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          Biggest NBA free-agency and trade decisions for all 30 teams

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          NBA free agency is officially here, and we have a much clearer picture of the big questions facing each franchise.

          Which decisions on key players, trades and new contracts will matter most?

          Let's run through all 30 teams with breakdowns on big-picture priorities, potential moves, cap-space possibilities, team needs, likely free agents and depth charts.

          Note: Depth charts include players under contract for 2019-20. We've included an explainer for Bird rights at the end of this piece.

          Jump to a team:
          East: ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI
          CLE | DET | IND | MIA | MIL
          NYK | ORL | PHI | TOR | WAS
          West: DAL | DEN | GSW | HOU | LAC
          LAL | MEM | MIN | NOP | OKC
          PHX | POR | SAC | SAS | UTA

          More: Top 30 free agents and potential fits

          Atlanta Hawks

          Offseason focus

          • A continued emphasis on player development: seven players on rookie contracts

          • Building out the bench with NBA veterans

          • $63 million in expiring contracts: Evan Turner, Allen Crabbe, Miles Plumlee and Solomon Hill

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • After taking back the contracts of Crabbe and Hill (in trades that will be final on July 6), Atlanta will now have $13.6 million in room.

          • The Hawks will have $4.3 million in room if they elect to keep the $9.4 Dewayne Dedmon cap hold.

          • Atlanta selected Bruno Fernando in the second round and would need to use cap space to sign him for more than two seasons.

          • Atlanta has until July 19 to guarantee the $1.4 million contract of Jaylen Adams. The guard has $100,000 guaranteed in his contract.

          Team needs

          • Bench depth (NBA veterans)

          Free-agent status

          Boston Celtics

          Offseason focus

          • Building an inexperienced bench with four rookies

          • Rookie extension talks with Jaylen Brown

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Boston is expected to renounce Terry Rozier and use cap space to sign Kemba Walker. The Walker signing will leave Boston with $1.4 million in room -- enough to sign one of their second-round round picks (Carsen Edwards or Tremont Waters) to a contract greater than two seasons.

          • Boston has early Bird rights on restricted free agent Daniel Theis and can exceed the cap to sign him.

          • The $1.6 million Semi Ojeleye contract becomes guaranteed if not waived by July 1.

          Team needs

          • Point guard if no Rozier

          • Shooting off the bench

          • The Utah version of Gordon Hayward

          • Replacement for Horford at center

          Free-agent status

          Brooklyn Nets

          Offseason focus

          • Targeting a second max player alongside Kyrie Irving: Kevin Durant or Tobias Harris?

          • Find a plan with cap space if only one max player is signed: Left with $35 million in room

          • Don't take an aggressive approach on Caris LeVert or Taurean Prince extensions if cap flexibility is needed in 2020

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Once the Irving signing is finalized, Brooklyn will have $36.8 million in room.

          • To create cap space for a second max player, Brooklyn will need to waive the $2.6 million in non-guaranteed contracts for Shabazz Napier and Treveon Graham. Both players have July 10 guarantee dates. And for the Nets to have room for Durant -- commanding a more expensive max given his 10 years of service -- they would need to move Dzanan Musa and a player like Rodions Kurucs.

          • Brooklyn would need to use cap space to sign second-round picks Nic Claxton and Jaylen Hands for more than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • A second All-Star

          • Scoring stretch-4

          Free-agent status

          • D'Angelo Russell | Bird

          • Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Bird

          • DeMarre Carroll | Bird

          • Ed Davis | non-Bird

          • Jared Dudley | Bird

          • Theo Pinson | non-Bird

          • Alan Williams | non-Bird

          Charlotte Hornets

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Trade: $7.8 million (expires July 8)

          Cap-space breakdown

          • With 11 players under contract, including first-round pick PJ Washington, Charlotte has $101 million in committed salary. Factoring in the full midlevel and bi-annual exceptions would have Charlotte acting as a team over the cap

          • The $1. 6 million contract of Dwayne Bacon becomes guaranteed on Aug. 1

          • Charlotte will need to use part of the midlevel to sign second-round picks Cody Martin and Jalen McDaniels for more than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Point guard

          • Malik Monk and Miles Bridges to turn into starters

          Free-agent status

          Chicago Bulls

          Offseason focus

          • The open competition at starting point guard: Coby White, Kris Dunn or look to free agency

          • The future of Dunn (entering year four) after the addition of White: Trade or look to retain?

