NBA dreams exist for a reason. And, no, it's not just to pass the time between slow spots in the schedule or during rough patches for your favorite franchise.
The Philadelphia 76ers have an NBA MVP candidate in Joel Embiid, a young, ascending talent in Tyrese Maxey and a slew of question marks around them. As far as the elite-tiered teams go, this might be the one to watch during the 2022 offseason.
Congratulations to the eight teams that advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs! Your reward is a tougher matchup that badly wants to end your season by exploiting your weaknesses.
The NBA offseason is all about opportunity. It's the opportunity to pluck young talent from the draft, splurge on a star in free agency or cash in those trade chips for a top-tier target.
NBA playoff teams are currently prohibited from orchestrating trades, although they surely would if they could. Nothing exposes a team's weaknesses like a best-of-seven game series, after all.