NBA: Predicting 4 teams that will take the biggest step back in 2021

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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Four NBA teams that will take a step back in 2020-21

NBA preseason for the 2020-21 season is officially underway with the regular season slated to begin in less than 10 days. After a shortened offseason, there are plenty of questions heading into the start of the basketball year.

From how the teams that played deep into the NBA’s restart will perform to how new players will look in their new landing spots; the 2020-21 season is set up to be one of the most entertaining seasons in recent history. Of course, that’s assuming the global pandemic doesn’t throw a wrench in the season once again.

As we inch closer to the official start of the 2020-21 NBA season, we explore four teams that will be taking a step back this season. In short, that could mean these playoff teams will not be making a return to the postseason in 2021.