Marc Stein and his committee (of one) have released an updated batch of NBA Power Rankings on his substack, and fans may have been a bit surprised to see the 13-4 Denver Nuggets all the way down at number five on the list.
The Nuggets are tied for the second-best record in the Western Conference, and went into Houston last weekend and got an impressive win over the Rockets. But still, apparently it wasn’t enough for Stein, who had the team ranked below the Thunder, Rockets, Pistons, and Lakers.
Stein cited the Nuggets’ recent slew of injuries to Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon, with two of their losses coming since the injury bug hit.