          • Improve depth on the wings with the $23 million in cap space

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Chicago should be active with its $22.3 million in room -- a number that could increase to $23.7 million if the nonguaranteed contracts of Walter Lemon Jr. and Shaquille Harrison are waived.

          • Expect the Bulls to focus on two priorities: finding a veteran starting point guard and adding depth off the bench at shooting guard and small forward.

          • Zach LaVine cannot be traded without his approval. The restriction will expire on July 13.

          • Chicago would need to use cap space to sign second-round pick Daniel Gafford to a contract for longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Veteran depth on wings

          • Backup 4

          Free-agent status

          Cleveland Cavaliers

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Biannual: 3.6 million

          • Trade: $2.8 million, $1.5 million and $1.5 million

          • Note: Using more than $5.7 of the midlevel or biannual exception would hard cap Cleveland at $138 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Moving the JR Smith guarantee date from June 30 to July 15 (with an option to push it back to Aug. 1), gives Cleveland additional time to trade his $15.7 million contract. Smith has $4.4 million in protected salary.

          • Trading Smith for a comparable but guaranteed salary (like Tyler Johnson) would put the Cavaliers into the luxury tax. Cleveland would need to weigh if adding a draft asset is worth paying a significant financial penalty.

          • If Smith is waived and stretched, Cleveland will be $1.4 million below the luxury tax with one roster spot open. The cost of a minimum player is $1.6 million.

          Team needs

          • The ability to accept roles, namely from the veterans on a rebuild

          • Young players buying into new head coach John Beilein

          Free-agent status

          Dallas Mavericks

          Offseason focus

          • The plan with cap space: Can Luka Doncic help attract top free agents?

          • Restricted free-agent options with Kristaps Porzingis: Full max or attempt to include protections against future injuries?

          • Financial creativity while building the bench: Take advantage of low cap holds

          • How to handle the expiring contract of Courtney Lee

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The Mavericks are operating over the salary cap because of the $21.3 million trade exception created when Zach Randolph was acquired from the Kings.

          • For Dallas to create room, the trade exception will need to be renounced along with the free-agent holds of J.J. Barea, Salah Mejri and Devin Harris.

          • If all four transactions occur, Dallas will enter the summer with $28.8 million in space. The Mavericks also have the $12.7 million Lee contract to stretch over three seasons, creating $8.2 million in additional room.

          • The low cap holds of Trey Burke ($1.6 million), Maxi Kleber ($1.8 million) and Dorian Finney-Smith ($1.9 million) give the Mavericks the advantage of using cap space and then signing each player to exceed the cap.

          • Dallas has until June 29 to guarantee the $1.4 million Ryan Broekhoff contract.

          • Dallas would need to use cap space to sign second-round pick Isaiah Roby to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Note: Dallas would need to waive Daryl Macon or Kostas Antetokounmpo to sign Josh Reaves to a two-way contract

          Team needs

          • Point guard to play alongside Luka Doncic

          • Shooters around Doncic

          • Center to complement Porzingis

          Free-agent status

          • Kristaps Porzingis | restricted Bird

          • Devin Harris | non-Bird

          • Maxi Kleber | restricted early Bird

          • Dorian Finney-Smith | restricted early Bird

          • J.J. Barea | Bird

          • Trey Burke | early Bird

          • Salah Mejri | Bird

          Denver Nuggets

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Biannual: $3.6 million

          • Trade: $13.8 million, $12.8 million and $5.9 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The Nuggets have 12 players under contract after exercising Paul Millsap's team option, leaving Denver with $120.7 million in salary -- over the cap but $11.2 million below the luxury tax.

          • Because of Denver's finances, Lyles likely will not be brought back.

          • Denver would need to use part of the midlevel exception to sign second-round pick Bol Bol to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Big wing off the bench who can make shots

          • Michael Porter Jr. resembling a top-three pick

          Free-agent status

          Detroit Pistons

          Offseason focus

          • The impact of continuity: Nine players under contract from last season

          • Building out the bench with financial restrictions while placing a priority on player development

          • Is free agent Ish Smith a priority or luxury?

