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Power Ranking - Thunder Fall Down the Rankings

May, 20 (Week 12) - Injuries are hurting everyone right now and it's hard to give a good prediction on who will win with everything going on. [Shams]

	Rank	Rating	Team		Record	Comment
	1 (1)	110	Mil		11-1 Mil 113, LAC 85 W Ind 99, Mil 123 W Cha 95, Mil 115 W Phi 123, Mil 127 W Mil 108, Mia 101 W Mil 104, GS 71 W Mil 133, Pho 53 W Mil 107, Mem 77 W Min 95, Mil 115 W Mil 110, Was 106 W Mil 116, Cle 78 W NY 119, Mil 106 L	It is crazy how this team has not slowed down after winning the championship last year. KAT and Mitchell were both traded, but ever since Giannis moved to the 5 they have been unstoppable. The Bucks Big 3 will be hard to stop, will the Gilgeous-Alexander injury keep them from going back-to-back.
	2 (2)	94	LAC		9-2 Orl 68, LAC 127 W LAC 103, LAL 89 W Mil 113, LAC 85 L LAC 104, Utah 89 W Bos 129, LAC 132 W Mem 52, LAC 113 W LAC 118, NY 84 W LAC 109, Atl 88 W Utah 86, LAC 104 W LAC 139, Dal 72 W LAC 117, Phi 122 L	The Clippers have had a great year so far, but have had trouble hanging onto management recently. The team also has two of their top players out for the season and Oladipo possibly out next season. The team could make a run in the playoffs still, but it will be hard with the injuries.
	3 (4)	88	Phi		9-2 Bos 93, Phi 110 W Phi 120, Chi 72 W Phi 109, Atl 89 W Phi 123, Mil 127 L Phi 119, Por 111 W Tor 72, Phi 126 W Phi 109, Sac 88 W Phi 104, SA 97 W Orl 75, Phi 108 W LAC 117, Phi 122 W Phi 114, Bos 121 L	The 76ers could very well be the favorites for the championship. With the experience that they have and the amount of depth. This team does not have a weakness, the injury to Zion Williamson really hurts them, but the amount of depth will certainly help them there.
	4 (12)	82	Cha		8-3 Cha 95, Mia 68 W Orl 91, Cha 83 L Cha 100, Cle 69 W Cha 95, Mil 115 L Cha 110, Was 99 W Cha 107, Orl 98 W Cha 98, Det 112 L Cha 124, Mem 76 W Cha 110, Pho 74 W Sac 64, Cha 138 W Cha 128, LAL 81 W	The Hornets have lost Jamal Murray for the season, but this team is still very dangerous without him. Charlotte has 6 players ranked in the NLLs top 100. This team will look to make some noise come playoff time if everyone else stays healthy.
	5 (9)	79	Ind		8-3 Ind 101, Sac 57 W Ind 99, Mil 123 L Tor 114, Ind 83 L Den 109, Ind 107 L Bkn 100, Ind 129 W Ind 123, Det 116 W LAL 101, Ind 120 W Ind 136, GS 112 W NY 85, Ind 121 W OKC 101, Ind 128 W Min 97, Ind 132 W	Luka is ranked 1 in the NLL, he has been amazing and has two great partners in McCollum and Hayward. The only problem has been getting all 3 healthy at the same time. The role players have been great too, Ibaka, Covington, and rookie Jalen Smith have been great sidekicks.
	6 (7)	67	Hou		7-2 Hou 102, OKC 91 W Min 80, Hou 116 W Hou 126, Bos 113 W OKC 118, Hou 124 W Tor 93, Hou 123 W Hou 112, Was 123 L Hou 104, Pho 117 L SA 96, Hou 119 W Hou 116, Det 86 W	The Rockets recently made a trade to help their depth getting Jerami Grant and Marcus Morris while shipping away Tobias Harris. Jokic needs to be more involved in their offense to see the best success for the team, he is only averaging 4.1 apg. The team is going in the right direction with the new front office though.
	7 (11)	67	Pho		8-3 Orl 74, Pho 108 W SA 99, Pho 114 W Cle 80, Pho 120 W Pho 109, GS 77 W Pho 82, Min 73 W Mil 133, Pho 53 L Dal 105, Pho 102 L Hou 104, Pho 117 W Cha 110, Pho 74 L Pho 127, Atl 106 W Pho 144, Bkn 136 W	Most of the Suns' roster is now healthy and Lowry, Durant, and Butler are all healthy which has not happened much. This is a great team that can compete when healthy. Now that they are healthy it's possible for them to win. The future looks good too having great young players in Markkanen, Trent, Hampton, and Clarke.
