NBA.com released their Offseason Power Rankings and the Warriors wound up with a great chance to begin The Yi Movement in 2007. The Warriors' current ranking of 26 would potentially give them a great chance at landing a top pick in next year's draft. The last power ranking had them at #23, meaning that the Warriors have only become a worse team in comparison to the rest of the league. Here's the caption that went along with the bottom 5 rankings:
It's nice that they spun it in as positive of a way as possible. No mention of JRich? He's only the best player on the team. I would have written something about how this could be Monty's last year, or something about the lack of offseason moves. I guess I have to remember that this is nba.com and they're not really allowed to write anything remotely controversial.
Anyways, here's my ranking top to bottom of teams in the league: (Note my optimism for the Warriors' ranking!)
- Miami Heat
- Dallas Mavericks
- San Antonio Spurs
- Houston Rockets
- Phoenix Suns
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- New Jersey Nets
- Chicago Bulls
- Detroit Pistons
- L.A. Clippers
- L.A. Lakers
- NO/ Okla City Hornets
- Washington Wizards
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Denver Nuggets
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Indiana Pacers
- Golden State Warriors
- Sacramento Kings
- Utah Jazz
- New York Knicks
- Orlando Magic
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Seattle Supersonics
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Toronto Raptors
- Boston Celtics
- Charlotte Bobcats
- Portland Trailblazers
- Atlanta Hawks
How do you rank the 30 teams?