          • Take a proactive approach with point guard Reggie Jackson (FA in 2020)

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Biannual: $3.6 million

          • Trade: $2.5 million and $1.1 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The Pistons will head into the offseason faced with the same mandate from previous seasons: Stay below the luxury tax.

          • Acquiring Tony Snell leaves Detroit with $119.5 million in salary, $12.5 million below the tax line. The salary factors in the Pistons not exercising the $4.3 million team option for Glenn Robinson III.

          • Svi Mykhailiuk's $1.4 million contract becomes guaranteed if he's not waived by July 5.

          • Detroit would need to use part of the midlevel exception to sign second-round picks Jordan Bone and Deividas Sirvydis to contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Versatile wings

          • Depth at small forward and center

          Free-agent status

          Golden State Warriors

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Taxpayer midlevel: $5.7 million

          • Note: Golden State could have the $9.2 million disabled player exception if Durant signs a new contract and the application is approved by the NBA. The exception would allow Golden State to sign or trade for a player who has one year left on his contract.

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Despite having $90 million in committed salary, Golden State is over the $109 million cap because of the $67 million free-agent holds of Durant and Thompson.

          • Signing Durant and Thompson to new contracts, filling out the bench with minimums plus a first-round pick and using the $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel to retain Kevon Looney would see the Warriors' payroll skyrocket to $176 million. Because Golden State is a repeater team, the tax penalty would be $203 million. The team could get tax relief if Shaun Livingston is waived. The guard has $2 million of his $7.7 million contract guaranteed. The balance becomes guaranteed if he is not waived by July 10.

          • If Durant leaves and Thompson returns, Golden State is right at the $132 million luxury tax threshold. Both players signing elsewhere leaves the Warriors with only $14 million in cap space.

          • Golden State would need to use part of the tax midlevel exception to sign second-round pick Paschall and Smailagic Bone to contracts longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Starting shooting guard and small forward for the short-term

          • Depth across the board

          Free-agent status

          Houston Rockets

          Offseason focus

          • Exploring the options to acquire an All-Star level free agent (like Jimmy Butler): Would have to be via a sign-and-trade

          • Contract negotiations with head coach Mike D'Antoni

          • Bargain shopping with the bench: Minimums and $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel

          • The expiring contract of Eric Gordon (extension eligible)

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Biannual: $3.6 million

          • Trade: $3.6 million, $3.2 million, $2.6 million, $1.6 million, $1.5 million, $1.5 million, $1.5 million, $1.5 million and $955,000

          Cap-space breakdown

          • With $115 million in committed salary to five players, Houston will need to get creative if there is going to be a roster overhaul. To acquire a max free agent like Butler, Houston would have to move Capela and Gordon and have Philadelphia cooperate in a sign-and-trade. Because of the complexities of base year compensation (with Butler only counting as $20 million in outgoing salary if Philadelphia is over the cap at the time of the trade), a third team would likely needed to be added to make the money work.

          • Despite being pressed against the luxury tax, ownership has approved a budget that would allow Houston to take back money even if that means spending into the tax. That includes a possible trade or using the $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel.

          • Houston has five players on partial or nonguaranteed contracts. Isaiah Hartenstein and Gary Clark have $708,000 guaranteed. The balance for Hartenstein's $1.4 million deal will become fully protected on July 15. In addition, Deyonta Davis has $250,000 in protection if the forward is not waived by July 31. Davis has a $1.6 million cap hit.

          Team needs

          Free-agent status

          Indiana Pacers

          Offseason focus

          • The void at point guard: $20 million in room to fill a need

          • Prioritize free agent Bojan Bogdanovic

          • Conservative approach on the health timeline of Victor Oladipo

          • Pursue an extension for Domantas Sabonis or wait until he hits restricted free agency?

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Considering that Indiana did not have to give up a valuable asset, the draft-night trade bringing over T.J. Warren from Phoenix is similar to signing the the small forward to a three-year, $35 million contract.

          • Counting the $13.7 million Bogdanovic hold, Indiana still has $20 million for a free-agent point guard -- possibly Ricky Rubio.

