Prior to Free Agency : pulse on expectation for next season

[Indeed]

Is a top-10 pick even gonna amount to more than a role player?

I really hope we can crack top-5.

Yes. Next year's draft is absolutely stacked. Get familiar with it.

When's the last time a draft had all 10 players in the top 10 become stars?

The reality is, we need a top-3 pick.

There have been a good chance that a star can be drafted in the 10 - 15 range.

[Duffman100]

It would require a heavy lift from BBQ plus a jump from Dick to get us into the 40 win territory.

I think we're 28-34 wins

[islandboy53]

Here is my rank .

Boston, NYK, Philly, Milwaukee , Orlando, Cleveland, Indiana, Miami logically should make the playoff

Then I expect it will be

Atlanta
Charlotte
Toronto
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Brooklyn

I see the east as a top 8, same group as you, a bottom 2 - Brooklyn and Washington - and the other 5 competing for the 2 play in spots. It's too early to say a lot beyond that, though even in a best case scenario, the playoffs seem unlikely. That puts Toronto finishing between 9th and 15th in the east. Now add in the west. Realistically, there are only 3 teams - Utah, SAS and Portland - who will potentially have worse records than 9th place in the east. That would put Toronto picking, at worst, 12th. My best guess right now would be between 5th and 10th.

[DG88]

We did well adding to the young talent pool off the bench, but even with those additions you still have rookies and second year players as your main depth. That's not going to pull you up very far in the standings. Barnes, Barrett, Quickley and Dick would have to put yeomans work to get us to .500. I still say we're a 30 win team at best.

[TimeForChange]

I see them finishing 13th in the east and ending up with a top 4 pick in the draft

Jak will be traded at some point.

[Phezmo123]

I see them finishing 13th in the east and ending up with a top 4 pick in the draft

Jak will be traded at some point.

I would love this

[Rapsalot]

This might be more in focus after BB move and small add in FA. Would hope we can pay just a low % for Sasha to enjoy Greece.

As constructed 11th in East unless BBQ and Jak are 95% healthy this year? If they can get strategic pieces with BB and FA would get us closer to 8-9. I would like us the make playoffs even if we lose in 5 as that will give team views to future.

[Spida888]

If this team stays status quo and relatively healthy, I expect we are around 9th/10th in the east and gunning for the play-in.

We had 25 wins last year with a big shakeup, and a historical losing streak. I don't see us staying close to that especially when BKN/ATL/CHI should be worse next season.

[Dennis 37]

All I know is Detroit will pick 5th.

[JShuttlesworth]

I see the Raptors as a fringe play-in team. As it stands right now, I kind of see the East in 4 Tiers.

Tier 1: Boston / New York / Milwaukee
Tier 2: Philly* / Cleveland / Indiana / Orlando / Miami
Tier 3: Atlanta / Chicago / Toronto
Tier 4: Charlotte / Brooklyn / Detroit / Washington

Do I think the Raptors have a better roster than both Chicago and Atlanta? Honestly, probably. I don't like what the Bulls are doing at all, a lot of strange roster decisions on their end, they should probably blow it up. But the Raptors weren't good last year, and I haven't really seen enough of this group together to have any confidence that they can close out games.

I'm curious to see what Chicago does with Lavine (if anything), and if they re-sign DeMar.

[Syd-TK3]

I see the Raptors as a fringe play-in team. As it stands right now, I kind of see the East in 4 Tiers.

Tier 1: Boston / New York / Milwaukee
Tier 2: Philly* / Cleveland / Indiana / Orlando / Miami
Tier 3: Atlanta / Chicago / Toronto
Tier 4: Charlotte / Brooklyn / Detroit / Washington

Do I think the Raptors have a better roster than both Chicago and Atlanta? Honestly, probably. I don't like what the Bulls are doing at all, a lot of strange roster decisions on their end, they should probably blow it up. But the Raptors weren't good last year, and I haven't really seen enough of this group together to have any confidence that they can close out games.

I'm curious to see what Chicago does with Lavine (if anything), and if they re-sign DeMar.

Bulls owe a top 10 protected pick to the spurs next year best believe if they in that play in range they will be shutting down everyone

[Jim Todd Jr.]

Is a top-10 pick even gonna amount to more than a role player?

I really hope we can crack top-5.

But technically it’s very possible we do the play in

West should be more competitive

But in the East technically there is chance IMO to even make the playoff .

Miami being the logical 8th seed

Next draft is suppose to be very good .

I think the hope with a top10 pick is to be more than a role player . I think the hope is definitely a starter caliber player

Starters can still be role players though.

Hierarchy to me has always been:

1) Superstar
2) Star
3) Fringe all-star (i.e. Jrue Holiday)
4) Role player

You need 1 superstar and 1 star to win an NBA title.

kind of agree

you need a superstar a star a fringe star and at least 3 good role players imo

1 kawhi
2 siakam
3 lowry
4 gasol ibaka vleet green

right now we have

1
2 barnes
3 quickley
4 barrett dick poeltl

long way to go

[WuTang_CMB]

Young team with a young coach. Even if our starters all make jumps it will be tough to win due to lack of depth and experience. Another development year. I see 35 wins. Similar to Utah this past season

[metafisical]

kind of agree

you need a superstar a star a fringe star and at least 3 good role players imo

1 kawhi
2 siakam
3 lowry
4 gasol ibaka vleet green

right now we have

1
2 barnes
3 quickley
4 barrett dick poeltl

long way to go

A very long way to go.
Not only are we missing that 1A superstar, but if you look at the 2018-19 championship team, most can shoot the 3 ball at a decent clip. Our current team? IQ, RJ and Dick...