Both Kemba Walker and the Hornets have a complicated $221 million question to deal with this summer that will determine just about everything for both parties. Read more »

With few free agents and only Ryan Anderson as a real roster decision, it could be a quiet start to the offseason for the Heat. Read more »

The Warriors are going to perform their third quarter act more often than not. If the Raptors don't respond with panic and dread, at least they give themselves a chance. But life is sometimes cruel for no reason. Read more »

This summer is about taking the next step by adding more talent around the young core, especially if they can find a backup combo guard. Read more »

The symmetry is nice: in Toronto's first ever Finals victory- a long time coming in the sense that it's been 24 years of existence without a single trip to The Finals, longer-seeming due to their habitual postseason collapses- they relied on a pair of projects, one fading from stardom and one emerging into it, who took a circuitous route to top of their field. Read more »

With John Wall out and Bradley Beal playing at nearly an All-NBA level, the Wizards are too good to tank but not good enough to be a real contender. This offseason is about hiring the right GM and beginning to put a long-term plan in place. Read more »

Klay Thompson is too good to grace these power rankings but his luxuriousness to the Warriors gives him a unique pass, while the way Patrick McCaw has proven himself to be a man past surprise sneaks him onto the list as well. Read more »

There are multiple paths available to the Lakers this offseason, all of them involve a quick turnaround to maximize the presence of LeBron Jame. Read more »

We strive to explain the Raptors' Finals run because it's a dense question to puzzle over and we've got time to kill. But there is something else to do, less active but no less worthy: appreciating the moment, and everything that's come before, not divining a straight line through it but drinking in the beauty and ugliness of the broader pastiche. Read more »

The Warriors seem once again buoyant as though they're feeling a certain weight lifted when not having to work with a guy who's so domineeringly miserable. Read more »

The Wolves now have a new front office lead, but this offseason will likely be more of a subtle reset than significant overhaul. Read more »

Building through the draft is usually an exercise in compiling as much talent as possible and letting things sort themselves out over time. For the Hawks, they have been doing this while also assemblings players who complement each other. Read more »

This offseason is about retaining Kristaps Porzingis on as team-friendly a contract as possible, and then filling out the roster with depth. Read more »

This trio of secondary stars are all crucial to their respective team's success. Yet they also operate on a level without the burden of legacy building. Read more »

This offseason is all about finding the right Anthony Davis (and possibly Jrue Holiday trade) to immediately begin building around Zion Williamson. Read more »

The mechanism that brought Zion Williamson to the NBA isn't perfect, but it's what we have and it won't matter if he's as good as advertised. Read more »

With J.R. Smith and Dion Waiters sitting at home, we celebrate the ones who might fill their shoes. A little brother named Seth Curry and a baseball player named Pat Connaughton are ripe for their J,R./Zion moment. Read more »

The Grizzlies officially begun their rebuild by trading Marc Gasol. It is expected to get fully going this offseason with a Mike Conley deal. Read more »

The Warriors didn't exactly play like giants in Game 5 so much as they played like themselves- brilliantly, then sloppily, then plenty well enough to win. Kevin Durant wasn't there at the end, but then again neither was James Harden. Read more »

The Celtics started the season making a lot of hard promises. It is on the cusp of ending in a way that seemed so obvious based on their 82-game sample. Read more »