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While this NBA campaign bears down on the playoffs, league executives are busy building their offseason shopping lists.

With the demand far outweighing the supply, teams have no choice but to plan ahead.

The start of free agency is like basketball's version of Black Friday. Only the sales are almost never as good, and the quantities are scarce. But it's a first-come, first-served process, so teams without a clear direction will be trampled as soon as those doors open for business.

Some are in desperate need of legitimate difference-makers—whether that's a star free-agent signing or an early draft choice—while others are merely looking to complement what they already have. A select group of fortunate franchises simply hope to leave the summer with the same players they employed this season.

We've peeled back the curtain and provided an early glimpse at each team's offseason plans. By examining strengths, weaknesses and potential roster openings, we have figured out what each team hopes to find this summer and where it might turn to get what it wants.