Although they run a two big lineup, they aren’t the most physical team down low. How effectively their bigs are able to rim run will be very telling in their success around Harden and Mitchell.

When Ty Jerome left, the bench production took a significant hit. They have not completely re-calibrated their bench unit. Their bench unit can be transformed again in the offseason at a relatively low asset cost.

One of the moves around the deadline was to bring in Tyus Jones as a creator to put around Flagg, but he didn’t even stick until the end of the season. However, does this signal that Dallas will be looking for veteran pieces to surround Flagg as opposed to developmental role players?

Bones Hyland is the only true point guard left in their rotation, but DiVincenzo has been serviceable as a starting ballhandler and Ayo also provides some great handling. How this group fares down the stretch will be informative as to whether they go shopping for another ballhandler this summer.

When KAT was traded, the Randle, Gobert, Reid front court rotation became an essential part of the team flourishing in the playoffs. However, after resigning Reid and Randle, the questions still surround if this fit can achieve the ultimate goal of a championship supporting Edwards.

This core has proven that they can win together, but Butler’s injury on an already truncated window simply due to age brings the move to bring in Porzingis under the microscope. If Porzingis and Butler can get and stay healthy for the stretch run next season, this could be the last run for Curry and Green.

Simply put, the question we have been asking for years, what happens when Steph and Draymond move on?

Bridges has had an interesting journey ever since off-court issues forced him to miss significant time and sign his qualifying offer. Even after becoming an unrestricted free agent, he ended up back with Charlotte and has continued to be a key rotation player. This offseason could be the crossroads where his future shakes out as an extension eligible player.

Charlotte has stockpiled many young players in the past few years and many have blossomed into players with significant potential. At this point, it is likely time for Charlotte to start turning the corner past simply stockpiling talent and building a roster around the most promising players. The question is which players will be flipped in the process.

Barring an improbable but not impossible finals run, this summer will bring a renewed look at whether the organic growth of young players is enough to take the next step or whether it is the time to rely on external talent accumulation around Wembanyama.

With Castle and Harper both blossoming in their young careers, the role for Fox and even Vassell may look very different than originally envisioned when they signed their respective contracts. How leadership values each of them in the coming years will be worth monitoring although I don’t expect a big move this offseason.

Denver had a great offseason signing highly coveted veterans like Hardaway and Brown, but only to short term contracts. Leadership will need to either retain these key rotation players or find replacements in their young players or in the draft.

The previous leadership traded assets to take many bites at the draft apple in the hopes that they could find the correct rotation players late in the draft to surround and support Jokic and the core. Thus far, this leadership has gone searching for veteran role players to be in the rotation and players like Strawther and Holmes have fallen out of the rotation as a result. This offseason may provide some direction.

Lebron will likely be the ultimate last-say, but the Lakers also have a decision on whether this is a sustainable partnership.

The Ayton signing made some sense, especially if he can become consistently aggressive as a roll man. But past that, returning Jaxson Hayes and not upgrading in rim protection could spell trouble for the Lakers driving them right back to the drawing board for a center this summer.

The roster is built on midrange scorers and allowing them to create their own space in the midrange and shooting in a phone booth. In today’s NBA, this goes against the grain when efficient offense built on long-range shooting and lobs is the highest valued. Even if the Kings choose to pivot, the return value may be tempered by the type of players here.

Clifford and Raynaud have shown promise, but it is doubtful that they will develop into franchise cornerstones. This leaves a decision for the new leadership on how they will handle the future of these young players.

The Clippers have systematically built their cap sheets to clear in 2027 which leads to questions about whether they will be willing to sacrifice flexibility for one more run.

It will be interesting to watch how the Clippers handle their recent addition in restricted free agency, which has been increasingly hostile in recent years.