Two weeks ago, I could have sworn I was watching Nikola Jokic hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy in a championship parade through Denver. Similarly, it felt like just one week ago I watched Victor Wembanyama walk up on stage to don a Spurs hat. And just yesterday, I’m fairly sure I was watching the Chicago Bulls storm Las Vegas to play in the NBA Summer League. Whether I believe it or not, the 2023-24 NBA season is already ramping up, and that means it’s already time for power rankings galore.
Although the season doesn’t kick off until October, ESPN jumped right on the first edition of their power rankings for next season here in late July.