NEW YORK (NBA) - The beauty of this time of year in the NBA is that anything is possible.

All 30 teams are at the starting line and aiming to make the playoffs.

Some, like the defending champions San Antonio Spurs and the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers, are strong candidates for the title because of the talent, experience and coaching.

Each will have to earn trips to the NBA Finals, though.

There has been a frenzy of activity this week as clubs put the finishing touches on their rosters.

A pair of Australia Boomers at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup are among those on the move in the league.

On Saturday, the Utah Jazz parted ways with Brock Motum and the Los Angeles Clippers waived Joe Ingles.

Forty-eight hours later, however, and the Jazz signed Ingles.

The Jazz knew Ingles because they played the Clippers twice in the pre-season.

Andrej Lemanis, the Australia national team coach, spoke to FIBA.com on Monday before the Jazz added Ingles.

"I know both received very positive feedback from the (NBA) coaches, they enjoyed their time and thought they developed and it was a great learning experience that will help them," he said.

Ingles has played at the last two Olympics and the last two FIBA Basketball World Cups with Australia.

"Both are at different stages of their careers," Lemanis said. "Joe, for me, really showed a poise and leadership that benefited the group at the World Cup. There is a real maturity, the way he acts with his teammates away for the court."

As for Motum, Lemanis said: "This was really my first experience with him and he continued to surprise and impress. It's one of those things, he grows on you over the course of the campaign. He's such an opportunistic scorer, he keeps putting the ball on the deck and getting to the basket. He can shoot the three. He's a phenomenal scorer, anticipates well and knows how to get into position to score… Brock is still learning a lot and will continue to improve markedly."

Dante Exum, 19, played at the World Cup for the first time and is now in Utah preparing to embark on his first NBA season.

Once he becomes a better shooter, teams are going to have a very difficult time containing him.

"His strengths clearly are getting to the rim and creating opportunities for himself at the rim or passing out of the situation," said Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey.

"Dante knows better than anybody that he's going to have to spend a lot of time (practicing) shooting the ball."

Another Australian will make his NBA bow this season with Cameron Bairstow putting on the Chicago Bulls jersey.

The 23-year-old, the 49th pick overall in June's draft, was an effective player coming off the bench for Lemanis at the World Cup.

One of his teammates in Chicago will be Pau Gasol of Spain, one of the greatest players ever from Europe to play in the NBA.

Gasol, who has joined the Bulls as a free agent after a long spell with the Los Angeles Lakers, was voted to the All Star Five at the World Cup.

Another Bull is rookie Nikola Mirotic, one of Europe's top players the past few seasons with Real Madrid.

Mirotic played for Spain's youth teams and could represent the senior side in the future.

All eyes will be on Minnesota where rookie Andrew Wiggins of Canada is on the books.

Cleveland selected the 19-year-old Wiggins with the first overall pick but traded him to Minnesota as part of a deal that sent USA international Kevin Love to the Cavaliers.

The Cavs also sent their top pick from 2013, 21-year-old Anthony Bennett of Canada, to the T-Wolves in the same trade.

"Team Canada South" is what fans and media in Wiggins' homeland are calling Minnesota.

"I just want to play the best I can play, and every day get better," Wiggins said.

San Antonio's successful campaign in 2013-14 has underlined how good some of international basketball's players are.

Frenchmen Tony Parker and Boris Diaw, Argentina's Manu Ginobili, Canada's Cory Joseph, Brazil's Tiago Splitter and Australians Patrick Mills and Aron Baynes all helped the Spurs win last season's title.

The Cavs, meanwhile, were so impressed by David Blatt as the coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv last season that they put him in charge of their team. Blatt, who led Russia for several years in international competition, steered the Israeli club to Euroleague glory.

Cleveland have LeBron James back as a free agent, World Cup MVP Kyrie Irving, Brazil center Anderson Varejao and Love. Australia guard Matthew Dellavedova and Canada's Tristan Thompson are also on the books of the Cavs.

Kobe Bryant is healthy again and ready to play for the Lakers while Dirk Nowitzki of Germany remains the star attraction with the Dallas Mavericks.

Turkey's Omer Asik has moved to the New Orleans Pelicans to team up with Anthony Davis in that talented front court, and Kenneth Faried is back with the Denver Nuggets fresh off a terrific World Cup with the USA.

Klay Thompson is back with the Golden State Warriors, buoyed by his scintillating performances with the USA. He and fellow national team star Stephen Curry give Golden State arguably the most potent backcourt in the league.

There are three games on Tuesday, 12 on Wednesday and five more on Thursday.

It's going to be fun.

FIBA