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Power Rankings: NBA-leading Raptors claw to the No. 1 spot

We've got a lot to unpack ahead of Week 5 in the NBA: Not only does the Jimmy Butler trade shake up the Eastern Conference, but we've also got a new Power Rankings No. 1 for the first time this season.

Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz, Tim MacMahon and Andre Snellings, The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears and FiveThirtyEight's Chris Herring) ranks the league's 30 teams from top to bottom.

1. Toronto Raptors
2018-19 record: 12-1

It was an undefeated week for the 12-1 Raptors, who haven't won a game by fewer than seven points since the first week of the season.