          • If the price for Bogdanovic becomes too rich and he leaves, Indiana would then have $33 million in room.

          • Indiana has until July 15 to guarantee the $1.4 million Alize Johnson contract.

          Team needs

          • Starting point guard

          • Veteran big who can stretch the floor

          • Second scorer next to Oladipo

          Free-agent status

          LA Clippers

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The Clippers are positioned to sign at least one max player and keep the roster intact.

          • Leaving the holds for Beverley ($9.5 million), Rodney McGruder ($3.0 million) and Ivica Zubac ($1.9 million) against the cap leaves LA with $42.5 million in room -- enough to sign a player such as Kawhi Leonard or Kevin Durant. To create a two max slots, Gallinari would need to be traded.

          • The $1.6 million contract of Sindarius Thornwell becomes guaranteed on July 20. In addition, Tyrone Wallace cannot be traded without his approval.

          • LA would need to use cap space to sign second-round pick Terance Mann to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • All-Star level small forward

          • Prioritize free agent Patrick Beverley or have a replacement guard ready

          • Depth at the 3, 4 and 5

          Free-agent status

          Los Angeles Lakers

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • By finding a third-team as part of the Anthony Davis trade, the Lakers will be operating with $32 million in cap space to use in free agency.

          • Because of the timing of the AD deal, Los Angeles will need to sign one or multiple players first with the cap room and then officially complete the Davis trade.

          • Los Angeles would need to use cap space to sign second-round pick Talen Horton-Tucker to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Point guard

          • Shooting

          • Wing defenders

          • Backup big

          Free-agent status

          Memphis Grizzlies

          Offseason focus

          • Stability at head coach: Taylor Jenkins is now the third HC in three seasons

          • All eyes on Ja Morant after the Mike Conley trade

          • Can this roster retool and stay competitive without a full rebuild?

          • Finding tax relief in a new Jonas Valanciunas contract

          • Sit tight with the Chandler Parsons contract

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Biannual: $3.6 million

          • Trade: $25 million and $1.5 million

          • Note: Using more than $5.7 of the midlevel or the biannual exception would hard cap Memphis at $138 million.

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The Conley trade will give the Grizzlies salary-cap relief now and in the future. Previously against the luxury tax heading into July, the Grizzlies now have flexibility to sign Valanciunas to a long-term contract, retain Avery Bradley and still have the ability to use the full $9.2 midlevel and $3.6 million biannual exceptions.

          • There is a path for Memphis to get under the cap, but that would require the team to waive five players signed to partial or nonguaranteed contracts and renounce the free-agent holds for Justin Holiday and Delon Wright, while signing Valanciunas to a contract that starts at $14 million per year. In this scenario, Memphis would have $14 million in cap space.

          • Memphis will need to make decisions on Bradley and Kyle Korver by early July. Bradley has $2 million guaranteed with the remaining balance of $10.9 million becoming protected if he is not waived by July 3. Memphis has until July 10 to guarantee the $7.5 million contract of Korver. There is currently $3.4 million protected.

          • Dillon Brooks (July 5 deadline for $1.6 million) and Ivan Rabb (July 15 deadline for $1.6 million) have guarantee dates in their contracts, and Bruno Caboclo has $300,000 protected (out of $1.8 million) if he is not waived by July 10.

          Note: Julian Washburn or Yuta Watanabe would need to be waived before Memphis could sign John Konchar to a two-way contract.

          Team needs

          • Starting 2-guard if Avery Bradley doesn't return

          • Veteran PG to help mentor Morant

          • Bring back Valanciunas on a team-friendly deal

          Free-agent status

          Miami Heat

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Taxpayer midlevel: $5.7 million

          • Trade: $6.3 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Before free agency begins, Miami has $144 million in committed salary, $12 million over the luxury tax.

          • If the roster is going to show improvement, it will come from the development of Herro and Okpala, scouring the free-agent/undrafted market for bargain additions or on the trade front (think the expiring contracts of Whiteside, Dragic or Anderson). Health will also play a big role on if this is a playoff team next year.

          • The $21.3 million Anderson contract becomes fully guaranteed if not waived by July 10. The contract currently has $15.6 million guaranteed.

