It’s Monday morning, and we’re about ten days into the NBA season. Let’s take a look at how each team has performed so far, with a mix of pre-season expectations and in-season play informing the rankings. Then I’ll have some…
Category: Power Rankings
You can read my brief overall intro and my full take on the East here, but now it’s time to look at the West, where picking apart a mess of playoff hopefuls feels like a goal that can’t possibly end…
The NBA is back, and, for the first time since March, it will be played in NBA arenas. We’re starting a little later than usual, but the general format will be relatively similar to what we’re used to. The regular…
10. Toronto Raptors Pre-Bubble Ranking: 3 One of the main lessons from the 2020 NBA season was to never count out Nick Nurse and the Raptors, but a flurry of off-season departures could be a little too much to handle…
15. Portland Trail Blazers Pre-Bubble Ranking: 18 I’m not sold on the Blazers, who run out an elite offensive backcourt that has a decent amount of overall flaws, a good but somewhat limited all-around center, and an iffy cast of…
25. Chicago Bulls Pre-Bubble Ranking: 24 Returning Players (in order of money owed): Zach LaVine, Thaddeus Young, Tomas Satoransky, Cristiano Felicio, Coby White, Lauri Markkanen, Wendell Carter, Ryan Arcidiacono, Chandler Hutchison, Luke Kornet, Daniel Gafford Player Option: Otto Porter Free…
The NBA season isn’t over quite yet, but it is for twenty-eight of the thirty teams. For everyone but the Lakers and Heat, the off-season is here. That’s enough for me to get started on my end of season power…
Week 22 *** We’re back after roughly four months with the first official Power Rankings of the bubble. These are based on the full season rather than the last week of games, though play in the bubble – and how…
The NBA is finally back. To celebrate the return, I took a deep dive into the twenty-two teams playing in Orlando. Each team is ranked below, and we’ve got key storylines and stats all around. This will act as a…
1. Milwaukee Bucks Record: 53-12 Conference Seed: 1st in East The Bucks were the best team in the league during the regular season, essentially from start to finish. They dominated on both sides of the ball after a relatively slow…