NBA Power Rankings
1. Boston Celtics- Signed Rajon Rondo to a 55 million dollar contract extension
2. Orlando Magic- averaging 113 point per game, but so far schedule has been soft
3. Denver Nuggets- Can anyone stop Carmelo Anthony?
4. Los Angeles Lakers- So far, they look a little sluggish
5. San Antonio Spurs- Very deep and Gregg Popovich knows how to use it
6. Phoenix Suns- averaging 20 points and 9 rebounds, Grant Hill is playing like he is 35 again
7. Cleveland Cavaliers- Delonte West is back
8. Miami Heat- Hot start with 8 of first 10 games at home
9. Atlanta Hawks- Jamal Crawford is effective off the bench
10. Washington Wizards- Good start, and they should get better
11. Dallas Mavericks- Jason Kidd isn’t scoring but distributing
12. Portland Trailblazers- Easy home schedule, but now they hit the road
13. Houston Rockets- They have a lot of injuries, but may be fun to watch
14. Utah Jazz- They must learn how to win on the road
15. Oklahoma City Thunder- This might be there breakthrough year
16. Philadelphia 76ers- Elton Brand is slowly starting to look like Elton Brand
17. New Orleans Hornets- If Stojakovic is healthy they will be better
18. Milwaukee Bucks- Rookie Brandon Jennings is exciting Bucks fans
19. Chicago Bulls- Derrick Rose must make his jump shots
20. Charlotte Bobcats- They need to improve their perimeter shooting
21. Toronto Raptors- So far the bench has been a disappointment
22. Detroit Pistons- Injury to Rip Hamilton has hurt this young team
23. Minnesota Timberwolves- Al Jefferson is playing more defense, but they still need him to score
24. Memphis Grizzlies- Allen Iverson is already upset with his role
25. New York Knicks- They have Danilo Gallinari and not much else
26. Los Angeles Clippers- Struggles out of the gate, but soft schedule could help them rebound
27. Indiana Pacers- allowed just 48.7 shooting in their first two games
28. Golden State Warriors- They must play some defense
29. Sacramento Kings- This was suppose to be an opportunity for Sergio Rodriguez, but he has barely played
30. New Jersey Nets- Devin Harris has a groin injury