EAST:

Heat 38-21
Past: Miami has done well considering all their injuries, their top group hasn't played much together.
Future: Should be even better, and Oladipo is ramping up bball activities, he's the X factor. If they get the best version of him watch out….if he's only 2/3 of that he'll still be an important contributor. 
Rotation: Bam, PJ, Jimmy, Kyle, Duncan Robinson; Dedmon, Herro, Strus, Gabe Vincent; Markieff Morris[ inj], Oladipo[inj], Caleb Martin [inj],.

Bulls 38-21
Past: We knew they meant business coming into the season, but no one predicted 1st place and a MVP calibre season from Roz. And talk about injuries? This team has missed its starting PF most of the season and both its PGs for a long stretch…which has been a blessing in disguise, giving ROY honorable mention Dosunmu an opportunity to shine. What an amazing depth of talent in this draft class, it has a chance to go down as one of the best in history.
Future: Not sure about their upside, Vuc - and Roz to a lesser degree - haven't been able to raise their games enough in the 'prison rules' of the playoffs thus far in their careers. 
Rotation: Vuc, Javonte Green, Roz, Zach, Dosunmu; Bradley, Tristan Thompson, Troy Brown, Matt Thomas, Coby White; Patrick Williams [inj] Derrick Jones [inj] Lonzo [inj], Caruso [inj]

Sixers: 35-23
Past: General consensus is they overachieved without Ben; but now some of the guys who made it happen are gone.
Future: Harden comes in amongst much [deserved] fanfare, he's been one of the top players in the league for many years, and now joins forces with a legit MVP candidate in Embiid. Will it work? Two man ISO ball/playing slow is not the league wide trend, plus they seem thin and vulnerable. But if Harden is healthy and in top form it may work in the playoffs when he and Joel might shoot more FTs than their opponents' entire rosters.
Rotation: Embiid, Harris, Thybulle, Harden, Maxey; Charles Bassey, Millsap, Niang, Danny Green, Korkmaz, Milton

Cavaliers: 35-23
Past: Nice success story when former sad sacks come into their own led by a potentially generational rookie talent - Mobley has a chance to be the best big man of his era.
Future: Health really seems to be a theme here, 3 of the top 4 clubs [and there are more] haven't had their full rosters available. In Cleveland's case, they lost two major cogs for the season - they were able to deal Rubio for Sexton's replacement in LaVert, so one injury was mitigated, while Rondo steps in for the Spaniard. Lauri M remains out, it will be interesting to see how their experiment with him at SF works out in the playoffs. Is he really going to guard Jason Tatum et al? In any case, having two big men with the shot blocking ability of Mobley and Allen can help make up for a lack of D on the perimeter.
Rotation: Allen, Mobley, Okoro, LaVert, Garland; Love, Markkanen, Osman, Rondo; Wade, Stevens, Windler

Bucks: 36-24
Past: Broken record - they've done pretty well considering all their injuries….
Future: Brook Lopez might not be back this season, and Hill/Allen/Connaughton all on IR for 2-4 more weeks. Can they win without the Big Guy? Portis has been good and is scoring well as a starter, but they need Ibaka to re-discover his TO form to give them a defensive presence. PJ Tucker was a big loss, but Grayson Allen has been such a good fit they felt comfortable in moving Donte D. So even with the loss of two starters from last season, the Bucks are still a formidable opponent with arguably the league's top performer - interesting how the playoffs reveal an athlete's weaknesses though - during the title run, Antetokoumnpo's FT % fell from 68.5% in the regular season to 58.7%. This season he's upped it to over 72%, good on him, it's something he can control, and when you're getting to the line 10 or 11 times a game on average, we are talking about a lot of points on the table. 
Rotation: Portis, Giannis, Middleton, Grayson Allen, Jrue; Ibaka, Thanasis, Bembry, Wes Matthews, George Hill; Lopez [inj], Connaughton [inj].
Update Feb23: Bucks are planning on signing PG Jevon Carter if he clears waivers as expected, good depth player.

