I think the Pacers are going to be the most improved of the 3, they have a lot of solid pieces in place. I think they're clearly more talented than the Hornets, Bulls, Wizards, and Knicks

Lakers got rid of Nina Hsieh

Pacers got rid of a garbage coach and hired a great coach
Mavs lost a great coach and hired a poor/mediocre coach
Portland lost a solid but not exceptional coach and are hiring a great guy with no head coaching experience, so that’s kind of an unknown.

Pacers seem to be the franchise that improved their coaching status the most.

but the Pacers also don't have anyone who is near 1st team All-NBA caliber while the Mavs and Blazers do

the Mavs and Blazers have plenty of room to add wins

It will be interesting to see how Billups does with the Blazers for sure. I don’t think Kidd is the right coach for Luka but we’ll see