Now that the 2023-24 NBA regular season is over, we're turning our attention to how each team should approach the offseason, including the draft and free agency. It starts with the 10 teams that have been jockeying for lottery position and the best chance of making the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA draft. Four more teams joined them after losing in the play-in tournament, and they'll be followed by the 16 teams who participate in the 2024 NBA playoffs.
We're breaking down the potential moves for each 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
Eliminated in first round
Philadelphia 76ers
2023-24 record: 47-35
Draft picks in June: No. 16 and No. 41 (via CHI)
Free agents: Tyrese Maxey (R), Tobias Harris, De'Anthony Melton, Nicolas Batum, Kyle Lowry, Cameron Payne, Robert Covington, Buddy Hield, KJ Martin, Kelly Oubre Jr., Mo Bamba, Jeff Dowtin Jr. (T) and Terquavion Smith (R)
State of the roster: Starting with the decision not to extend Tyrese Maxey last July and the James Harden trade in early November, 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey has spent the better part of the past year preserving cap space, building up Philadelphia's draft equity and waiting for the next All-Star to become available, either in a trade or free agency. The 76ers have nearly $60 million in cap space and five tradable first-round picks starting the night of the draft, plus two franchise pillars in Maxey and Joel Embiid. Philadelphia went 31-8 during the regular season when Embiid and Maxey started together. In addition to solving how to use the 76ers' cap space, Morey has to prioritize which of Philadelphia's league-high 12 free agents fit going forward.