          • Yante Maten and Duncan Robinson have partially guaranteed contracts. Maten has $100,000 guaranteed that will increase to $150,000 if he is not waived by Aug. 1, and Robinson has $250,000 guaranteed that increases to $1 million if he is not waived by July 15. Kendrick Nunn has $50,000 guaranteed if he is not waived by July 1.

          • Miami would need to use cap space to sign second-round pick Okpala to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • A healthy roster

          • Improvement from the role players

          • Development from the young nucleus: Herro, Okpala and Adebayo

          Free-agent status

          Milwaukee Bucks

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Milwaukee likely will start the summer under the salary cap and end it over the luxury tax.

          • After the Tony Snell trade, Milwaukee has a projected $13 million in cap room, a number that could increase to $19 million if Jon Leuer is stretched. The Bucks also have the nonguaranteed contracts of Pat Connaughton ($1.7 million) and Sterling Brown ($1.6 million), both expected to be on the roster past their July 1 guarantee date. The room could be used toward Brook Lopez or a replacement at center. To go under the cap, the $18 million George Hill contract (has $1 million guaranteed) would need to be waived by July 1, with all cap holds renounced except for Brogdon and Middleton.

          • Once cap space is used, Milwaukee will turn to signing Middleton and Brogdon. Their combined salaries projects to be north of $50 million, putting Milwaukee into the luxury tax.

          Team needs

          • Backup point guard

          • Best option is to prioritize own free agents (Brogdon, Middleton, Lopez) rather than get tempted by cap space

          • Starting center

          Free-agent status

          Minnesota Timberwolves

          Offseason focus

          • Explore the trade value of Jeff Teague

          • Define a role for Andrew Wiggins (should he come off the bench?)

          • Derrick Rose: priority or luxury in free agency?

          • Audit the roster: First year under a new management group

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Biannual: $3.6 million

          • Trade: $2.7 million

          • Note: Using more than $5.7 of the midlevel or the biannual exception would hard cap Memphis at $138 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The Timberwolves are considered one of those in-between teams -- not under the salary cap and not pressed against the luxury tax.

          • Trading the $19 million Jeff Teague contract would only leave Minnesota with $16 million in cap space (not counting the Tyus Jones hold).

          • Removing all the free-agent holds except for first-round pick Jarrett Culver and Jones leaves Minnesota with 10 players under contract and $117 million in salary.

          • While the team will have the $9.2 million midlevel and $3.6 million biannual exceptions available, using the full amount -- while filling out the roster with minimum contracts and retaining Jones -- would put the Wolves close to the luxury tax.

          • Minnesota would need to use part of the midlevel to sign second-round pick Jaylen Nowell to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Point guard with starter potential to replace Teague

          • Depth at small forward and power forward

          Free-agent status

          New Orleans Pelicans

          Offseason focus

          • A heavy dose of player development: Six players on first-round rookie contracts

          • The direction with $30 million in room but limited roster spots open

          • Conservative approach on a possible Brandon Ingram rookie extension

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Moving Solomon Hill to the Hawks the night of the draft has the Pelicans in position to sign a max player or use the $31 million cap room to build out the bench with veterans, though only two roster spots are available.

          • To create extra roster spots, New Orleans would need to decide what to do about the nonguaranteed contracts of Frank Jackson, Dairis Bertans, Kenrich Williams, Jahlil Okafor and Christian Wood. The $1.6 million contract of Jackson becomes fully guaranteed if he is not waived by June 30.

          • New Orleans would need to use cap space to sign second-round pick Marcos Louzada Silva to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Veteran mentors for the young roster

          • A healthy Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram

          Free-agent status

          New York Knicks

          Offseason focus

          • Nail the sales pitch in free agency: Projected $70 million in room to recruit two max-level players

          • Establish a Plan B if top stars pass: Short-term contracts and retain flexibility

          • Continued focus on player development: Seven players on rookie contracts on the roster

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Currently with $30.6 million in committed salary, New York could have up to $70 million in room. To get there New York would need to renounce all its free-agent holds and decline the team options of Henry Ellenson, Billy Garrett and John Jenkins. In addition, New York likely would waive the $7.6 million nonguaranteed contract of Lance Thomas. The contract has $1 million in protection if the forward is not waived by June 30.

