NBA Power Rankings after the whirlwind that was the 2019 Free Agency
Damn! After a miraculous week of NBA free agency, it feels like we are finally getting some time on the bench to look at a transformed league that’s resulted from so many signings and trades. Still yet — my list feels like it’s arrived a bit impromptu with reports that OKC Thunder are running trade ideas with all-star Russell Westbrook, so I will keep that in mind with this power ranking of all 30 NBA teams as the offseason gradually closes. I doubt you will agree 100% with me, but I believe my visions. We will begin with the shittiest team in the league award :
Power Rankings (Top 30)
30.Memphis Grizzlies 29.Cleveland Cavaliers 28.Washington Wizards 27.New York Knicks 26.Charlotte Hornets 25.Chicago Bulls 24.Oklahoma City Thunder 23.Minnesota Timberwolves 22.Atlanta Hawks 21.Phoenix Suns 20.New Orleans Pelicans 19.Orlando Magic 18.Miami Heat 17.Sacramento Kings 16.Detroit Pistons 15.Dallas Mavericks 14.Brooklyn Nets 13.Toronto Raptors 12.San Antonio Spurs 11.Indiana Pacers 10.Golden State Warriors 9.Boston Celtics 8.Portland Trail Blazers 7.Utah Jazz 6.Denver Nuggets 5.Philadelphia 76ers 4.Houston Rockets 3.Milwaukee Bucks 2.Los Angeles Clippers 1.Los Angeles Lakers Are my Power Rankings accurate in your eyes? Leave a comment if you do become a fan and I will give you a 100% upvote in return, plus maybe a follow. If you post some quality content then you may even catch me manually curating and upvoting you more in the future.
Starting Lineup
PG- Ja Morant
SG- Dillon Brooks
SF- Kyle Anderson
PF- Jaren Jackson Jr.
C- Jonas Valanciunas
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PG- Darius Garland
SG- Collin Sexton
SF- Cedi Osman
PF- Kevin Love
C- Tristan Thompson
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PG- Isaiah Thomas (John Wall injury)
SG- Bradley Beal
SF- Troy Brown Jr.
PF- Rui Hachimura
C- Thomas Bryant
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PG- Dennis Smith Jr.
SG- R.J. Barrett
SF- Kevin Knox
PF- Julius Randle
C- Mitchell Robinson
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PG- Terry Rozier
SG- Nicolas Batum
SF- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
PF- Marvin Williams
C- Cody Zeller
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PG- Tomáš Satoransk
SG- Zach LaVine
SF- Otto Porter Jr.
PF- Laurl Markkanen
C- Wendell Carter Jr.
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PG- Chris Paul
SG- Dennis Schröder
SF- Terrance Ferguson
PF- Danilo Gallinari
C- Steven Adams (may be traded)
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PG- Jeff Teague
SG- Jarrett Culver
SF- Andrew Wiggins
PF- Robert Covington
C- Karl-Anthony Towns
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PG- Trae Young
SG- Kevin Huerter
SF- De'Andre Hunter
PF- John Collins
C- Alex Len
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PG- Ricky Rubio
SG- Devin Booker
SF- Mikal Bridges
PF- Dario Šarić
C- Deandre Ayton
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PG- Lonzo Ball
SG- Jrue Holiday
SF- Brandon Ingram
PF- Zion Williamson
C- Derrick Favors
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PG- D.J. Augustin
SG- Evan Fournier
SF- Jonathan Issac
PF- Aaron Gordon
C- Nikola Vučević
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PG- Goran Dragić
SG- Jimmy Butler
SF- Justise Winslow
PF- James Johnson
C- Bam Adebayo
Starting Lineup
PG- De'Aaron Fox
SG- Buddy Hield
SF- Harrison Barnes
PF- Marvin Bagley III
C- Dewayne Dedmon
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PG- Reggie Jackson
SG- Luke Kennard
SF- Tony Snell
PF- Blake Griffin
C- Andre Drummond
Starting Lineup
PG- Luka Dončić
SG- Seth Curry
SF- Dorian Finney-Smith
PF- Dwight Powell
C- Kristaps Porziņģis
Starting Lineup
PG- Kyrie Irving
SG- Caris LeVert
SF- Joe Harris (Kevin Durant injury)
PF- Taurean Prince
C- DeAndre Jordan
Starting Lineup
PG- Kyle Lowry
SG- Norman Powell
SF- OG Anunoby
PF- Pascal Siakam
C- Marc Gasol
Starting Lineup
PG- Dejounte Murray
SG- DeMar DeRozan
SF- Rudy Gay
PF- DeMarre Carroll
C- LaMarcus Aldridge
Starting Lineup
PG- Malcolm Brogdon (Victor Oladipo injury)
SG- Jeremy Lamb
SF- T.J. Warren
PF- Domantas Sabonis
C- Myles Turner
Starting Lineup
PG- Stephen Curry
SG- D'Angelo Russell
SF- Alfonzo McKinnie (Klay Thompson injury)
PF- Draymond Green
C- Willie Cauley-Stein
Starting Lineup
PG- Kemba Walker
SG- Jaylen Brown
SF- Gordon Hayward
PF- Jayson Tatum
C- Enes Kanter
Starting Lineup
PG- Damian Lillard
SG- C.J. McCollum
SF- Rodney Hood
PF- Zach Collins
C- Hassan Whiteside (Jusuf Nurkić injury)
Starting Lineup
PG- Mike Conley Jr.