Celtics: 34-26
Past: Celtics finally ramped it up the last couple of weeks and go into the break on a 9 game heater.
Future: As we've been saying all along, a team with wings this good should be a force in the league, and the addition of Derrick White may be that nudge that takes them to the next level. Their dismantling of Philly Feb17th was as impressive a display of domination over a good club that we've witnessed in awhile, they were so fast on both sides of the ball, made the Sixers look like a bunch of tired old men. Smart has a bad ankle, but listed as day to day; White started in his absence in the game before the break and Pritchard/Nesmith got more run off the bench.
Rotation: RWill, Horford, Tatum, Jaylen, Smart [inj]; Theis, GWill, Nesmith, White, Pritchard

Raptors: 32-25
Past: Hands up everyone that had them 7 games over .500 at the Break? And 4 games out of 1st place in the Loss Column, amazing. Give credit to Fred and Pascal, and Ujiri for believing that Trent was a starter, and then Gary going out and proving him not only right, but even more. Trent's rise has been mercurial, and he's been responsible for multiple victories with his shotmaking. Let's face it, this is a make or miss league, and their starting guards have been making a lot of shots. Plus Siakam has been performing like one of the elite players at his position in the league, allstar omission notwithstanding.
Future: Hard to say if there is any more upside with their unconventional lineup and the pressure it puts squarely on the shoulders of rookie Scottie Barnes - it's difficult to play C in the Association giving up that much size every night, wonder if Nurse is contemplating a lineup change? It would be an easy decision to make if they had a legit C on their roster…although Birch did show well vs Jokic the other night. Not sure how proactively Nurse will seek out change, there has to be a degree of 'if it ain't broke' mindset, might take a game or two when things are going wrong for him to experiment to any impactful degree. 
Rotation: Scottie, Pascal, OG, Trent, Freddie; Birch, Achiuwa, Boucher, Thad, Banton/Flynn.

Nets: 31-28
Past: Nets have fallen to 8th as their big 3 only played 16 games together.
Future: A new era begins, and unless Simmons has lost it, lots of reasons to be very optimistic. KD will be back, plus they gained so much length/D/aggressiveness/athleticism with Ben, and the way things seem to be opening up in the States, Kyrie might even be able to dress for home playoff games. Lots of depth on the back end of the roster, but the biggest concern is which role players can step up in the spring - if they get the right contributions 4 through 8 they have a legit shot, as a healthy KD is arguably the best player in the league.
Rotation: Drummond KD Ben Curry Kyrie; Aldridge James Johnson Joe Harris [inj] Cam Thomas Patty Mills; Griffin Claxton Bruce Brown Jevon Carter; Sharpe Edwards/Duke
UPDATE Feb21: Just heard on Twitter that Dragic is going to sign with the Nets, Nash must have convinced him he has a role, bet Goran has the back to back with the Raps circled on his calendar, who could blame him for wanting to stick it to Nick Nurse. Not really sure how he plays in front of Curry, Mills or even Cam Thomas for that matter, but perhaps it's a promise of starting when Irving is on the sidelines with the mandate? In order to create a roster spot, Nets waived Jevon Carter, who has a 3.9mil guarantee for next season - they're hoping someone claims him, will save millions in luxury tax!

Hornets: 29-31
Past: 1-9 slide going into the break, but they had some very good stretches prior, this is a decent ball club; Plumlee at C is the weak link, he's a solid backup but can only have limited success as a starter.
Future: Added Trez to help up front at the deadline, will be interesting to see how they do with Hayward back and a full complement of players. Gordon has his weaknesses, but his all-around skill set makes others better, these guys should be a tough out in the play in. PJ Washington started the last two games in Hayward's absence, opening up some PT for JT Thor off the bench.
Rotation: Plumlee, Bridges, Hayward [inj], Ball, Rozier; Harrell, PJ Washington, Cody Martin [inj], Oubre; Thor, Bouknight, Jalen McDaniels

Hawks: 28-30
Past: Terrible first half, way below expectations, but looked like they were righting the ship to a degree before the break.
Future: Hard to say, they should have been better than they were, but a lot of individual underachievement: Trae hasn't been up to his standards, Capela looks fat, they chose to keep Huerter over Reddish, Hunter has been hurt again, just lots of drop offs throughout the roster. And then Lou, who has been such a productive player for so long, has been performing like father time is catching up to him, they miss what he used to bring, any team would.
Rotation: Capela, Collins, Hunter, Huerter, Trae; Okongwu, Gallo, Bodanovic, Delon Wright, Lou; Dieng, Knox, Cabarrot