	8 (3)	66	Dal		8-3 Dal 102, Mia 91 W OKC 74, Dal 117 W Dal 136, Det 115 W LAL 89, Dal 117 W Dal 120, Min 107 W Dal 113, NY 89 W Dal 105, Pho 102 W Dal 109, Chi 82 W LAC 139, Dal 72 L NO 109, Dal 101 L Tor 122, Dal 99 L	Demar Derozan has been an All-NBA type player this year and Chris Paul has been great alongside him. Bagley has been great when playing, but has dealt with injuries all season. Having young players like Bagley and Carter let this team have a chance to win now or rebuild.
	9 (5)	64	Det		7-5 Mia 66, Det 100 W Det 111, Cle 82 W Orl 70, Det 121 W Dal 136, Det 115 L Atl 91, Det 116 W Ind 123, Det 116 L Min 70, Det 107 W Cha 98, Det 112 W Det 81, Tor 103 L Det 99, Orl 78 W Bkn 129, Det 88 L Hou 116, Det 86 L	The future of the Pistons looks bright. Ja has been great, and with the addition of Tobias and Vucevic this team could make some noise sooner rather than later. There is some youth too with Poku and two current lottery teams picks for next years draft. Retaining Holmes will be a priority for this team, but either way they are looking good.
	10 (10)	60	Was		6-4 Tor 104, Was 101 L NO 77, Was 103 W LAL 88, Was 114 W Was 115, Por 103 W Cha 110, Was 99 L NY 96, Was 120 W Hou 112, Was 123 W Bkn 135, Was 120 L Mil 110, Was 106 L Sac 69, Was 118 W	Bringing Kyrie in has brought success to Washington putting them in the playoffs. The role players have really improved, Cauley-Stein and Williams have been great big men. Kyrie and Simmons are both top 30 players and Kyrie is one of the nominees for MVP.
	11 (24)	55	Por		6-5 Bos 106, Por 99 L Por 113, GS 120 L Was 115, Por 103 L Phi 119, Por 111 L Sac 60, Por 108 W SA 84, Por 97 W Por 100, Bkn 84 W OKC 78, Por 73 L Por 125, LAL 86 W Por 117, GS 107 W Por 117, Tor 102 W	The Trail Blazers are having a rough week so far and only have 8 players healthy. They are missing a lot of their top players as of now. This year will likely be hard for the Trail Blazers to make a splash, but with Haliburton, Wiggins, and Ayton this team could be great.
	12 (14)	54	Bos		7-5 Bos 93, Phi 110 L Bos 106, Por 99 W Hou 126, Bos 113 L Utah 121, Bos 113 L Bos 129, LAC 132 L Bos 119, Den 116 W Bos 123, Atl 97 W Bos 113, Min 102 W Bos 111, Mia 116 L Bos 121, Tor 108 W Bos 121, NY 113 W Phi 114, Bos 121 W	Boston has played great as of late, but Valanciunas is injured now. This is awful for them since they are already low on depth at the big man position. The Celtics are just out of the playoffs so he is missing a very valuable time of the season. Hopefully he is able to come back to help them finish the season.
	13 (13)	52	Den		6-4 Den 94, SA 105 L Sac 94, Den 110 W Atl 121, Den 112 L Den 109, Ind 107 W Bos 119, Den 116 L Den 93, Cle 108 L Den 111, Atl 81 W Den 101, Min 94 W Cle 82, Den 111 W Mem 101, Den 111 W	Denver started off very slow, but has since been great and are now in the playoff hunt. Conley has been rejuvenated and the big man have been great. It will be a great story if the Nuggets can make the playoffs after how this year started.
	14 (18)	49	Bkn		6-5 Bkn 127, Min 122 W Bkn 104, Mia 83 W Mem 94, Bkn 110 W Bkn 106, OKC 125 L Bkn 100, Ind 129 L Bkn 85, SA 110 L Por 100, Bkn 84 L Bkn 135, Was 120 W Utah 89, Bkn 132 W Bkn 129, Det 88 W Pho 144, Bkn 136 L	Brooklyn has had to make moves to get below the cap and it has cost them some of the quality. The talent of this team is crazy, but injuries have not been in their favor. With De'aaron Fox having his contract extension kicking in next season, it will be interesting to see where this team goes.
	15 (6)	41	OKC		5-5 Hou 102, OKC 91 L Mem 81, OKC 119 W Chi 100, OKC 96 L OKC 74, Dal 117 L Bkn 106, OKC 125 W OKC 118, Hou 124 L OKC 117, Chi 73 W SA 91, OKC 93 W OKC 78, Por 73 W OKC 101, Ind 128 L	OKC have been going through a rough patch lately. Lebron and Kawhi were both hurt at the same time which led to a rough week. Kawhi is back now and Lebron should be too, as long as the team is good to go once playoffs start they are dangerous having two of the top players in the league.
