, as he's a talented passer and improved outside shooter. Newly-signed Larry Nance Jr. made a career-best 44.7 percent of his threes last season on 3.2 attempts per game.
Reasons to Struggle:
Letting Ty Jerome, who finished third in Sixth Man of the Year and three-point percentage (43.9 percent), leaves this team a little short on ball-handlers if Ball can't play in back-to-backs.
Darius Garland is also expected to miss the beginning of the season following toe surgery, putting even more pressure on Mitchell to initiate the offense.
Dallas Mavericks: C+
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Reasons to Thrive:
The Dallas Mavericks won't see Kyrie Irving until sometime in 2026 as he recovers from a torn ACL. Signing D'Angelo Russell was a nice move to fill the starting point guard job until then and No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg should get plenty of time on the ball as well.
This is a deep team that still features Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, P.J. Washington and other offensive threats sprinkled throughout the first and second units.
Reasons to Struggle:
Dallas finished the season just 23rd in offense after trading Luka Dončić and are painfully short on playmaking with Irving sidelined. This roster is far too frontcourt-heavy and should be shopping Daniel Gafford for another guard who can shoot and pass.
Russell is best suited to be a sixth man at this point in his career, not a pass-first starting floor general that this Mavs team needs him to be. This offense is going to look real clunky until Irving can return.
Denver Nuggets: A
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Reasons to Thrive:
The Denver Nuggets ranked 4th in offense last season and had a rating of 129.2 (99th percentile) with Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun on the floor. All four return along with some added depth including Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jonas Valančiūnas.
Jokić is the best offensive machine in all of basketball, averaging 29.6 points and 10.2 assists from the center position while shooting a career-high 41.7 percent from three on nearly five attempts per game.
Reasons to Struggle:
Michael Porter Jr. was an important piece of this offense for much of the past six years and his shot-making will be missed at times.
Getting Cameron Johnson in his place will keep this offense playing at an elite level, however, and may lead to better ball movement overall.
Detroit Pistons: B-
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Reasons to Thrive:
A healthy Jaden Ivey gives the Detroit Pistons the secondary shot-creator this team needed in the playoffs behind Cade Cunningham. Newly-signed Caris LeVert can operate on or off the ball while Duncan Robinson brings some floor-spacing ability.
Cunningham is coming off an All-Star season and has quickly become one of the best point guards in the NBA. This is a mostly young core that should see plenty of internal improvement from players like Ausar Thompson, Jalen Duren and Ron Holland.
Reasons to Struggle:
Having two non-shooters (Thompson and Duren) on the floor at the same time in 2025-26 is going to be tough to overcome. Detroit was already 20th in made threes last season and could lose both Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. in free agency, their two leading outside shooters in terms of volume from last season.
We still don't know if the Cunningham-Ivey pairing can have season-long success given the injury history to both the past few years.
Golden State Warriors: B-
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Reasons to Thrive:
The Golden State Warriors had an impressive scoring attack when Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler shared the floor last season (120.9 offensive rating, 88th percentile).
Draymond Green remains a high-level passer and there's some solid role players in Brandin Podziemski and Moses Moody who should be better following another offseason of work.
Reasons to Struggle:
Curry has quietly shot below 40 percent from three in two of the past four seasons and Butler struggled from deep (27.9 percent) following his trade to Golden State.
We don't know what's happening with Jonathan Kuminga and the Warriors have done nothing this summer to actually improve to this point. With a core that's only getting closer to 40, Kuminga needs to either be turned into some offensive help or return as a key rotation piece.
Houston Rockets: A-
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Reasons to Thrive:
Swapping Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks for Kevin Durant is a huge offensive boost for the Houston Rockets, even as the four-time scoring champ gets ready to turn 37 next month.
Already an elite defensive team, the Rockets ranked just 12th in offense last year and needed a reliable No. 1 option to get them past the first round of the playoffs. Durant averaged 26.6 points on a cool 43.0 percent mark from three and 57.4 percent from two last season.