Wizards: 27-31
Past: Got off to a great start and then reality caught up to them. Dinwiddie chemistry didn't work and they dealt him, Beal went out for the season, they moved Trez who was headed for UFA, and then, boom, they started playing better.
Future: Can they really hang in the fight for the play in? Maybe all the subtractions are really additions, opening up PT for hungry guys trying to make their mark in the Association, no one's going to tell Hachimura, Avdjia, Kispert, Gafford and Bryant not to try. Pope and Kuzma have title pedigrees and career backups Neto and Ish Smith are still serviceable PGs. This group came together taking 3 of 5 since the deadline - now the big question is will the Big Addition have a positive impact on the chemistry? It's expected that Porzingas will be ready to go about the time play resumes on the 25th, and if he's right he's going to help. If not, well, there's a reason Dallas traded him. 
Rotation: Porzingas, Kuzma, Kispert, Pope, Neto; Bryant, Avdija, Hachimura, Ish Smith; Gafford

Knicks: 25-34
Past: As we speculated before the season began, perhaps the new additions aren't Thibs-type guys, it's been a struggle as the coach tries to find out who will buy in and play his way. Must be a very difficult situation, especially for some of the vets; only won 1 of last 7 before the break, although Barrett missed the last 4 with a bad ankle.
Future: Not without hope, Thibs may hit on his rotation and they could still make a run, only 3.5 back of 9/10th with 23 games to go. And if they come up short and wind up in the lotto, management is well positioned going into the trade market next summer with expiring contracts, all their own picks plus two extra 1sts and seven additional 2nd rounders. Look for them to improve over time unless ownership meddles. 
Rotation: Robinson, Randle, Barrett, Fournier, Kemba; Taj, Toppin, Reddish, Grimes, Burks; Quickley, Rose [inj], Noel [inj]

Pacers: 20-40
Past: Got injured early, never had their full team, fell out of it and management pulled the plug - and got a pretty good return!
Future: They are scrapping and in a lot of games, but not winning many as 5 of their top 7 guys remain on the sidelines. Starters Turner, Brogdon and Duarte listed as day to day, while McConnell and Warren might be back by March2. It's possible they'd like to see the chemistry of the top group together, as it might make offseason decisions more accurate, but until we know management's plans, it's hard to project their trajectory. There could be an unwanted [as far as the lotto goes] resurgence, or on the other hand the injured might not be able/allowed to return and the team could plummet. 
Rotation: Turner[inj], Oshae Brissett, Duarte[inj], Brogdon[inj], Haliburton; Bitadze, Isaiah Jackson, Jalen Smith, Lance Stephenson, Hield; TJ Warren[inj], McConnell[inj]

Pistons: 13-45
Past: Broken record…injuries to key players, this time Cade, who would be leading the ROY if he played the whole season. He's the real deal, plus we've seen good development from Saddiq Bey and Hammadou Diallo, amongst others.
Future: Like what they did at the deadline, if all hands are on deck they might go on a run, possibly finish .500 in the remaining 24 games [haven't assessed strength of sked, however]. In any case they are going to scrap for coach Casey whether the wins are there or not - he's going to want to build momentum going into next season and teach these guys how to win, he won't be interested in a lotto rotation.
Rotation: Stewart, Jerami Grant, Bey, CoJo, Cade; Olynyk, Bagley, Diallo, Frank Jackson, Hayes; McGruder.

Magic: 13-47
Past: Tough season so far, a lot has gone wrong, management would have loved to have seen what this young group would have looked like with Fultz and Isaacs in the fold. Up until this juncture, the club has been less than the sum of its parts, which is to be somewhat expected given the age and lack of experience of so many key players. On the bright side, Franz Wagner is a no doubter, Anthony has had some very strong games, Carter has been solid and Bamba, while very inconsistent, shows flashes of how he could dominate on D with his lane intimidation.
Future: Best case scenario has Fultz back Mar1/Isaacs Mar10 which would be better than nothing and help them assess what the lineup might look like next season. They don't have the worst talent by any means, but good chance of last overall.
Rotation: Bamba, Carter, FWagner, Suggs, Anthony; Robin Lopez, Okeke, Terrence Ross, Gary Harris; Isaacs, Fultz, RJ Hampton

WEST:

Suns: 48-10
Past: No surprise these guys picked up where they left off, they were the best team in the playoffs last year and would have won it all had the refs not let PJ Tucker foul Booker on every possession. Heading into the break on an 18-1 streak. Not a typo.
Future: Announced at ASG - after he made a cameo appearance in the 1stQ - that CP has an avulsion in his shooting hand and will be out 6-8 weeks; for those of you keeping track, there are 7 weeks remaining in the regular season. He joins primary backup Cam Payne on the IR, along with Landry Shamet, Dario Saric and Frank Kaminsky. So there has to be some drop-off, it's just a question of how much? Big chance for Elfrid Payton and Aaron Holiday to prove their ability to run the show for a top team going for top seed overall in the playoffs.
Rotation: Ayton, Crowder, Bridges, Booker, CP [inj]/Payne[inj] Elfrid Payton; McGee, Torrey Craig, Cam Johnson, Aaron Holiday; Bismack Biyombo. 

