If it wasn’t for Ball high school in Galveston I don’t think the Rockets would’ve won their first championship
Well, the young teams in the league with top-15 talent already making deep playoff runs…the Celtics and Grizzlies. If the Rockets luck into another top-2 pick next summer, then you might consider them a tier above the other bottom-dwellers like the Thunder, Magic and Pistons.
Hornets have a player. They still need to find a couple more. Kings are a mess of pieces that don't fit together. Lakers are one of the oldest teams and have no picks.
OKC Detroit Houston And to a lesser extent Orlando... All doing it the right way. That could be your conference finalists in 5 years.
Their star players have multiple years of experience. Our highest ceiling guy just turned 20. Tatum and Brown have already been in the league for like 5 seasons. That's a lot of NBA experience.