NBA free agency 2024: Priorities, player needs for 30 teams - ESPN

The 2024 NBA offseason has started for all but two teams — the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks — and we have a much clearer picture of the big questions facing each franchise.

Which decisions on key players, trades and new contracts will matter most ahead of the NBA draft (June 26-27) and the free agency window (officially opening June 30 at 6 p.m. ET)?

We're breaking down for all 30 teams what to watch, what to learn from the draft, team needs, salary cap analysis, the impact of the collective bargaining agreement, the depth chart, dates to watch and likely free agents. ESPN draft expert Jeremy Woo examines what each team can do ahead of the draft.

Notes: Depth charts include expected roles for players who are under contract for the 2024-25 season. There's also an explainer for Bird rights at the end of this piece. The future draft assets rating from 1-10 takes into account first- and second-round picks each team possesses in the next seven years. For example, the Oklahoma City Thunder rate a 10, with 33 such picks, while the LA Clippers, with two, rate a 1.

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 | UTA | WAS

Offseason priorities

The direction with the No. 1 overall pick: Keep, move back or package with a player.

Does the two-year body of work warrant trade discussions for Trae Young or Dejounte Murray?

The options to shed salary: Atlanta is a projected luxury tax and first-apron team.

The price point on a new contract for restricted free agent Saddiq Bey.

The Jalen Johnson rookie extension.

The 2024 draft

First round: No. 1 (own)

Second round: None

Draft notebook

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