As most teams are finishing off the “first half” of the season in terms of games played, I’ll be giving out my rankings.
We had our third coaching change of the season as the Timberwolves fired Tom Thibodeau on Sunday and promoted Ryan Saunders as interim coach. This comes a month after the Bulls fired Fred Hoiberg and promoted Jim Boylan as the interim coach and a little over two months after the Cavs fired Tyronn Lue to promote Larry Drew as their interim coach.
Remember, my rankings are based on games played to this point and NOT future games or how I think teams will finish.
Here’s the list:
1. Toronto Raptors (30-12)
2. Milwaukee Bucks (28-11)
3. Denver Nuggets (26-12)
4. Golden State Warriors (26-14)
5. Indiana Pacers (26-13)
6. Oklahoma City Thunder (25-14)
7. Houston Rockets (23-16)
8. Philadelphia 76ers (26-14)
9. Boston Celtics (24-15)
10. Los Angeles Clippers (23-16)
11. San Antonio Spurs (24-17)
12. Portland Trail Blazers (24-17)
13. Utah Jazz (20-21)
14. Los Angeles Lakers (22-19)
15. Sacramento Kings (20-20)
16. Miami Heat (19-19)
17. Minnesota Timberwolves (19-21)
18. New Orleans Pelicans (19-22)
19. Brooklyn Nets (20-22)
20. Memphis Grizzlies (18-22)
21. Dallas Mavericks (18-22)
22. Charlotte Hornets (19-20)
23. Detroit Pistons (17-21)
24. Orlando Magic (17-23)
25. Washington Wizards (16-24)
26. Atlanta Hawks (12-27)
27. New York Knicks (10-30)
28. Chicago Bulls (10-30)
29. Phoenix Suns (9-32)
30. Cleveland Cavaliers (8-32)