          • The $1.6 million contract of Damyean Dotson becomes guaranteed if the team does not request waivers by July 15.

          • New York would need to use cap space to sign second-round pick Ignas Brazdeikis to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Veterans who can complement the young core and its development

          • Depth on the bench

          Free-agent status

          Oklahoma City Thunder

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Taxpayer midlevel: $5.7 million

          • Trade: $10.8 million and $1.5 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The roster remains intact as Oklahoma City has 12 players under contract, including first-round pick Darius Bazley.

          • With stability comes a $150 million in payroll entering the offseason. Because of the repeater tax, Oklahoma City projects to have a tax bill of $56.5 million. This will be the fifth time in six seasons that the team is in the tax.

          • The Thunder have two nonguaranteed contracts in Abdel Nader and Donte Grantham. The Nader $1.6 million contract becomes guaranteed on June 29 and Grantham has $1 million in protection if not waived by Aug. 1.

          • Oklahoma City has the $5.7 million taxpayer midlevel exception available in free agency. However, using the full exception would cost an additional $24 million toward the tax.

          Team needs

          • Backup big to Steven Adams

          • Shooting off the bench

          • A healthy Andre Roberson and Paul George

          Free-agent status

          Orlando Magic

          Offseason focus

          • The free agency of Nikola Vucevic: At what point is he too expensive to retain?

          • Sixth man Terrence Ross: Can Orlando find his replacement in free agency if he walks?

          • Stay the course at point guard (for now)

          • Monitor the health of Markelle Fultz

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Biannual: $3.6 million

          • Note: Using more than $5.7 of the midlevel or the biannual exception would hard cap Orlando at $138 million. The Magic will have the $4.8 million room midlevel if Vucevic and Ross do not return.

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The choice in Orlando comes down to retaining free agents vs. creating minimal cap space for 2019-20.

          • Until there is a resolution with Vucevic, Orlando is in a holding pattern when it comes to flexibility. Vucevic has a $19.1 million hold that leaves Orlando right at the salary cap. Signing the center to a market-friendly $22 million annual contract would leave the Magic with the $9.2 million midlevel and $3.6 million biannual exceptions to use in free agency

          • If Vucevic and Ross do not return, Orlando will have $17 million in room.

          Team needs

          • Depth at the wing spots

          • Prioritize own free agents (Vucevic and Ross)

          Free-agent status

          Philadelphia 76ers

          Offseason focus

          • What's the total cost to retain Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris? Is ownership comfortable with those future finances?

          • What's the contingency plan if Butler and Harris leave?

          • Have a plan to build out the bench, given the roster restrictions

          • The Ben Simmons extension: Max contract eligible starting on July 1

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Biannual: $3.6 million

          • Trade: $2.3 million, $1 million and $957,000

          • Note: Using more than $5.7 million of the midlevel or the biannual exception would hard cap Philadelphia at $138 million. The 76ers will have the $4.8 million room exception if they go under the cap.

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Philadelphia enters the offseason with $40.4 million in committed salary but having nine free agents, including three starters (Butler, Harris and JJ Redick). Their free-agent holds have the 76ers over the salary cap.

          • Philly can use Bird rights to bring back its free agents and exceed the salary cap. The combined annual cost of the three starters is projected to be in the $70 million to $75 million range. Despite the high cost, Philadelphia still projects to stay under the $132 million luxury tax. That will change in 2020-21 when the 76ers would project to have $126 million in committed salary among four players.

          • Allowing Butler to walk and bringing back Harris and Redick would leave the 76ers with $26 million in cap space. That number would shrink to $18 million if Butler and Redick are back.

          • The maximum amount of room the Sixers can have is $62 million -- but with only Joel Embiid, Simmons, Zhaire Smith, Jonah Bolden and Matisse Thybulle on the roster.

          • Philadelphia would need to use part of the midlevel exception (or cap space) to sign second-round pick Marial Shayok to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Retain Butler and Harris

          • Shooters if Redick leaves

          • Depth off the bench

          Free-agent status

          Phoenix Suns

          Offseason focus

          • Find a permanent solution at point guard with $14 million in cap space: Second-tier free agent or the trade market

          • The challenge of manufacturing additional cap space: Is there trade value with Josh Jackson or Tyler Johnson?

