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

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Detroit Pistons

Starting Lineup

Cade Cunningham
Jaden Ivey
Ausar Thompson
Bojan Bogdanovic
Jalen Duran

Key Bench Players

Monte Morris
Alec Burks
Joe Harris
Isaiah Stewart
James Wiseman

Season Overview: The Detroit Pistons continue to build something that could be a very exciting team in two or three years. Monte Morris is a key piece for them in my opinion from a veteran standpoint – I think he can really help a guy like Jaden Ivey with his development.

They will show flashes as their young stars continue to grow, but they will be one of the worst teams in the league. This isn’t a knock on them – they are very talented, but they are young and it simply isn’t their time yet.

Indiana Pacers

Starting Lineup

Tyrese Haliburton
Bennedict Mathurin
Bruce Brown
Obi Toppin
Myles Turner

Key Bench Players

TJ Mcconnell
Buddy Hield
Jarace Walker

Season Overview: The Indiana Pacers are going to surprise a lot of people this season – I think they could potentially be a top 4 team in the Eastern Conference. Tyrese Haliburton is an absolute game changer and Bruce Brown and Obi Toppin help round out their roster and add to their depth.

On some nights, teams will walk away thinking to themselves, “How are we supposed to stop them?”

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