While there’s just a single week left in the 2020–21 NBA regular season, plenty still needs to be decided as teams’ 72-game campaigns come to a close. Our resident Power Rankings expert Michael Shapiro is off ranking duty this week (presumably preparing for what should be an exciting postseason), leaving me to play the role of a late-season, 10-day contract signee who is getting some ranking reps ahead of the season’s close.
Heading into the league’s final week, big questions remain about who will compete in next week’s play-in tournament (will the Lakers remain at No.