SG- Donovon Mitchell
SF- Joe Ingles
PF- Bojan Bogdanović
C- Rudy Gobert
Starting Lineup
PG- Jamal Murrary
SG- Gary Harris
SF- Torrey Craig (Michael Porter Jr. injury)
PF- Paul Millsap
C- Nikola Jokić
Starting Lineup
PG- Ben Simmons
SG- Josh Richardson
SF- Tobias Harris
PF- Al Horford
C- Joel Embiid
Starting Lineup
PG- Russell Westbrook
SG- Eric Gordon
SF- James Harden
PF- P.J. Tucker
C- Clint Capela
Starting Lineup
PG- Eric Bledsoe
SG- Wesley Matthews
SF- Khris Middleton
PF- Giannis Antetokounmpo
C- Brook Lopez
Starting Lineup
PG- Patrick Beverley
SG- Paul George
SF- Kawhi Leonard
PF- Mo Harkless
C- Ivica Zubac
Starting Lineup
PG- LeBron James
SG- Danny Green
SF- Kyle Kuzma
PF- Anthony Davis
C- JaVale McGee (DeMarcus Cousins injury)
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I just released my post-free agency NBA Power Rankings list.
Do you agree with my decision of putting the Lakers # 1 over the Clippers?
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The Raptors middle of the pack??? lol the NBA champions who were 17-5 without Kawhi in the lineup???
My goodness lol
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I know I know, that's a major drop off from # 1 at the end of the season. However, do you really think the Raptors will still be top competitors next season? The league has shifted tremendously.
i mean. they could still do big things in the east. boston got better with kemba in my opinion. philly is the team to beat. the bucks are overrated. toronto should be top 3-4 in the conference when it’s all said and done. pascal needs to have a huge year and Kawhi-lite (O.G.) needs to step up.
winning it all again? nah. but i don’t think they have dropped off the map.
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Yea I get what you're saying for sure, Raptors are near the top when it comes to the East. The West just has so many powerful teams. They very well could be a top seed in the playoffs, I still don't think it makes them a better squad than many of the Western teams. Philly for sure has a beast lineup, but I just can't put them above the Bucks due to the Greek Freak being an absolute monster on the court. Giannis is going to be even better next season.
Some Raptor players such as Pascal, Lowry, and Kawhi-lite as you call him (I like that) could really take it to the next level. I'm sure in their mind they believe they can win another championship. NOTHING is out of the picture, that is for sure.
Oh the west is going to be fantastic television next season...
I don't think either L.A. team wins though....Call me crazy but I think Denver, Utah, Houston and even Portland will battle it out.
The Clippers are one injury away for failing....Lakers have too much ego on that squad. I dunno....I hope Kawhi never gets back to the finals ever again LOL
But I'm bitter.
I could see there being so much commotion in the city of angels that the players become distracted. This could lead to the stacked # 1&2 teams failing to fulfill. I find that unlikely, but it’s deifntely possible. Plenty of other teams in the West that could be more consistent.
Yeah, that's the problem with two alpha dog teams in L.A. now...The drama is gonna be...Legendary LOL
Man, great article. It’s fun to look at the projected starters for each team. I agree it appears to be so much more wide open this season. I can def see the 2 LA teams matching up in the western conf finals. It could go either way with which team is the best Los Angeles team this upcoming season.
Thank you! These are just projections, but it’s still fun to take an educated guess.
Home court advantage for an entire semi-finals.. now that would be a heated playoff I’m sure of it.
I forgot to say I really enjoyed seeing the players in there new uniforms. Very cool to get a sneak peak
The power of graphic design!
No actual placings but would have
Washington higher
Toronto higher
Mavericks higher
Okc lower
Heat lower
Overall cant make my mind up at actual placing alot of change/injuries to take into consideration.
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Well... you can always tune into my posts to start learning. NBA is the most exciting sport in my opinion, there is always so much going on. So many famous personalities and skilled players.
I have fond memories of my time in the USA watching basketball (and Football) games. The excitement and nearly every game was tight. Never got the expertise to write the sort of articles that you do but I certainly miss watching those games. Sadly, not very easy to watch here in the UK.
Thanks for the great article! Upvooooted!!
Basketball and Football are both rampant here in the USA. Both manage to stay competitive no matter how good some teams may seem.
Thanks for the compliment on my writing. I spent a lot of time on this one in particular. Was up until 4am working on it, and then back up @ 10am to finish it out. About 3.5 hours of writing, research, and designing went into this one.
Well, it shows. Well done and keep going!! My upvote value isn’t that much yet, but I am getting there. Articles such as yours will always benefit from my support!!
All day every day.
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Good point! I always try to engage with my audience (on dtube) but it's always the same people commenting. Those community members are to be treasured!
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Oh so true!!!!
Hey man. Loved your post and writing as well. Not into basketball at all, but that's why it is so good to have great freaking content about it. Got a question, as a great content creator in sports (and weedcash admittedly) would you mind giving some feedback on my latest post? It's about the soccer women world cup final, but hey, that's my niche in sports. If so, happy to drop you the link, if not, my upvote will stand!
Thanks! I understand, so many sports. Gotta choice your # 1. I wrote some articles about the World Cup too. I was stoned for every game I watched. I hope you were too.
Sure drop the link. I’d love to take a look.
Oh thanks man! I will look up your posts on that!!
My link is here: https://www.sportstalksocial.com/sportstalk/@p-sycophant/why-the-womens-world-cup-will-be-way-more-exciting-in-four-years-time
Thanks again!!
Great article. I didn't know about Cousins been traded to the Lakers or Russell to the Rockets
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Thank you! Yep, Cousins went to the Lakers. Westbrook was just traded for Chris Paul tonight. I had to rush and update this post while I was at work.
Stay tuned for my article on the Westbrook trade. It will be posted tomorrow sometime, I’ve gotta write it and design the thumbnail form it still.
I have always know that lakers will be the first
Hopefully your dreams of the Lakers # 1will come true.
Yea. Sure it will