Warriors: 42-17
Past: Thought they'd be good, but not this good this fast. Tailed off after Draymond got hurt; Klay returned but will take time to get back to top form consistently. Dray projected to be out until March 16, they have to pick it up defensively without him, lost 4 of 5 heading into the break.
Future: Legit contender. Rare opportunity for dynasty team to develop young stars while still winning: 19 year old Kuminga is a phenomenal athlete who has as high a ceiling as anyone in this generationally talented draft class; former 1st Jordan Poole is the old man of group at 22, averaging 18ppg in is 3rd season; 19 year old Moses Moody is going to have to wait his turn, but has shown flashes in limited PT; and 20 year old James Wiseman hasn't even played yet as he works his way back from his knee injury. He's a legit big man who could give them an element they don't otherwise have - an inside scoring presence. 
Rotation: Looney, Dray[inj], Wiggins, Klay, Steph; Otto Porter, Iguodala, Poole; Kuminga, Bjelica, Gary Payton, Damion Lee. 
A West Finals between Suns/Dubs could be a classic series, so much skill on display. 

Grizzlies: 41-19
Past: Arguably the best success story, a terrific ascension by a talented young club. Ja in the MVP conversation; size and strength up front, Jaren Jackson excellent two way PF; deep at smalls, club is 8-2 in past 10 without starting SF Dillon Brooks, who was averaging 18.4ppg.
Future: How much 3 point shooting does a team need to win a title in today's NBA? 4 of 5 starters shoot 33% from deep or less, but maybe it doesn't matter as much when you have Ja doing what he does. The club is deep and athletic, lots of different looks, a disruptive team to play against, will put a lot of pressure on whatever team they face in Round 1. 
Rotation: Adams, Jackson, Brooks [inj]/Ziaire Williams, Bane, Ja; Clarke, Anderson, Konchar, Melton, Tyus Jones; Tillman

Utah: 36-22
Past: Sure, the record indicates they've underachieved, but the Jazz were 28-10 when Rudy got hurt in early Jan; they went on a 2-11 skid until righting the ship with a 5 game home win streak with 2020/1st rounder Azubuike starting in the middle; 1-1 with Rudy back before the break. Plus Joe Ingles tore his ACL before they dealt his contract for a couple of guys who aren't in the rotation; Donovan Mitchell, their only elite scorer, missed 12 games as well.  
Future: The Jazz don't have much depth and missing their two stars was more impactful than it might have been for some other clubs; so perhaps they still are a contender? Might be vulnerable to teams who go small though, and of course scoring depth is a huge issue - what are they going to get out of O'Neale, Clarkson et al and even Bogdanovic/Conley when the going gets tough? If Mitchell isn't all-world like he was a couple of playoffs ago they aren't going to get it done. If this was 2012 we might be holding out hope that Rudy Gay would get on a roll and provide enough secondary scoring off the bench, but at 35 the odds against it.
Rotation: Rudy, Bogdanovic, O'Neale, Mitchell, Conley; Whiteside, Paschall, Gay, Clarkson; Azubuike, Hernangomez, House, Forrest, Alexander-Walker

Mavericks: 35-24
Past: A bit of a slow start, then got it in gear, now winners of 6 of 7 going into the break. Luka has raised his game again and Brunson is enjoying a breakout season, earning his role the starting lineup. Were able to move on from the oft-injured Porzingas when he got hurt and they realized they were better off without him. In return they obtained Dinwiddie and Bertans, who would have been solid additions on paper had no one looked at their stats from this season. Or seen them play - just atrocious, but they used to be good at what they do, perhaps a change of scenery will do the trick. And when Tim Jr comes back from the IR, it could give Dallas 3 useful role players off the bench. 
Future: They probably don't have enough high end talent to go all the way, but certainly seem improved. New starting lineup has solid chemistry and their stats as a unit back it up. 
Rotation: Powell, Finney-Smith, Bullock, Luka, Brunson; Kleber, Bertans, Dinwiddie, Hardaway [inj]/Josh Green; Boban, Burke 

