Evaluating NBA offseason business for each team is typically boiled down to a binary proposition. Is Team X better or worse? That's all many care about. And that's fair! But offseason work is more complicated than that.
Every squad has at least one decision, development or move worth celebrating. They also have at least one decision, development or move that constitutes a loss. When we say "every squad," we mean every squad .
Exceptions do not exist. No team has turned in a perfect offseason entirely free from regret or letdown, no matter how minor. Whether it's losing a key player or personnel member, failing to win part of a negotiation or something else, each team has something that's at least less than ideal on which we can harp.
And harp we will. But we've also got 30 bottles of champagne that cost less than milk on ice and ready to uncork. Because we'll be celebrating each team's most important victory, too.
Biggest Win: Landing the No. 1 pick Winning the draft lottery is a HugeFreakingDeal for a franchise that doesn't control its next three first-rounders. Whether you think the Atlanta Hawks made the most of that pick is debatable.
Zaccharie Risacher seems more plug-and-play than conventional star prospect. But 1) we can't know for sure until he plays the games, and 2) that's not the end of the world. Risacher's hustle in transition and half-court floor navigation will translate, and his value skyrockets should he consistently bang in triples, even if only from the cor.