          • How much will it cost to retain Kelly Oubre Jr.?

          • Is Josh Jackson part of the future?

          • Rookie extension talks with Dario Saric

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • With Oubre's hold counting $9.6 million against the cap, Phoenix has roughly $14.1 million in room. The Suns could create an additional $13 million in room if Tyler Johnson is stretched (only recommended if they can sign D'Angelo Russell).

          • The Suns have a June 29 deadline for the team option on Ray Spalding. He would be guaranteed $250,000 if his option is exercised.

          Team needs

          • Fill the void at point guard

          • NBA-caliber bench players

          Free-agent status

          Portland Trail Blazers

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Taxpayer midlevel: $5.7 million

          • Trade: $1.7 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The Blazers are likely headed for the luxury tax for a second consecutive season.

          • The roster returns 10 players (and adds Nassir Little) with $129.4 million in committed salary, $3 million below the tax.

          • Portland does have Bird rights on Jake Layman and Aminu, but will likely lose Hood, Kanter and Curry to free agency.

          Team needs

          • Veteran insurance policy at backup PG, SG and C

          Free-agent status

          • Al-Farouq Aminu | Bird

          • Jake Layman | restricted Bird

          • Enes Kanter | non-Bird

          • Rodney Hood | non-Bird

          • Seth Curry | non-Bird

          Sacramento Kings

          Offseason focus

          • Year 1 under new head coach Luke Walton

          • Don't be content with 2018-19: the challenge of taking the next step and making the playoffs

          • Find middle ground with Harrison Barnes on a new contract

          • Take a conservative approach with Willie Cauley-Stein (he's low on the free-agent pecking order)

          • The rookie extension options of Buddy Hield: waiting and maintaining flexibility should be a priority

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The Kings took an aggressive approach at the trade deadline by sacrificing cap flexibility this summer and acquiring Barnes. The Kings now have regained that flexibility as Barnes decided not to opt into to his $25.1 million player option for 2019-20.

          • Bringing Barnes back on a $17-18 million annual contract would leave the Kings with $28 million in room, including the $14.1 million hold for Cauley-Stein. That number would increase to $42 million if Cauley-Stein does not return. If both players leave in free agency, that room would grow to $60 million.

          • Sacramento could have additional flexibility with the nonguaranteed contracts of Yogi Ferrell, Frank Mason and BJ Johnson. Ferrell has a July 4 guarantee date on his $3.1 million contract.

          • Sacramento would need to use cap space to sign any of its three second-round picks to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Starting center

          • Wing defenders off the bench

          Free-agent status

          San Antonio Spurs

          Offseason focus

          • Balancing the roster: 14 players (including three draft picks) before free agency

          • Retooling with youth: 10 players under age 25

          • The expiring contract of DeMar DeRozan: Look to extend? 2020 is a below-average free-agent class, so cap space might not be very valuable

          • Patience with Dejounte Murray as he returns from injury

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Note: Using more than $5.7 of the midlevel exception would hard cap San Antonio at $138 million. The Spurs will have the $4.8 million room exception if they go under the cap

          Cap-space breakdown

          • San Antonio is over the $109 million salary when you factor in $104 million in salary and the cap hold of Rudy Gay. The Spurs have early Bird rights on Gay and can exceed the cap to bring him back.

          • For the Spurs to have significant room, DeRozan would need to be traded.

          • San Antonio would need to use part of the midlevel exception to sign Quinndary Weatherspoon to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • A healthy Dejounte Murray

          • Length on the wings

          Free-agent status

          Toronto Raptors

          Offseason focus

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Taxpayer midlevel: $5.7 million

          • Trade: $2.9 million, $2.5 million, $1.6 million and $1.5 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • Until Leonard makes a free-agency decision, Toronto will be in a holding pattern with its finances.

          • If Leonard returns, Toronto will have $144 million in committed salary, $14 million over the luxury tax, with Green still unsigned. The team would have the $5.7 million tax midlevel exception available.

