Rebuilding the rising period! Five future strong teams in the new season!

As the dust in the NBA Summer League and the free market gradually settled, fans' attention gradually began to focus on the 2025-26 season more than two months later. Looking at the new season, there are inevitably many stories worth paying attention to, including some teams who have the opportunity to take the next step after rebuilding multiple seasons. Below, let’s talk about the five NBA teams with the most future potential after the new season through reconstruction:

No. 5: Toronto Raptors

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The record of 30 wins and 52 losses in the 2024-25 season, ending the 11th season in the Eastern Conference. Although it may take several years to be competitive, they have a group of young cores that continue to shine, such as Scotty Barnes, Quickley, RJ Barrett and others.

At the 2025 NBA Draft, the Raptors selected Murray Boyce at the 9th pick. In terms of potential, this newcomer still has great potential to develop into a reliable forward rotation in the future; in addition, they also selected Alija Martin in the second round, as well as undrafted free agent Chucky Hepburn, these are the team's new star resources worth paying attention to in the future.

If the Chicago Bulls' strength declines next season, the Raptors will have a chance to start attacking the playoff spot next season, which is also part of the new season worth paying attention to.

No. 4: Portland Trail Blazers

Due to a severe Achilles tendon injury, Lillard will have to wait until the 2026-27 season to return to the team healthy, but the team currently has a young core, which will be an extremely beneficial advantage for next season. Scott Henderson, Sheden Sharp, Avdia and others are young players who have the opportunity to include long-term plans in the future.

In addition, the Trail Blazers also have many key deep rotation options, such as Jeremy Grant, assisted by Holiday in the offseason, etc., all of which are qualified rotation levels. Even if Lillard is not present next season, the Trail Blazers still have the ability to playoffs.

3rd place: The Detroit Pistons created the best NBA turnaround story last season, jumping from 14 wins the previous year to the sixth place in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and ending the season, moving into the playoffs with 44 wins and 38 losses. Main player Cad Cunningham performed well, and even considering the unexpected reimbursement of Jaden Ivey's left leg fracture, the Pistons still secured the playoffs rankings due to their combat power.

Although the Pistons are not active in this offseason, they only recruited two substitutes, Duncan Robinson and Chris Leville, their young core team is still stable enough. The only loss is that next season, the Pistons will lose Schroeder and Hardaway Jr., both of whom have played a key role in the Pistons entering the playoffs.

But fortunately, the team's rotation losses are not large. If there is no accident, the Pistons will still have the chance to be in the playoffs next season.

No. 2: Orlando Magic

For the Orlando Magic, they have a chance to become an underrated but extremely threatening team in the Eastern Conference next season. Not only do they have the core team composed of Banchero, Wagner, Wendell Carter and others, the team's signings and trading in the offseason was also active enough, and the third scorer Bain came early from the Grizzlies trade.

In addition, the Magic also selected Jace Richardson from Michigan State University with the 25th overall pick in the draft, which is also a potential worth nurturing to become an excellent rotation.

Last season's Magic ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference with a record of 41 wins and 4 losses, losing to the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. With the loss of combat power of the two top teams, the Pacers and Celtics, next season's Magic will have a chance to jump directly to the upper half of the Eastern Conference team.

No. 1: The San Antonio Spurs have almost the most potential future blueprint lineup in the league, with rising stars Vinban Yama, Castle, and 2025 second-tier Dylan Harper.

The Spurs finished last season with a record of 34 wins and 48 losses, and they are only five games away from the playoff qualification. As expected, the Western Conference pattern in the new season is still fierce enough, but even so, the Spurs should have the opportunity to compete for a playoff or playoff spot.

From the perspective of combat effectiveness, the key to the Spurs' new season lies in the health of Wenban Yama. This season, he was absent due to a blood clot in his right shoulder in just 46 games, which eventually led to the Spurs giving up the season early.

Castle has a chance to continue to improve in the new season after winning the best rookie last season; and rookie Harper is expected to be one of the top rookies in the league this season, plus Vinban Yama, if all three young players can stay healthy, the Spurs have a chance to become a threat-worthy team in the Western Conference.