Alperen Şengün looks the part of a No. 1 option, with players like Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson and Tari Eason all returning.
Reasons to Struggle:
Durant's durability will have to be monitored given his age and mileage. Thompson isn't a good three-point shooter (27.5 percent last season) and this team ranked just 22nd overall in outside volume last year.
If Durant stays reasonably healthy, however, this should be a top-10 offense.
Indiana Pacers: C-
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Reasons to Thrive:
Andrew Nembhard and Bennedict Mathurin should shine this season given increased opportunities to handle the ball with Tyrese Haliburton sidelined. Pascal Siakam shot a career-high 38.9 percent from three en route to his 20.2 points per game and Obi Toppin had some really nice playoff games to build off of.
Indiana's pace of play shouldn't change even with Haliburton out, which has proven to be difficult for opponents to match.
Reasons to Struggle:
There's just no way the Pacers can come close to reaching their 9th-ranked offense from a season ago without Haliburton and Myles Turner, who left for the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency.
Indiana had a measly offensive rating of 111.5 (33rd percentile) in all non-Haliburton minutes last season and Turner's three-point shooting can't be replicated by Isaiah Jackson. This offense is going to look completely different until Haliburton can return.
Los Angeles Clippers: A-
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Reasons to Thrive:
After a pedestrian start to the season, the Los Angeles Clippers ranked 4th in offense after the All-Star break. A full season of Bogdan Bogdanović will help spark the bench and this team added Bradley Beal, Brook Lopez and Chris Paul in free agency.
Trading for John Collins also gives James Harden (and now Paul) another lob threat while making this rotation extremely deep overall.
Reasons to Struggle:
Kawhi Leonard played in just 37 games last season and durability will forever be a concern. Norman Powell was really good for the Clippers in 2024-25, yet was traded in the Collins deal.
This is one of the oldest teams in the NBA, especially after signing Paul. Luckily, the Clippers' depth and excellent coaching staff will help cover up a lot of these potential concerns.
Los Angeles Lakers: B+
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Reasons to Thrive:
The Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 120.3 (86th percentile) with Luka Dončić and LeBron James on the floor last season. A slimmed-down Dončić with a full training camp to build chemistry with his Lakers teammates should only improve this team's scoring attack.
Deandre Ayton is a big center upgrade, especially on the offensive end. He can knock down mid-range shots or serve as a post-up option that will allow Dončić and James to conserve some offensive energy.
Reasons to Struggle:
The Lakers' offense improved by 9.3 points per 100 possessions with Dorian Finney-Smith on the floor, although the veteran forward left to sign with the Houston Rockets this offseason.
James will turn 41 by the end of the year and has an uncertain future with the Lakers hanging over his head as free agency looms next summer.
Memphis Grizzlies: C+
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Reasons to Thrive:
Surprisingly, the Memphis Grizzlies had the same offensive rating with or without Desmond Bane on the court last season (118.3, 78th percentile). If the team gets a healthy season out of Ja Morant and a leap from second-year forward Jaylen Wells, the loss of Bane may not hurt as much as we think.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope should have a bounce-back year playing with an elite point guard once again and shot 47.2 percent from three over his final 19 games with the Orlando Magic.
Reasons to Struggle:
If Morant battles injuries again, there's no Bane around to help pick up the scoring and playmaking slack, this team could be in trouble.
Luke Kennard left to sign with the Atlanta Hawks and the starting big-man duo of Jaren Jackson Jr. and Zach Edey both underwent summer surgeries to fix ankle and toe injuries.
Miami Heat: C
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Reasons to Thrive:
The trade for Norman Powell gave the Miami Heat starting lineup a 21.8 point-per-game scorer who made 41.8 percent of his threes for the Los Angeles Clippers last season. The cost of just Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love was a no-brainer.
Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins all return, and we could see a second-year jump from Kel'el Ware, who showed some floor-spacing ability at 7' tall.
