NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with month left in season

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NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with month left in season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

One month to go.

The NBA regular season turns its final corner Thursday, with 10 teams simply playing out their 30-day sentences before scattering to the tropics, while eight teams line up for the second heat, aka, the Play-In Tournament.

The other 12 squads will have the luxury of catching their breath before settling into the starting blocks for the third and final heat – the NBA playoffs – knowing only one will have a parade in June.

Core rosters are set, and the standings are starting to clarify tiers even though seeding is and will remain cloudy down the stretch.

That brings us to the NBA Power Rankings that we doubt will look dramatically different on April 13:

30. Utah Jazz (15-51)

They’re not here because Washington or Charlotte are better, but because team architect Danny Ainge is a master at manipulating a season focused on the next four.

29. Washington Wizards (13-51)

It’s nice to see Jordan Poole climbing back toward his potential. Adding veterans Khris Middleton and Marcus Smart has provided a teaspoon of credibility. Hey, only 105 days until the NBA draft.

28. Charlotte Hornets (16-49)

Two winning seasons since dumping the Bobcats in 2014. Franchise player LaMelo Ball has a 96-129 career record, per statmuse.com. Charles Lee is a good coach who took the only job offered.

27. Brooklyn Nets (22-43)

They’re pesty, and once first-year coach Jordi Fernandez has the benefit of a few wise roster tweaks this summer, they’ll be dangerous. Not now. Not yet.

26. New Orleans Pelicans (18-48)

A franchise with historical injury problems is tied to the fortunes of a player (Zion Williamson) with a body built to challenge an orthopedic savant. Shed a tear for coach Willie Green.

25. San Antonio Spurs (27-37)

No Victor Wembanyama, no Gregg Popovich and De’Aaron Fox finds himself back at the NBA kid’s table, where he spent the first five seasons of his career. Is it safe to assume the table is bigger in Texas than it was in California?

24. Philadelphia 76ers (22-43)

Sad that Tyrese Maxey is having back…

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Publish date : 2025-03-13 08:21:00

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