NBA: Wrap around 2023-24 season primer for all 30 teams

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Chicago Bulls

Starting Lineup

Alex Caruso
Zach LaVine
DeMar DeRozan
Patrick Williams
Nikola Vucevic

Key Bench Players

Coby White
Andre Drummond

Season overview: The Lonzo Ball saga continues to be one of the sadder stories in the NBA as he and the Bulls continue to essentially be in limbo. I see this team being in a similar situation to last – a fringe playoff team that maybe finally trades their stars in order to begin a new rebuilding phase.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting Lineup

Darius Garland
Donovan Mitchell
Max Strus
Evan Mobley
Jarrett Allen

Key Bench Players

Ricky Rubio
Caris Levert

Season overview: Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell will again be one of the better backcourts in the NBA, and the addition of Max Strus will hopefully give them a more consistent threat from deep than they’ve had in the last few years.

One of the most apparent issues they had last year that was exposed by the Knicks was their ability to rebound the basketball – if Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley can fix those problems then this team can be a problem in the East.

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