	16 (8)	40	SA		5-7 Sac 93, SA 112 W SA 113, GS 120 L Den 94, SA 105 W SA 99, Pho 114 L Sac 87, SA 96 W SA 84, Por 97 L Bkn 85, SA 110 W SA 97, GS 89 W SA 91, OKC 93 L Phi 104, SA 97 L Mem 103, SA 100 L SA 96, Hou 119 L	The Spurs have fought through some tough times with AD out for a bit and fearing Lamelo is out for the season. Lamelo is back and AD will be soon, so they could very well make a run in the playoffs. The emergence of Lamelo Ball will keep this team competing for years.
	17 (22)	34	Tor		5-5 Tor 88, NO 93 L Tor 104, Was 101 W Tor 114, Ind 83 W Tor 72, Phi 126 L Tor 101, LAL 90 W Tor 93, Hou 123 L Det 81, Tor 103 W Tor 122, Dal 99 W Bos 121, Tor 108 L Por 117, Tor 102 L	Toronto has been through a lot this season. The franchise's star Lamarcus Aldridge retired mid season, and there have been a lot of injuries for them. The team is still fighting through and trying to make the playoffs which is still possible only being 4 games out from the 8th seed.
	18 (16)	34	Utah		5-7 Utah 111, Min 104 W Utah 92, Atl 104 L LAC 104, Utah 89 L Utah 121, Bos 113 W NY 105, Utah 95 L Utah 116, Mia 75 W Chi 105, Utah 88 L NO 81, Utah 97 W Utah 96, Min 103 L Utah 86, LAC 104 L Utah 110, Cle 90 W Utah 89, Bkn 132 L	The Jazz are under new management, and have a great roster right now. Health has been a big problem, but if everything can come together they can compete soon. With a duo of Booker and Siakam they can really shine and with a great bench.
	19 (19)	32	NY		5-6 NY 107, GS 113 L NY 98, Sac 72 W NO 75, NY 100 W NY 105, Utah 95 W Dal 113, NY 89 L NY 96, Was 120 L LAC 118, NY 84 L NY 85, Ind 121 L Bos 121, NY 113 L NY 102, Chi 89 W NY 119, Mil 106 W	New York has a great starting lineup when healthy with the recent trade for Russell. Olynyk could be a great get, and Drummond is now back. The bench is very good also, having Bazemore, Neto, and Bol Bol. Keeping Drummond and Olynyk in free agency will be their biggest priorities this offseason, but the team definitely has a chance to make the playoffs.
	20 (23)	22	GS		4-8 NY 107, GS 113 W SA 113, GS 120 W Por 113, GS 120 W Chi 67, GS 99 W Pho 109, GS 77 L Mil 104, GS 71 L Cle 125, GS 91 L SA 97, GS 89 L Ind 136, GS 112 L Mia 93, GS 88 L Por 117, GS 107 L LAL 114, GS 94 L	Golden State has made a lot of good trades this season they are able to go and rebuild or try and win soon. The Warriors are on a long losing streak currently sitting at 9 straight. The Warriors have their pick for this upcoming draft so there is no pressure to make the playoffs.
	21 (20)	20	Atl		4-7 Phi 109, Atl 89 L Utah 92, Atl 104 W Atl 121, Den 112 W Atl 91, Det 116 L Bos 123, Atl 97 L Den 111, Atl 81 L LAC 109, Atl 88 L Atl 109, NO 92 W Atl 106, Orl 86 W Atl 98, Mia 113 L Pho 127, Atl 106 L	Injuries have been the issue all season for Atlanta, but they still sit in the playoffs despite that. Bledsoe has turned his game to another level this season as well as Joe Harris. I could not imagine if this team was fully healthy.
	22 (29)	20	Mia		4-8 Mia 66, Det 100 L Bkn 104, Mia 83 L Dal 102, Mia 91 L Cha 95, Mia 68 L Mia 99, Orl 102 L Mil 108, Mia 101 L Utah 116, Mia 75 L Mia 100, Cle 103 L Bos 111, Mia 116 W Mia 93, GS 88 W Atl 98, Mia 113 W Mia 98, Chi 90 W	The Heat went 4-0 in Week 12 after getting Jarrett Allen back. The team is a lot different when he is on the court. Barnes and Beasley are injured right now, so it could be hard to continue adding on this win streak. The Heat are in no rush to win this year as they are in a rebuild, but their future looks bright.
