SI.com · Nov 6, 2017
NBA Power Rankings: You Wanna Get Nuts?
So long, preseason predictions. The NBA season is young, but we've already learned several lessons: Boston is a force, Cleveland is a mess, and teams like Detroit and New York are a lot better than expected.
Welcome back to The Crossover’s NBA Power Rankings, where we’re starting to realize that magical Heat championship season might not be in the cards. After giving teams a few weeks to wake up from the long offseason, I’m ready to get nuclear this week. It’s not as simple as chalking up bad records to slow starts anymore, and vice versa. That means it’s time to start believing in Detroit and becoming just the slightest bit uneasy about the Thunder.