Nuggets: 33-25
Past: Have hung in there without Jamal all season and Porter for most of it. 
Future: If those two return to top form by the playoffs they are going to be a very difficult out. Wonder if it's possible for team's to mitigate Jokic's effectiveness by going small? Although they wound up losing by a point, we saw the Raps have some success with their small lineup getting him into space on D; but of course he's so multi-talented on O he's going to get his….potential 1st round matchups include Grizz, Jazz, and Mavs. Are the Grizz the nightmare matchup, they've lost to them all three times they've faced off this season, although two of them were by a total of 6 points. And without Murray.
Rotation: Jokic, Gordon, Jeff Green, Barton, Monte Morris; Cousins, JaMychal Green, Forbes, Campazzo, Rivers, Hyland

Timberwolves: 31-28
Past: Surprised they are 3 games above .500? Perhaps they are just playing closer to their potential while other clubs struggle. Beverly has helped change the mindset, KAT is proving he really is a star, and some of the young prospects are coming into their own…like Jaden McDaniels who has taken off, averaging 12.6/3.9 in 28mpg in his last 10 games, shooting 37.6% from deep.
Future: Which teams behind them are sure bets to make a run? In other words, 7th or 8th and a spot in the upper play-in is theirs to lose. Can they catch Denver/Mavs for 6th? Unlikely, but not out of the question.
Rotation: KAT, Vanderbilt, Edwards, Russell, Beverly; Reid, Jaden McDaniels, Prince, Beasley, McLaughlin 

Clippers: 30-31
Past: With their injuries, 8th place is a success story, good on Lue and the players for having what it takes to hang in there and create an identity without their stars.
Future: Too bad Norm Powell went down with the foot injury shortly after being acquired, but they still have enough depth to play Clipper basketball and are hoping that PG can return in the 2nd week of March. If they do well enough, it's possible Kawhi will be motivated to join them in the playoffs if his injury allows, this is a 'you never know' situation. What are the odds they win the title this season? They must be pretty long, but there is no other team with more upside from potential superstar additions.
Rotation: Zubac, Morris Sr, Batum, Jackson, Mann; Hartenstein, Covington, Kennard, Coffey, Boston; Injured: Powell [Out until at least Apr1], PG [at least Mar11], Kawhi [at least Apr10].

Lakers: 27-31
Past: The Westbrook experiment has failed so far, but there are so many other problems with the lineup it's lazy to blame it all on him. But he is the guy who has the most untapped upside on the roster, and it's surprising they haven't figured how to get more out of each other yet  - watching them lose in Portland the other night was painful, they looked so slow playing that ISO ball style.
Future: Hard to bet against Bron, but something will have to change in order to make it happen; AD is hurt again [out until at least Mar25], yet they won the last game before the break without him…can they cobble together a system that makes the most of what they do have left in the tank?
Rotation: AD[inj], Bron, Stanley Johnson, Bradley, Russ; Dwight Howard, Melo[inj], Ariza, Monk, THT, Reaves; Jordan, Bazemore, Nunn [out until at least Mar19]

Blazers: 25-34
Past: Poor 1st half led to major changes; roster deconstruction was thought to be the harbinger of a tank, but the kids and castoffs are having none of it, winners of 4 in row heading into the break.
Future: Two games ahead of Spurs and Pels for 10th, Kings 3.5 back, the play-in has given all these franchises something to fight for, will anyone break out of the pack? Meanwhile, Simons is having a breakout season, Elleby has moved into the starting lineup along with pickups Hart and Winslow, plus someone reminded Jusef Nurkic that he used to actually be a decent player, he averaged 21.5/11.5/4.2 during the win streak. And one more thing: Josh Hart's production since joining the Blaze - 24ppg/36mpg in 3 victories - seem to indicate that he wasn't the problem in NWO. 
Rotation: Nurkic, Winslow, Elleby, Josh Hart, Simons; Watford, Brown, Hughes, McLemore; Inj: Keon Johnson, Bledsoe, Nassir Little, Lillard [out until at least Mar26].