          • Leonard signing with another team would leave Toronto over the cap with $112 million in salary and the $9.2 million midlevel and $3.8 million biannual exceptions available. The Raptors would still have the option to bring back Green and exceed the cap.

          • The $1.6 million Malcolm Miller contract becomes guaranteed if he is not waived by July 24. Chris Boucher has $125,000 in protection with the balance guaranteed if he is on the opening day roster.

          • Toronto would need to use part of the tax midlevel exception to sign Dewan Hernandez to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Forward replacement for Leonard if he departs

          • More depth on the wings

          Free-agent status

          Utah Jazz

          Offseason focus

          • What's next after the Conley trade? Identify shooting with the $4.8 million room midlevel and minimum exceptions

          • Decide on the nonguaranteed contracts of Derrick Favors, Raul Neto and Royce O'Neale

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Room midlevel: $4.8 million

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The Jazz have built their roster through the draft and trades, with free agency as a distant third option. That same pattern was followed when they acquired Conley from Memphis.

          • With Conley on board, expect Utah to guarantee the $17.75 million contract of Favors by the July 6 deadline. The $2.1 million contract of backup guard Neto also becomes guaranteed on July 6. Because the contract is nonguaranteed before July 6, Favors does not have value in a trade. Waiving Favors would leave Utah have $16 million in room.

          • Utah would need to use part of cap space (if available) to sign Jarrell Brantley, Miye Oni and Justin Wright-Foreman to contracts longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • Shooters off the bench

          • Backup big who can stretch the floor

          Free-agent status

          Washington Wizards

          Offseason focus

          • The direction at GM: Who is in charge?

          • Prioritize own free agents: $32 million to divide among eight free agents if Washington wants to stay under the luxury tax.

          • Prioritize player development with former and current draft picks

          • The future of Bradley Beal: Build around or trade?

          Exceptions

          • Minimum

          • Full midlevel: $9.2 million

          • Biannual: $3.6 million

          • Trade: $8.6 million, $1.9 million, $957,000, $714,000 and $694,000

          Cap-space breakdown

          • The trade to acquire Moritz Wagner, Isaac Bonga and Jemerrio Jones now has the Wizards with $98.6 million in guaranteed salary.

          • Starting off $34 million below the luxury tax, expect Washington to prioritize restricted free agents Tomas Satoransky and Thomas Bryant.

          • Washington and Jonathon Simmons pushed back Simmons' July 1 guarantee date to July 8. Simmons has $1 million guaranteed of his $5.7 million contract.

          • Jemerrio Jones has $199K guaranteed in his $1.4 million contract.

          • Washington would need to use part of the midlevel exception to sign Admiral Schofield to a contract longer than two seasons.

          Team needs

          • A healthy John Wall

          • Prioritize own free agents (Satoransky and Bryant)

          Free-agent status

          Bird rights explainer

          Bird rights

          A team can exceed the cap to sign a free agent who has played three consecutive seasons with his current team (carries over in a trade).

          Restricted: A free agent either coming off his first-round rookie contract or who has signed a three-year contract and has three years of service or fewer. A player becomes restricted if he receives a qualifying offer before June 30. His current team has the right to match any offers.

          Early Bird rights

          Teams can exceed the cap to sign a player who has spent two consecutive seasons with a team (without being waived, carries over in a trade), but they are restricted to 175 percent of his previous salary or 105 percent of the average player salary. A team can exceed either limit with available cap space. Minimum years on a new deal is two (not including options) and maximum is four.

          Restricted: A free agent who signed a two-year contract, has three years of service or fewer and receives a qualifying offer before June 30. The maximum allowable in an offer sheet cannot exceed the $9.2 million non-taxpayer midlevel in the first year.

          Non-Bird rights

          A free agent who has played one season with a team can sign for 120 percent of his previous contract or 120 percent of the minimum salary exception. Teams can exceed either limits but only with cap space or an exception.

          Restricted: The maximum allowable in an offer sheet from an opposing team cannot exceed the $9.2 million non-tax midlevel in the first year.

          Other: A player who had his third or fourth year in his rookie deal declined will not be a restricted free agent. The current team can offer a contract up to the salary of only the declined option.