	23 (17)	18	Mem		4-6 Mem 102, Min 74 W Mem 81, OKC 119 L Mem 94, Bkn 110 L NO 79, Mem 103 W Mem 52, LAC 113 L Mil 107, Mem 77 L Cha 124, Mem 76 L Mem 103, SA 100 W Orl 75, Mem 98 W Mem 101, Den 111 L	Memphis has looked good ever since adding Buddy Hield and are in the playoffs as of now as the 6th seed. Hield has shot an insane 54% from 3 for the Grizzlies. Aaron Gordon and Norman Powell have been added to the roster since too, the team looks good right now.
	24 (15)	17	Cle		4-7 LAL 76, Cle 101 W Det 111, Cle 82 L Cle 80, Pho 120 L Cha 100, Cle 69 L Den 93, Cle 108 W Cle 125, GS 91 W Mia 100, Cle 103 W Cle 82, Den 111 L Cle 81, LAL 120 L Utah 110, Cle 90 L Mil 116, Cle 78 L	The Cavs were in the playoff picture early on but have since fell out. JJJ is finally making his debut, but the Cavs future looks bright with all of the youth they have brought onto the team. The Cavs could be close to competing for the playoffs next season if things fall their way.
	25 (25)	12	NO		3-8 Tor 88, NO 93 W NO 77, Was 103 L LAL 85, NO 58 L NO 75, NY 100 L NO 76, Sac 90 L NO 79, Mem 103 L NO 81, Utah 97 L Atl 109, NO 92 L Chi 97, NO 76 L Sac 70, NO 108 W NO 109, Dal 101 W	New Orleans could be a great team next year, Wall and Thompson are currently injured, as well as Robinson and Chriss. The team was looking like they could compete early on, but they took the chance on trading Vucevic for Klay Thompson while getting a pick in the deal. This year doesn't look too good, but next year could be their year to make a splash.
	26 (27)	10	LAL		3-8 LAL 76, Cle 101 L LAL 85, NO 58 W LAC 103, LAL 89 L LAL 88, Was 114 L LAL 89, Dal 117 L Tor 101, LAL 90 L LAL 101, Ind 120 L Por 125, LAL 86 L Cle 81, LAL 120 W LAL 114, GS 94 W Cha 128, LAL 81 L	The Lakers have had some bad luck with injuries to Wiseman and Wood. The team has a bright future, with the current team they have, but do not own their 2022 1st round pick. Garland will look to keep growing and if the team can get healthy they should definitely have a shot at the playoffs.
	27 (26)	7	Chi		3-7 Phi 120, Chi 72 L Chi 100, OKC 96 W Chi 67, GS 99 L Chi 105, Utah 88 W OKC 117, Chi 73 L Chi 72, Orl 90 L Dal 109, Chi 82 L Chi 97, NO 76 W NY 102, Chi 89 L Mia 98, Chi 90 L	Chicago brought in Lonzo Ball recently, but he is currently hurt. This team has loads of injuries right now and it is unlikely they will move much in the standings with these. The team is rebuilding so it's just fine to sit at the bottom of the standings.
	28 (21)	2	Orl		3-8 Orl 74, Pho 108 L Orl 68, LAC 127 L Orl 91, Cha 83 W Orl 70, Det 121 L Mia 99, Orl 102 W Cha 107, Orl 98 L Chi 72, Orl 90 W Atl 106, Orl 86 L Det 99, Orl 78 L Orl 75, Mem 98 L Orl 75, Phi 108 L	Things are looking bright with GM Smokey returning to take over the Magic. He started his tenure with a big trade of Tyrese Haliburton and getting Deandre Hunter and 2 1st round picks. They are rebuilding still, but the future is looking bright.
	29 (28)	-11	Min		1-11 Mem 102, Min 74 L Utah 111, Min 104 L Bkn 127, Min 122 L Min 80, Hou 116 L Pho 82, Min 73 L Dal 120, Min 107 L Min 70, Det 107 L Bos 113, Min 102 L Utah 96, Min 103 W Den 101, Min 94 L Min 95, Mil 115 L Min 97, Ind 132 L	Things have not gone Minnesota's way this season, Kevin Love and Larry Nance have been injured all throughout. Graham has also seen some time injured. It has been a good year to see what the young guys got though with Jaden McDaniels looking good for them.
	30 (30)	-24	Sac		1-10 Sac 93, SA 112 L NY 98, Sac 72 L Ind 101, Sac 57 L Sac 94, Den 110 L Sac 87, SA 96 L NO 76, Sac 90 W Sac 60, Por 108 L Phi 109, Sac 88 L Sac 70, NO 108 L Sac 69, Was 118 L Sac 64, Cha 138 L	This season is a big one for the Kings, not because of anything in season, but this draft will be huge for them. They have their own pick and will likely get the cornerstone of their franchise. The losing will pay off because the lowest they can fall is 5th. This draft there is a Top 5 everybody has so it is looking good for them.

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