2024 NBA training camp: Storylines, extensions, depth charts - ESPN

It's time to gear up for the 2024-25 NBA season with training camps beginning on Tuesday — exactly three weeks before opening night.

Before the Boston Celtics tip off the season by raising their 18th NBA championship banner against the New York Knicks on Oct. 22, there are storylines, transactions and decisions to monitor across the league over the next few weeks.

To get you ready, we break down all 30 teams and answer the top question for each as it prepares for the regular season.

We also include each team's full depth chart going into training camp and explain how certain contracts — Exhibit 9, Exhibit 10 and two-way deals — will work.

Notes: Any players on a non-guaranteed contract will begin to incur a per-day cap hit if not waived by 5 p.m. ET. on Oct. 19. A player with an asterisk has an Exhibit 9 in his contract.

Jump to a team:

ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTAH | WSH

Guaranteed contracts: 15
Partial/Non: 0
Exhibit 10: 2
Two-way: 3

What to watch for: Who starts next to Trae Young?

While extension talks for forward Jalen Johnson are a priority off the court, there is an open competition for Young's backcourt partner.

Atlanta made it a priority to split up the Young and Dejounte Murray backcourt this offseason, picking up two first-round picks from New Orleans and a package of players including Dyson Daniels, who started 16 games last season and gives Atlanta more of a defensive presence.

"[Daniels'] defensive versatility is something that really stands out," Hawks general manager Landry Fields said in the offseason. «His shooting has gotten better. It is something that we think can get an