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The frenzy of free agency is over now, giving way to the closest thing there is to a lull in the NBA's year-round schedule.

For a few restorative weeks, we get to catch our breath.

And we also have a chance to survey the league's altered landscape. The signings, the trades, the draft picks, the coaching moves—everything each team has done to improve its fortune for next year or, in some cases, stick to a multi-season rebuilding plan that doesn't necessarily prioritize immediate success.

Grades will be based on how a team handled its offseason relative to the options it had available. The Philadelphia 76ers, for example, didn't sign any major free agents. They didn't even meet with any. That doesn't mean the Sixers get a failing grade.

They'll score well because they made smart moves that were part of a coherent plan.

Offseasons aren't successes or failures based solely on how many big names sign up to play for you, though the San Antonio Spurs will score nicely precisely because they landed one such name.

Everything factors in to the final marks, including the overall harmony and logic of a team's moves.

The Sacramento Kings might want to watch out for that part.