Reasons to Struggle:
The Miami Heat ranked 20th in offensive rating following the Jimmy Butler trade and were 15th out of 16 playoff teams in scoring.
There's a lot of complementary scorers on this roster in Herro, Powell, Adebayo and Wiggins, yet no true alpha to rally around. This should be yet another middle-of-the-pack offense (and team in general) as currently constructed.
Milwaukee Bucks: C-
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Reasons to Thrive:
Swapping out Brook Lopez for Myles Turner is a nice upgrade at the center position, as the latter is eight years younger and more mobile. Turner made a career-high 39.6 percent of his threes last season and is an ideal fit alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in the frontcourt.
Getting Gary Trent Jr., Taurean Prince and Kevin Porter Jr. to re-sign helps the team's shooting and offensive depth while a full training camp with Kyle Kuzma should get the veteran forward more comfortable in the offense. Signing Cole Anthony was an underrated pickup of the NBA offseason as well.
Reasons to Struggle:
No Damian Lillard is going to really limit this team's ceiling, especially on the offensive end.
Milwaukee ranked a respectable 10th in offense last season. Losing an All-Star point guard who averaged 24.9 points and 7.1 assists is going to cause this team to fall into the bottom 10, even considering the unstoppable freight train that is Antetokounmpo.
Minnesota Timberwolves: A-
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Reasons to Thrive:
The Minnesota Timberwolves had the 3rd-best offense (120.4 rating) after the All-Star break last season with Julius Randle looking more comfortable as the year went along. In his final 16 games of the regular season, Randle averaged 18.4 points on 54.0 percent shooting overall and 43.7 percent from three.
Anthony Edwards is quickly becoming one of the best players in the NBA and we should see players like Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr. take on bigger roles.
Reasons to Struggle:
Mike Conley Jr. is going to be 38 in October but will likely remain the starting point guard until one of the younger guys proves he's worthy of taking his place. Conley's 8.2 points per game last year were a career low.
This team is probably still a little too reliant on Edwards, although running back the same starting five should help with the comfort level of all.
New Orleans Pelicans: D
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Reasons to Thrive:
A healthy Zion Williamson is still one of the greatest offensive forces in the NBA and newly-acquired Jordan Poole averaged a career-high 20.5 points, 4.5 assists and shot 37.8 percent from three last season.
No. 7 overall pick Jeremiah Fears is extremely talented and Trey Murphy III had a breakout year in 2024-25 with 21.1 points and 3.5 assists a game.
Reasons to Struggle:
The Pelicans ranked just 27th in offense last year, have lost starting point guard Dejounte Murray to a torn Achilles, traded CJ McCollum and will be reliant on a rookie point guard to play big minutes.
Mix in the uncertainty around Williamson's durability and there's just not a lot of room for optimism here.
New York Knicks: A
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Reasons to Thrive:
The New York Knicks may have struggled with defense and depth issues last season, although their offense was one of the very best in the NBA (117.3 rating, No. 5 overall).
New York brings back the same starting five for Year 2 together and beefed up the bench with Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns should both be in their primes and each finished in the top-20 in scoring last season.
Reasons to Struggle:
The Knicks ranked just 24th in three-point makes per game last season (12.6) and need to modernize their offense a bit.
New head coach Mike Brown gave us one of the greatest offensive seasons in NBA history with the Sacramento Kings in 2022-23. We'll see if he can do more of the same here.
Oklahoma City Thunder: A+
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Reasons to Thrive:
How much time do you have?
This was the No. 3 offense last year overall and No. 1 after the All-Star break. Everyone on the roster (save for Alex Caruso, maybe) is a year closer to their prime and 6'6" point guard Nikola Topić will make his NBA debut after missing last season with a torn ACL.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the league with 32.7 points per game while six other players finished with double-digit averages. The Thunder didn't lose a single player from their championship rotation.