Spurs: 23-36
Past: Pop wasn't in win now mode, preferring to develop their young players in his inimitable way. They benched and subsequently traded vets who could have helped them win a few more games, and even moved on from 28 year old Derrick White at the deadline. But after the subtractions the Spurs actually started playing better with the youth movement taking centre stage, winners of 3 of 4 on the road heading into the break.
Future: Much the same as Portland, can they keep it up? SA's youth has somewhat more of a pedigree than the Blazers, so arguably their chances of sustaining are better. 
Rotation: Poeltl, Doug McD, Keldon Johnson [selected with the 1st rounder they got for Kawhi], Vassell, Dejounte Murray;
Zach Collins, Bates-Diop, Josh Richardson, Josh Primo, Lonnie Walker

Pelicans: 23-36
Past: No Zion, team struggled early; started playing better, made enough of a push that Griffin decided to go for it and acquired CJ McCollum from the Blazers. Aside from thrashing the Raptors, hasn't paid off yet, but McC has been money, averaging almost 32ppg while shooting well over 50% from the field since the initial loss to Miami in his first of 5 games with the club. His de facto backcourt partner, Devonte Graham, who Griffin traded for as the offseason replacement for Lonzo, went 2-17 in three games before finally getting benched [went 4-6 as sub in the next tilt, might be the best role for him]. Before they acquired CJ, the Pels were going big in the front court, starting Jaxson Hayes at PF beside Val, with some success - they had won 4 in a row before CJ made his debut in the loss to the Heat - and went back to the big lineup in the last game before the break with Graham sitting.
Future: On paper this should work - they have two very good scorers in Ingram [still only 24], who's enjoying another solid season with 22/5/5 and CJ; they aren't going to get pushed around up front and Jones has been another good rookie in this outstanding draft class. Zion as an afterthought? Sadly, yes, latest news on the foot is not good, don't expect him back; also Larry Nance, who would help up front, is listed out until at least Apr1. 
Rotation: Val, Hayes, Ingram, Jones, CJ; Willy Hernangomez, Tony Snell, Temple, Graham, Alvarado

Kings: 22-38
Past: This club underachieved terribly, management panicked and traded the wrong young PG, albeit for a very good PF/C in Sabonis. 2-2 since the trade. 
Future: While Portland and SA are similar, so too are NWO and Sac. They have a good mix and should be a factor in the race for the play-in. Interesting the Bucks gave up on Donte D, there's a job in the starting 5 going forward to reach out and take if he's up to it.
Rotation: Sabonis, Barnes, Harkless, Justin Holiday, Fox; Holmes, Metu, Trey Lyles, DeVincenzo, Davion Mitchell; Lamb

Thunder: 18-40
Past: Their record might not show it, but these guys have a lot of young talent and compete every night. Giddey is another future allstar in the class of '22 - which they will be talking a lot about in the future…wonder if the Clippers would prefer to have SGA for their stretch run instead of PG? If not this season, soon, he and the Aussie rook are already a force in the backcourt together.
Future: When SGA and Dort return to the lineup they are going to cause problems, and if coach Mark Daigneult's mandate was to win every game instead of develop and teach they'd potentially have a shot at 10th [6 back in the loss column with 24 to play].
Rotation: Favors, Bazley, Dort, SGA, Giddey; Roby, Poskusevski, Kenrich Williams, Tre Mann; Aaron Wiggins, Jerome, Maledon

Rockets: 15-43
Past: This season has been about developing young players without winning too many games and jeopardizing their chances in the draft lottery. Next year will be more of the same, because beginning in 23/24 they forfeit their 1st rounders to OKC for 3 years in a row, only top 4 protected [OKC has 'right to swap' in year 2 so it does not violate the Septien Rule]. 
Future: Decent chance to finish worst overall, with only the Pistons and Magic currently having less wins. Detroit should surpass them without much difficulty, and the Magic probably have reinforcements coming, so it's within reach. Fantasy owners - don't expect to see a lot of Eric Gordon, hard to imagine they couldn't move him at the deadline, probably were asking too much and got left at the altar. Not sure what their plans are for Dennis Schroder either, he'll turn 29 in September, obviously not on their timeline, buyout? 
Rotation: Wood, Tate, Matthews, Jalen Green, Kevin Porter; Sengun, Kenyon Martin Jr, Josh Christopher; and the vets: Gordon, Nwaba, Schroder, and He Who Shall Not Be Played, sshh, rhymes with 'all'.
Update Feb23: Marc Stein reports Schroder buyout unlikely, and that neither side favours one. NB: after Mar1st, players who sign with new clubs are not eligible for the playoffs, so they have today and 5 more days to change their minds.

OVERALL:
Very difficult to project some of these tight races accurately without doing a deep dive into each club's schedule. Not just strength, but how many unwinnable/very winnable games there are due to rest/no rest/sink/layovers. Plus don't forget - games vs top contenders are not created equal - contests late in the season might have no meaning for some of them. All of this has to be considered before creating an accurate projection.