In advance of the NBA’s 2021 draft and free agent period, Hoops Rumors is previewing the coming offseason for all 30 teams, looking at their salary cap situations and the roster decisions they’ll have to make this summer
Our Offseason Preview articles are linked below, sorted by conference and division. This list, which can be found under the “Hoops Rumors Features” menu on the right sidebar on our desktop site, or on the “Features” page in our mobile menu, will continue to be updated as we complete our previews for all 30 teams.
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
Central
Southeast
Western Conference
Northwest
Pacific
Southwest
3 teams are likely to downgrade the roster
1 Lakers
It’s not feasible to upgrade the roster by SNT free agents because other teams would have to overpay Lakers FAs
2 Suns
Suns are unlikely to join the bidding war for free agent Payne this summer and Cam Johnson next summer because of tax
3 Jazz
Jazz have no tax room to sign all star Conley
The Jazz can retain Conley if the new owner is willing to pay the tax…they might not necessarily get better, but they could still retain their core and try to hit on the 30th draft pick
If they retain Conley, Mitchell keeps developing and maybe package Bogey along with the 30th they could get better.
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