We are now roughly 20 games into this turbulent and exciting NBA season, and now that LeBron James has made his much-hyped return to Cleveland, we can get on with the rest of the season.
Many teams have made surprising runs so far this season to put their names atop the NBA, while others have struggled out of the gate, but nobody is perfect at this point.
There are at least a few players on every team who need to step up their game if they are going to a) help their teams stay in a playoff race, b) keep their starting jobs or c) help keep their teams out of the basement of the league.
Teams will begin to see what lineups work best now that November has ended and teams have used the extent of the lineups that they will use for the season for the most part.
It is time for many players to put up or shut up, lose minutes and get benched.
So let's take a look at the players on each team that need to improve their game in order to either get more playing time or keep the time that they are getting.
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