The league's annual coaching carousel produces success stories and disappointments for numerous franchises. And some teams are currently stuck in the middle, with chances to rise to the top or sink to the bottom.
Here's a rundown of teams that began the 2013-14 campaign with a different bench boss than they had to open the 2012-13 season, excluding, of course, expansion clubs Aomori Wat's (6-8) and Bambitious Nara (2-10).
■ Niigata Albirex BB (10-4) — Coach Fujitaka Hiraoka has guided the club to five straight wins and victories in eight of its last 10 games. Nile Murry is the team's leading scorer (17.3 points per game) and newcomer Patrick Sullivan, a Southeastern Louisiana University product, has notched nine double-doubles and contributed 13.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.