NBA offseason 2024: Guides for every eliminated NBA team - ESPN

With the end of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, we're turning our attention to how each team should approach the offseason, including through the draft and free agency.

The Atlanta Hawks, 36-46 this season for a 10th-place finish in the Eastern Conference, rocketed up the lottery board to grab the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft.

While the 2024 NBA playoffs continue to narrow to an eventual champion, we're breaking down the potential moves for each eliminated franchise, including a look at the state of each roster, finances, priorities for each front office, extension candidates to watch, team needs and future draft assets.

Key: ETO = Early Termination Option | P = Player Option | R = Restricted | T = Team Option

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

2023-24 record: 47-35

Draft picks in June: No. 36 (via TOR), No. 49 (via CLE) and No. 50 (via NOP)

Free agents: Pascal Siakam, Doug McDermott, Jalen Smith (P), Obi Toppin ®, James Johnson, Oscar Tshiebwe ®, Isaiah Wong ® and Quenton Jackson ®

State of the roster: Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard tipped his hand last season on building the roster around Tyrese Haliburton: «I think we'll be pretty aggressive in the marketplace. We made some big offers at the trade deadline. Quite frankly, I'm a little itchy. We have this unique player in Tyrese who has maybe put us way ahead of schedule.» While no trade materialized, the statement served as a reminder that Indiana was not content in the lottery a third straight season. Six months after Pritchard declared they were open for business, the Pacers traded for