From isolation scoring to three-point shooting, you'll find OKC near the top of every offensive category.
Reasons to Struggle:
Topić may not look like a rotation player right away as he acclimates himself to the NBA coming off a major injury. Jalen Williams shot his three-point efficiency fall from 42.7 percent as a sophomore to 36.5 percent last season.
These are very minor problems, however. The Thunder offense should be the best in the NBA next season and is the only squad to get a perfect A+ here.
Orlando Magic: C-
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Reasons to Thrive:
The Orlando Magic knew they needed more shooting and playmaking and made efforts to improve both.
Trading for Desmond Bane (19.2 points, 5.3 assists, 39.2 percent from three) as the team's new starting shooting guard was a nice move, even if it came at a hefty price. Signing Tyus Jones to play backup point guard is exactly the type of player this roster needed, someone who thrives setting the table for others while rarely turning the ball over.
Reasons to Struggle:
Bane and Jones are great, but the Magic are climbing out of a deep pit.
Orlando ranked just 27th overall in offense and were dead last in both made three-pointers (11.2 per game) and efficiency (31.8 percent).
Franz Wagner has been terrible from deep the past two years (28.9 percent) and needs to get back to a mid-30s clip. This offense is no longer an F, but it won't be one of the NBA's best, either.
Philadelphia 76ers: C-
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Reasons to Thrive:
Even as veterans like Joel Embiid and Paul George fight through injuries, a nice young core is building here. Adding No. 3 overall pick VJ Edgecombe alongside Tyrese Maxey and Jared McCain gives this team a tantalizing backcourt to build around for the next decade.
As long as Maxey was on the floor last season, the Sixers had an above-average offense (115.3 rating, 56th percentile).
Reasons to Struggle:
George underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in the middle of July and will almost certainly miss the beginning of the season. At age 35, it's fair to question if he'll ever come close to making an All-Star team again.
Embiid played a career-low 19 games last season and is 31. There's also no true power forward on this team, meaning George or Kelly Oubre Jr. will likely be forced to play the position. There are just too many injury concerns to think this will be a consistently good offense.
Phoenix Suns: D+
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Reasons to Thrive:
Despite a disappointing season, the Phoenix Suns finished a respectable 13th in offense last season and still have Devin Booker in the prime of his career. Booker averaged a career-high 7.1 assists a game last season to go along with his 25.6 points.
Jalen Green has a ton of untapped offensive potential after leading the Houston Rockets in scoring last year (21.0 points per game) and the center position should be much better with the additions of Mark Williams and rookie Khaman Maluach.
Reasons to Struggle:
The Suns struggled to score with Kevin Durant off the court last year (112.3 rating, 37th percentile) and waived Bradley Beal, who averaged 17.0 points on nearly 50 percent shooting.
Booker isn't a true point guard but will be forced to play the position again with Tyus Jones leaving in free agency and Green as the starting two-guard. There's not a lot of playmaking on this roster, no matter how much Booker has improved.
Portland Trail Blazers: C
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Reasons to Thrive:
Adding a veteran like Jrue Holiday should help on both ends of the floor, as he brings some additional playmaking and outside shooting alongside whatever guard he's paired with.
His presence should help young players like Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe, both of whom have a very high offensive ceiling. Damian Lillard can offer his coaching services as he spends the year recovering from a torn Achilles. Deni Avdija averaged a career-high 16.9 points and 3.9 assists and is still only 24.
Reasons to Struggle:
The Portland Trail Blazers finished just 22nd in offense last season and were among the worst three-point shooting teams in the NBA (34.2 percent, 26th overall).
Even with Holiday, these numbers aren't going to move much unless there's a lot of internal improvement. This team desperately needs Henderson or Sharpe to look like a star, which could happen with Holiday and Lillard in the locker room.
