The Detroit Pistons smashed expectations to an even more extreme degree than the Rockets. They more than tripled their win total from the 2023-24 campaign and vaulted into the playoffs with Cade Cunningham making the leap to true stardom.

As we’ve been tracking here for a few weeks, the Suns (35-45) officially became the most expensive failure in NB

The Phoenix Suns, after one of the most disappointing seasons in NBA history, appear to be heading towards a hard reset. They fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after just a single season, are expected to trade Kevin Durant, and could even buy out Bradley Beal.