The Spurs missed the playoffs for a second straight year, but are they rebuilding or retooling?

The Hornets seemed to take some steps forward last year but still ended up out of the postseason. What now?

The Kings were hoping for a step forward but took baby steps, if any, while the West improved by leaps and bounds. Same as it ever was.

The Bulls are going for it but still came up short, though their All-Star pairing looks good going forward. Can Chicago break its postseason slump?

The Raptors didn’t look anything like themselves in 2020-21, playing far from home and mostly going through the motions. Let’s take a closer look.

The Wolves got their core set up, but significant injuries prevented the team from gaining any momentum in another lost season.

Mike Passador and Rhett Bauer talk about the season in Cleveland, where continued growth from the backcourt couldn’t put the Cavs out of the league’s bottom handful of teams.

Our resident international expert and Magic fan, Dio Nikiforos, looks back at the Magic, who decided to blow it all up and look to the next chapter.

The rebuilding Pistons didn’t win many games in 2020-21 but they came away with a clearer blueprint for the future which at the end of the day was what mattered most in this season’s campaign.

A tumultuous season in Houston left a mess for fantasy managers, though a few players were able to stand out. Let’s recap the 2020-21 year for the Rockets.