Sacramento Kings: B+
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Reasons to Thrive:
There's a ton of offensive talent on this roster, as Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan can all look to score or get others involved. Dennis Schröder was brought over to help solidify the point guard position following the De'Aaron Fox trade and Devin Carter should be better in Year 2 now fully healthy.
LaVine shot the ball incredibly well (44.6 percent from three) while Malik Monk averaged a career-high 17.2 points and 5.6 assists per game.
Reasons to Struggle:
This offense tailed off after the Fox trade (12th overall in the NBA) yet should recover somewhat with the addition of Schröder.
It's fair to question if there's a true No. 1 scoring option on this team, or if LaVine, DeRozan, Sabonis and Monk will all take turns on any given night. This could cause some late-game messiness with no established pecking order.
San Antonio Spurs: B+
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Reasons to Thrive:
A full training camp to get De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama acclimated should do wonders for their chemistry. The latter has a chance to become one of the best players in the NBA this season and averaged 24.3 points, 3.7 assists and 3.1 made threes a game as a sophomore. The combination of his size, length, outside shooting and ability to finish around the rim are all elite weapons for the San Antonio Spurs to build around.
Dylan Harper was largely overshadowed by Cooper Flagg, although the No. 2 overall pick should make an immediate offensive impact. He's already really good at breaking down opponents on the perimeter and getting to the rim and showed how good of an off-ball threat he can be during Summer League.
Reasons to Struggle:
Chris Paul made a big impact on this team's offense last season, with the Spurs scoring 4.9 more points per 100 possessions with the veteran guard on the floor (87th percentile). He's since signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle needs to develop a better outside shot (28.5 percent from three) and a pecking order will need to be determined in the backcourt now with three good options.
Toronto Raptors: C-
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Reasons to Thrive:
Brandon Ingram will finally make his Toronto Raptors debut after being traded to the team at the deadline last season. The 27-year-old averaged 22.2 points, 5.2 assists and shot 37.4 percent from three for the New Orleans Pelicans in 2024-25.
A healthy season from Immanuel Quickley would do wonders for this Raptors' scoring attack as well. Limited to just 33 games a year ago, Quickley is a three-level scorer who needs to combine his own shot-making with some table setting.
Reasons to Struggle:
Shooting.
The Raptors ranked just 26th in offense last season, primarily due to a measly 11.8 three-pointers per game. Only the Orlando Magic made fewer. Scottie Barnes connected on just 27.1 percent of his threes, the worst mark of his four-year career.
There are a lot of talented individual players on this team. We just have no idea how they'll all fit.
Utah Jazz: F
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Reasons to Thrive:
Well…
Lauri Markkanen hasn't been traded yet, even though Collin Sexton, John Collins and Jordan Clarkson are all gone. Cody Williams can't be as bad in Year 2. Hopefully we finally get a healthy season out of Taylor Hendricks.
Rookies Ace Bailey and Walter Clayton have bright futures and there's plenty of other young talent sprinkled throughout the roster. Will Hardy is a good head coach who should get the most out of his players.
Reasons to Struggle:
An offense that ranked 24th last season just got a lot worse with so many key losses.
The Jazz have a first-round pick to protect and will rely on a rookie-heavy wing to help them keep it. This could very well be the worst offense in all of basketball, especially if Markkanen is traded.
Washington Wizards: F
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Reasons to Thrive:
The Washington Wizards have added a handful of veterans to help this young core and should have both CJ McCollum and Khris Middleton in their starting lineup to begin the season.
Selecting Texas star Tre Johnson with the No. 6 overall pick gives this franchise a potential star to build around.
Reasons to Struggle:
The Wizards ranked dead last in offense last year (105.8 rating), including a 29th-place finish in three-point shooting (33.5 percent). Leading scorer Jordan Poole has since been traded.
Outside of McCollum and Middleton (who are both years past their primes) this is an extremely young roster that needs a few more seasons of development. Washington may not be last this year with the Brooklyn Nets and Utah Jazz around, but won't rise much higher than the late 20s, either.
