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The Sacramento Kings are coming off their best season in nearly two decades. The Kings look to make the playoffs for consecutive seasons for the first time since 2003-04 and 2004-05. 2023-24 NBA Power Rankings Offseason Edition: No. 6 Sacramento Kings Sacramento went 48-34 last year, which was good enough for third in the Western […] READ MORE
The Memphis Grizzlies are an excellent, fun, well-rounded, and deep team. However, the Grizzlies’ depth took a hit with Dillon Brooks landing in Houston and Tyus Jones traded to Washington. Plus, Ja Morant’s 25-game suspension. The big question surrounding Morant is whether he will return when he is eligible or whether the absence will last […] READ MORE
Is this the year the Philadelphia 76ers regress? The 76ers have been among the most consistent teams in the Eastern Conference over the last six years. Yet, the Sixers haven’t been able to get over the hump. Now, the Sixers are dealing with the James Harden drama. Will Harden’s toxicity carry through training camp and […] READ MORE
Like the Cleveland Cavaliers, ranked No. 10 in my NBA power rankings offseason edition, the New York Knicks are coming off their best season in years. The Knicks’ 47-35 record in 2022-23, good for fifth in the Eastern Conference, was their best record since 2012-13 when they won 54 contests. New York also won their […] READ MORE
The Cleveland Cavaliers enter the 2023-24 campaign with a confidence not seen since LeBron James donned the wine and gold. For good reason, the Cavaliers are coming off their best season — while being without James — since the early 1990s. The Cavs finished fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 51-31 record, marking their […] READ MORE
Will the 2023-24 season be the end of a short era for the Los Angeles Clippers? The team has endured two disappointing seasons since falling to the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 Western Conference Finals. The Clippers won 42 games in 2021-22 and 44 last season. They were eliminated in the first round of the […] READ MORE
The Miami Heat made a surprising run to the 2022-23 NBA Finals after sneaking into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Heat finished with the conference’s seventh-best record at 44-38 but fell to the Atlanta Hawks in the first play-in game. The Heat then defeated the Chicago Bulls to […] READ MORE
Can the Oklahoma City Thunder make another jump in 2023-24? OKC made a huge jump last season, going 40-42 and reaching the Western Conference play-in tournament as the No. 10 seed. The Thunder won 22 and 24 games in the first two seasons of Mark Daignneault’s tenure. 2023-24 NBA Power Rankings Offseason Edition: No. 14 […] READ MORE
The Dallas Mavericks became the poster boys for Tankathon 2023. Can the Mavericks forge ahead after all of the drama from the end of the season and their offseason? The Mavs have the talent to do so, with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving leading the way. But are the two stars capable of developing the […] READ MORE
Like the Atlanta Hawks, the Minnesota Timberwolves were one of the most disappointing teams in 2022-23. After posting 46 victories in 2021-22, ending a three-year playoff drought, and going “all-in” for Rudy Gobert, Minnesota entered last season with high hopes. But Karl-Anthony Towns went down with an injury at the end of November and didn’t […] READ MORE
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