1 for the final regular-season edition of the 2023-24 power rankings. Stat of the Week 31 of 31 Nikola Jokić and Domantas SabonisGarrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images The latest installment of the stat of the week serves as something of a celebration of the NBA's expanding ta...
X-Factor: Andrew Nembhard The Pacers were one of the pleasant surprises of the 2023-24 season - riding Tyrese Haliburton's leap into stardom and a deep squad into the Eastern Conference Finals. The franchise didn't do much to improve the roster from the outside, but Bennedict Mathurin retu...
This week the Boston Celtics have taken the number one spot in the rankings, dethroning the Denver Nuggets who have held the position since the preseason. While the 76ers continue their climb to the top of the ranks, the Sacramento Kings have also crept t...
2. Boston Celtics (Last Week: 2) The defending champion Boston Celtics were one of the top teams in our NBA power rankings throughout last season and will remain there all of this year — barring a major injury. They have one of the best-scoring teams in the league (119.5 PPG), and ...
Keeping them at this point of the power rankings is more of a nod to the last postseason than anything they've done in 2023-24. 6. Phoenix Suns (33-22) 25 of 31 Bradley BealNoah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Previous Rank: 7Net Rating: +3.3 A hamstring injury has Bra...
But, as we get set to tip off the 2024-25 season on Tuesday, there’s no doubt about who should be No. 1 in the Power Rankings. Teams of the Preseason Make It Last Forever:Golden State (6-0) — Stephen Curry and Buddy Hield might be the greatest shooting backcourt… Too soon?
Below, check out the top power forwards in the NBA for 2024-25. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee) Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports 2023-24 stats:30.4 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 6.5 apg, 1.2 spg, 1.1 bpg, 61.1 FG%, 27.4 3P% in 73 games
Justin, Rob, and Wos discuss the best teams in the NBA in Part 4 of our NBA preseason power rankings. They go 8-1 starting with the Warriors (1:37), Sixers (14:11), Heat (31:20), Jazz (40:55), Suns (55:24), Bucks (1:03:48), Lakers (1:11:00), and Nets ...
December 8, 2023 12003 322 0 Taylor Wyman Alf_Garfield_2024 Taylor Wyman (@taylormetrics) uses luck-adjusted net rating to help see through the noise of the early season in his December power rankings. Luck-adjusted net ratings work by looking at factors like shooting variance often coming in...
The Future Power Rankings are ESPN's projection of the on-court success expected for each team over the next three seasons: 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26. Consider this a convenient way to see the direction in which your favorite team is headed. To det...