With the NBA season fast-approaching, every NBA team will be aiming to make progress in terms of their success in the regular season. How each team defines “success” will vary depending on who you ask. Some contenders with veteran All-Stars will just want to enter the postseason healthy; other rebuilding teams might want to tank for a better draft pick (though they'd never admit it publicly); most teams, however, will look to improve on their win percentage in the regular season with the hopes of securing a solid playoff seed. Obviously, many teams will increase their win total this season given that every team will get to play an extra 10 games compared to last season's condensed 72-game schedule, but here are four teams that will likely win a higher proportion of their games as well.

Golden State Warriors

Last season: 39-33 (.542 win %)

Current Fanduel 2021-22 line: 47.5 wins (.579 win %)

Klay Thompson just might be the biggest x-factor of the 2021-22 season. A healthy second Splash Brother vaults the Warriors from a fringe playoff team to a fringe title contender, particularly given that there is no clear favorite in the Western Conference this season. Health and age have proven to be a factor with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Phoenix Suns' Chris Paul will be another year older, the LA Clippers' Kawhi Leonard will be out for most of the regular season recovering from ACL surgery, and the Denver Nuggets will be missing their starting point guard in Jamal Murray. There's no reason to think Golden State couldn't dominate in the regular season should they maintain their top-five defense improve their offense by adding a former All-NBA shooting guard.

There is quite a bit of uncertainty pertaining to the Warriors. Thompson will be returning from two season-ending injuries at age 31, and Stephen Curry is bound to miss games with various ailments at age 33. Draymond Green could also fall off, and James Weisman has yet to prove he's an effective NBA center. Even so, their upside is too great given their talent; their core won a title just six years ago.

Charlotte Hornets

Last season: 31-41 wins (.431 win %)

Current Fanduel 2021-22 line: 37.5 wins (.457 win %)

The Hornets went 11-10 in the games LaMelo Ball started at point guard prior to his wrist facture, which kept him out for 21 games. He posted impressive averages of 19.5 points (46.4 FG%, 42.6 3PT%), 6.2 assists and 5.8 rebounds during that stretch. Factor in the year-two leap that the 2021 Rookie of the Year will likely make, and it seems like an easy bet that the Hornets will improve on their win percentage. Gordon Hayward's health is a huge factor, but the addition of Kelly Oubre Jr. and the development of young forwards P.J. Washington and Miles Bridges make positive progress a safe assumption. Charlotte will, however be competing with an improved Eastern Conference, as evidenced by the following team.

Chicago Bulls

Last season: 31-41 (.431 win %)

Current Fanduel 2021-22 line: 42.5 wins (.518 win %)

A full training camp and preseason for the Zach LaVine-Nikola Vucevic core, along with the addition of guards DeMar DeRozan and Lonzo Ball, will at least raise the floor of the Bulls in the regular season. How will this team fair in the postseason should they make it that far, particularly on the defensive end? Tough to say. Patrick Williams is going to have to do a lot of heavy lifting on that end of the floor. It's also worth wondering if there are enough balls to go around on offense for LaVine, DeRozan, Vucevic and even Coby White off the bench. Even so, they're no-doubt more talented than they were last season, and LaVine will likely be in a contract year. If he remains at an All-Star level or even jumps into All-NBA consideration, the Bulls should have no trouble improving on last year's win percentage.

Miami Heat

Last season 40-32 (.556 win %)

Current Fanduel 2021-22 line: 48.5 wins (.591 win %)

The Heat went 33-19 when Jimmy Butler played last year. Could he miss 20 games yet again this upcoming season? Of course, but they seem to be better equipped to sustain a Butler injury than they were last season. They upgraded at point guard by adding Kyle Lowry (though, to be fair, he too could be an injury risk at age 35), improved their depth by signing veteran forwards P.J. Tucker and Markieff Morris, and Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro are both young enough to take major developmental leaps. Victor Oladipo could also have a bounceback year after a healthy offseason. This team made the Finals less than a full calendar year ago, and their talent should keep them afloat barring any season-ending injuries.