The Hawks officially turned the page to the next phase of their franchise when they traded Trae Young and handed the reins of the offense to Jalen Johnson. This leads to questions about how the rest of the current roster fits around Johnson, especially scorers like Kuminga and McCollum. Also, is Okongwu a starting caliber 5 in a starting rotation that features Johnson as the main facilitator?

While Cunningham is a premier player, the Pistons have been looking for a solution at backup point guard for a while now, including bringing in Dennis Schroder. The stretch run and playoffs should shine some light about whether Daniss Jenkins is part of this answer.

This past offseason, Detroit was unable to reach a deal to extend Jalen Duren, leaving the team to balance his restricted free agency with pivotal extension decisions for Ausar Thompson and possibly Isaiah Stewart.

Perhaps their crown jewel young player, Amen Thompson is going to be eligible for a rookie scale extension this summer and his potential could reach as high as Defensive Player of the Year. The max language that could be in his deal should be monitored.

Eason and Houston were unable to reach an extension last offseason. For one of the integral pieces of the roster, this leaves a huge question mark as Eason takes the floor this year.

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.