TRS NBA Power Rankings

Welcome to The Runner Sports NBA Power Rankings.

Here at TRS, we like to do things a little bit differently; so instead of reading power rankings from 300 different writers, or worse, just one single ranking, we do all the hard work and bring you the best power ranking possible. We average out the rankings of all of the NBA writers on staff here, to find out who truly stands above the others.

Be sure to check out a little bit of reasoning from the writers below the rankings, and see where they ranked teams, and why.

Also, be sure to check back, as this power ranking will be updated every Monday throughout the season.

Week 24:

Rank Team Record Change
1 Golden State Warriors 72-9 -
2 San Antonio Spurs 65-15 -
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 56-24 -
4 Toronto Raptors 54-26 +1
5 Oklahoma City Thunder 54-26 -1
6 Los Angeles Clippers 52-28 +1
7 Atlanta Hawks 48-32 +1
8 Boston Celtics 47-33 -2
9 Miami Heat 47-33 +1
10 Charlotte Hornets 46-34 -1
11 Detroit Pistons 43-37 +2
12 Portland Trail Blazers 43-38 -
13 Indiana Pacers 43-37 +1
14 Utah Jazz 40-10 -3
15 Houston Rockets 39-41 +2
16 Dallas Mavericks 41-39 -
17 Chicago Bulls 40-40 +1
18 Memphis Grizzlies 42-38 -3
19 Washington Wizards 39-41 -
20 Milwaukee Bucks 33-47 +1
21 Orlando Magic 34-46 -1
22 Denver Nuggets 33-48 -
23 Sacramento Kings 32-48 -
24 New York Knicks 32-49 -
25 Minnesota Timberwolves 28-52 +1
26 New Orleans Pelicans 30-50 -1
27 Phoenix Suns 22-58 -
28 Brooklyn Nets 21-59 -
29 Los Angeles Lakers 16-64 -
30 Philadelphia 76ers 10-70 -

Insights:

Tyler Arnold- (Memphis Grizzlies - 16th)

It’s a good thing the Grizzlies are clinched into the playoffs and a mere one-game over the mark of being in threat of being knocked out. They’re just 2-8 in their last 10 games, and are playing some absolutely uninspiring basketball at the moment. They might be safe, but losing both of their remaining games could drop them from their current spot in 6th all the way to the bottom of the west where the Warriors (who look to capture their 73rd win of the seaosn over them on Wednesday) would make easy work of them.