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

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Miami Heat Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro (Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports) /

Miami Heat

Starting Lineup

Kyle Lowry
Tyler Herro
Josh Richardson
Jimmy Butler
Bam Adebayo

Key Bench Players

Kevin Love
Thomas Bryant
Duncan Robinson
Caleb Martin

Season Overview: Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro seemed to be annoyed that the Milwaukee Bucks were able to land their potential point guard – and I would be too considering the state of this team. Obviously, they are the reigning Eastern Conference champions, but they missed out on Damian Lillard and Max Strus left this offseason.

They are still a threat in the Eastern Conference, but their holes were not addressed coming into the season.

Milwaukee Bucks

Starting Lineup

Damian Lillard
Malik Beasley
Khris Middleton
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Brook Lopez

Key Bench Players

Pat Connaughton
Bobby Portis

Season Overview: The NBA is one of the most exciting sports when it comes to face trading places because teams are able to go all-in at a much more frequent rate than other sports. All it takes is one guy to change the trajectory of a team, and adding a guy like Damian Lillard to an already stacked championship contender sent shockwaves through the NBA world.

Losing Jrue Holiday will hurt them defensively, but Malik Beasley and Lillard give them a strong outside presence to pair with the dominant force of Giannis and the swiss army knife that is Khris Middleton. With a starting lineup this strong and a solid bench, I would expect this team to be there at the end – I just wonder if losing Grayson Allen is something they can overcome.

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