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With at least two seasons on their jobs, they haven't been fired.<\/i><\/p>\n

New Orleans Pelicans:<\/b> Monty Williams has a ton of respect in the coaching and player community. His assignment as a Team USA assistant coach over the summer and the instant connection he made with Durant was the latest evidence of that much.<\/p>\n

But when you have the best rising talent in the game (Anthony Davis) and a roster that looks worthy of a playoff berth in the loaded Western Conference, you simply have to match expectations in order to avoid the proverbial seat warming up. That's the case for Williams, who can point to injuries as a major reason for last season's struggles (they were 34-48) but who needs to win if he's going to make it to the end of his current contract (through 2015-16) and perhaps get another.<\/p>\n

Indiana Pacers:<\/b> It was just six months ago that Frank Vogel's future as Pacers coach was reportedly in doubt, but that's certainly not the case now. Vogel, who took over for Jim O' Brien midway through the 2010-11 season and has gone 167-100 since, signed a multiyear extension earlier this month that should bring some much-needed stability to a tough situation.<\/p>\n

Paul George is out for the season (broken leg suffered in July at Team USA training camp), and Lance Stephenson now in Charlotte. But Vogel, whose contract was set to expire after this season, has clearly earned the trust of Pacers president Larry Bird, general manager Kevin Pritchard and consultant Donnie Walsh.<\/p>\n

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USA TODAY Sports' Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt break down where some of the biggest teams in the NBA stand as the season begins.<\/p>\n

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00:02 The lakers are interesting and I just don't think they're
\n00:04 going to be very good. Kobe Bryant being back on the
\n00:07 floor is a huge story something we'll watch all season long
\n00:10 and he looked pretty good. Early on but I think first
\n00:12 year coach Byron Scott. We'll have a hard time get these
\n00:15 pieces to fit into a group that can be competitive in
\n00:18 the west. That might not be — with the NBA as
\n00:21 a steeper learning curve this season been to New York Knicks
\n00:25 they have a new first year coaching their fair share. And
\n00:28 he's trying to implement. Phil Jackson's want to triangle offense and
\n00:32 make it work with the — Maybe the bigger issue to
\n00:35 watch this season with the next is how much they progressed
\n00:38 and the defense this side of the floor. The Washington Wizards
\n00:42 are expected to be one of the better teams in the
\n00:44 Eastern Conference this season but — early season prospects took a
\n00:48 hit. When it was revealed that shooting guard Bradley deal will
\n00:52 miss at least six to eight weeks with a fractured left
\n00:54 breast. Feel — turning into one of the premier shooting guards
\n00:58 in the NBA. He led the wizards in scoring last year
\n01:02 is fifteen — three point shooter and was key to their
\n01:05 post season success. And LeBron James — any roster in the
\n01:10 NBA and he automatically makes that team a contender. Put him
\n01:14 alongside all star Kylie Irving and Kevin Love. And it's no
\n01:18 surprise that the cavaliers. Are favorites to win the Eastern Conference
\n01:22 this season but that doesn't mean it's gonna come easy for
\n01:25 change from the cavaliers. Don't forget they have a first time
\n01:29 NBA head coaching David — And Miami he struggled that first
\n01:34 season with James alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris spot. The San
\n01:39 Antonio — top power power rankings and no there one point
\n01:42 lot differently in the pre season opener was that night and
\n01:44 that this hot spot that work from last season. And certainly
\n01:47 merits this ranking. Fifth championship since 1999 the same old group
\n01:52 on the same old thing. Like we just saw with the
\n01:54 Kevin Durant situation though with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Every team
\n01:58 in the NBA wants to stay healthy if the spurs can
\n02:00 stay healthy for beginning and they're going to be right there
\n02:03 and who knows maybe even — in the sixth title field.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Toronto Raptors:<\/b> Talk about a turnaround. After going 57-91 in his first two seasons in Toronto, Raptors coach Dwane Casey not only survived the front office change from Bryan Colangelo to Masai Ujiri but earned a three-year extension after the Raptors became one of the Eastern Conference's surprise stories last season (48-34 and a seven-game loss to the Brooklyn Nets in the first round.<\/p>\n

Houston Rockets:<\/b> Kevin McHale is a coach on an expiring contract leading a team that may have unrealistic expectations. Recipe for disaster, right? Not exactly, but his situation is worth watching.<\/p>\n

If the James Harden-Dwight Howard Rockets aren't contending for a top spot in the Western Conference and looking like a team that can make some noise in the playoffs, McHale may be the first to raise his hand and say a change should be made. He's in it to win it, as they say, and the fact that he has no new deal beyond this coming season isn't seen as a point of contention. Don't hold your breath on a change coming, though, as the Rockets will be formidable even without Chandler Parsons, Jeremy Lin or Omer Asik around anymore.<\/p>\n

Washington Wizards:<\/b> Randy Wittman coached his way into a three-year extension last season, when the Wizards reached the playoffs for the first time in point guard John Wall's four-season career. Not bad for a guy whose job security seemed to be in question in each of the previous two summers.<\/p>\n

Wittman will have to help Wall and the Wizards stay afloat early on this season, though, as third-year shooting guard Bradley Beal is out six to eight weeks with a broken left wrist. Wittman has been at the helm since midway through the 2011-12 campaign, when he took over for the fired Flip Saunders.<\/p>\n

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Orlando Magic:<\/b> Two seasons after the Dwight Howard trade to the Los Angeles Lakers put the Magic in rebuilding mode, it's time for progress in Orlando. That's the reality facing third-year coach Jacque Vaughn, whose contract option for the 2015-16 season was picked up by ownership in May.<\/p>\n

Center Nikola Vucevic, guard Victor Oladipo, forward Tobias Harris and swingman Maurice Harkless are leading the young core, and veteran Channing Frye was added during the summer by way of a four-year, $32 million deal. But the Magic traded their leading scorer from last season, Arron Afflalo, to the Denver Nuggets in June, and the only player they received in return, 21-year-old guard Evan Fournier, is a far less proven player. They also have let veterans Jameer Nelson and Glen Davis out of contracts.<\/p>\n

The good news for Vaughn? It's still hard to imagine it being worst than these last two seasons (a combined record of 43-121).<\/p>\n

Portland Trail Blazers: <\/b>The easiest way to secure a long-term coaching future in Rip City? Get the Blazers back in the postseason like the good, old days. That's what Terry Stotts did last season, ending the two-year-long postseason drought by not only getting Portland (54-28) back in to the playoffs but by doing damage once they were there (a first-round series win over the Rockets). In May, he received a two-year extension that guarantees his deal through the 2015-16 season and has a team option for 2016-17 campaign.<\/p>\n

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