NBA: 10 candidates for a bounce-back season in 2018-19

After a less than stellar year in 2017-18, here’s a look at 10 prominent NBA players who will be looking to bounce back in 2018-19.

Regression is natural in the NBA, as is learning to take your lumps as a young player. Not every star can preserve his place at the top of the food chain forever, nor can every developing prospect improve year after year without fail.

As they say in life, it doesn’t matter if you fall. What matters is how quickly you’re able to get back on the horse.

Whether it’s due to injury problems, a diminished role, age, poor team fit or all of the above, plenty of prominent players had down seasons in 2017-18. Now joining new teams, returning to full health or simply entering the season with a brand new outlook, quite a few of them have a good chance of turning things around during the upcoming campaign.

With some time to kill before the start of the new season, here’s a look at 10 recognizable NBA players who should be due for bounce-back seasons in 2018-19.

Honorable Mentions: Tim Hardaway Jr., Jabari Parker, Rodney Hood, Tristan Thompson, Avery Bradley, Reggie Jackson, Marquese Chriss, Cody Zeller, Dion Waiters, Maurice Harkless, Patrick Beverley, Wilson Chandler, Seth Curry, Patrick Patterson, Danilo Gallinari, Nerlens Noel, Brandon Knight, George Hill, Omri Casspi, Elfrid Payton