So far in the 2023-24 season, there have been a number of teams on the fringes of the playoffs who are still hesitant to rebuild. Because their squad and players are not bad, but they have suffered some injuries or overall poor performance, which has caused them to not be able to play as expected. For this reason, many fans** believe that these teams may need a complete rebuild. Fadeaway World has listed five teams that should ruin their current roster and enter a rebuild for the 2023-24 season.
1.Chicago Bulls.
The Chicago Bulls currently sit in the top 10 in the East, and they still have a chance to make the playoffs. However, the four-star squad they built was plagued by some injuries. Lonzo Ball's injury could end his NBA career. Zach LaVine has not improved since getting a big contract, and the team intends to trade him away. DeRozan and Vucevic are also the players who have become the most rumored Bulls trade. Zach LaVine is averaging 20 points, four rebounds and three assists per game this season. DeRozan is averaging 22 points, three rebounds and five assists per game this season. Vucevic is averaging 16 points, 10 rebounds and three assists per game this season. The Bulls are going to trade the three to get into a rebuild.
2.Utah Jazz.
The Jazz have been in a rebuilding phase since they traded away Gobert and Mitchell. The Jazz are currently ranked 11th in the West, and it's a bit difficult for them to rebuild, because the young players are so good that they just can't go down. Markkanen is averaging 23 points, eight rebounds and one assist per game this season. If the Jazz don't trade him, it's hard to rebuild. The 30-year-old Clarkson is averaging 17 points, five assists and three rebounds per game. Sexton, a young player, averaged 16 points, three assists and two rebounds per game. Kessler averaged 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. It can only be said that the rise of the Jazz is much easier than the rebuild.
3.Brooklyn Nets.
The Brooklyn Nets' record this season has been teetering on the edge of the playoffs, and after the departures of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets want to rely on their existing young players to rise and slap the trio in the face. But the Brooklyn Nets found it wasn't that simple. Mikal Bridges has 21 points, five rebounds and three assists this season. Cam Thomas averaged 20 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists per game, while Claxton averaged 12 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. The Nets have enough great young players, but they're not really at their prime, and they don't have the ability to lead.
4.Memphis Grizzlies.
The Memphis Grizzlies are too difficult, obviously full of talent, and have been in the top five teams in the Western Conference for the past few seasons. The 2023-24 season was supposed to be a playoff powerhouse, but Ja Morant was suspended for 25 games, and the team became a bad team in the West. Ja Morant returned to play nine games and was injured for the season. Now that the Grizzlies are in the bottom three of the West, it's almost impossible for the team to make the playoffs this season, and they have to wait for Ja Morant to return healthy next season.
5.Atlanta Hawks.
The Hawks reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021, but since then, it has not been as good as a year. In the 2023-24 season, they have fallen out of the top 10 in the East, and the star Trae Young is averaging 27 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists per game this season. It's a pity that Trae Young is a defensive black hole, and everyone on the other side can misplace him alone. In the end, the Hawks decided to trade away Dejounte Murray to continue the rebuilding around Trae Young. In fact, the Eagles' inside line is not good, although Capela is inspirational, he plays hard enough. However, it is difficult to make a difference in the face of an interior line like Embiid and Adebayo in the East.