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Five teams ready — or desperate — to breakthrough into the playoffs

Making the playoffs in the NBA has always seemed a low bar — more than half the teams in the league get in — but it may never be harder than this season. Right now, the league is stacked with quality teams. There may be only a handful of Warriors or Bucks level teams on a contending tier, but both conferences enter the season 11 or 12 deep with teams that have the talent to make the playoffs. Strong teams are going to be in the play-in this year, and a couple will miss the postseason altogether.

Three things that will determine if these Cavaliers can win a ring in a few years

With four All-Star level players on the roster — Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen and Darius Garland have all made an All-Star team, and soon-to-be sophomore Evan Mobley hasn’t but could be the best of the bunch — the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to be good after their trade for Mitchell. They are a playoff team (I think their regular-season range is No.4-7 seed, the East is deep).

Donovan Mitchell trade grades - What the shocking deal means for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz

What does Donovan Mitchell's trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers mean for the Cavaliers' chances of contending in the Eastern Conference?

NBA 5-on-5 - Does the trade for Donovan Mitchell make the Cleveland Cavaliers contenders in the East?

What is going on in Utah? Two months to the day after the Utah Jazz sent three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves, his former teammate Donovan Mitchell is on the move, as well.

Sources - Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell in blockbuster trade

After the New York Knicks temporarily walked away on talks Monday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers aggressively pursued and acquired three-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a trade with the Utah Jazz on Thursday, sources told ESPN.

NBA trade tracker - Grades, details for every deal for the 2022-23 season

Following a flurry of trades around the NBA draft and free agency, fans had been waiting for a potential Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell deal to materialize this summer. With Durant committing to making things work in Brooklyn, that left Mitchell, who was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers after talks with the New York Knicks broke down earlier in the week.

Cavaliers acquire All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell from Jazz: reports

Donovan Mitchell is headed east.

Report: Cavaliers “not proceeding with the intention” of signing LeBron

On Thursday, Aug. 4, the Lakers can and will offer LeBron James a contract extension of two years, $97.1 million.

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Five teams ready — or desperate — to breakthrough into the playoffs

Three things that will determine if these Cavaliers can win a ring in a few years

Donovan Mitchell trade grades - What the shocking deal means for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz

NBA 5-on-5 - Does the trade for Donovan Mitchell make the Cleveland Cavaliers contenders in the East?

Sources - Cleveland Cavaliers acquire Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell in blockbuster trade

NBA trade tracker - Grades, details for every deal for the 2022-23 season

Cavaliers acquire All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell from Jazz: reports

Report: Cavaliers “not proceeding with the intention” of signing LeBron