The first week of the 2020-21 NBA season has been nothing if not unpredictable.
Between postponements and absences due to COVID-19, playing in empty arenas, historical blowout losses, trade rumors and favorites for the championship losing to teams expected to be in the lottery, it's difficult to assess the quality of most teams after one week. In some respects that's always the case, as there's only so much that can be responsibly extrapolated from a few games, but it seems especially true in a season that has so many new variables. And if nothing else, the first week of the season has been a reminder that both practice and fans are incredibly important to NBA teams.