All-Time NBA Power Rankings

[murksiderock]

The recent thread of the NBA not really pushing Denver or even Miami the way they do a select few markets, got me in the mindset to update my All-Time power rankings. My '23 update:

1 Lakers
2 Celtics
3 Warriors
4 Sixers (+1)
5 Spurs (-1)
6 Pistons (+2)
7 Knicks (+2)
8 Bulls (-2)
9 Heat (-2)
10 Thunder (+1)

11 Bucks (+4)
12 Rockets (-2)
13 Hawks
14 Cavs
15 Blazers (-3)
16 Pacers (+5)
17 Wizards (-1)
18 Suns (-1)
19 Jazz (-1)
20 Mavs (-1)

21 Nets (+4)
22 Kings (-2)
23 Nuggets (+1)
24 Raptors (-1)
25 Magic (-3)
26 Clippers (+1)
27 Grizzlies (-1)
28 Pelicans
29 Hornets
30 Wolves

Bolding the teams who haven't changed in my rankings the last 4 years. Teams I've given the biggest leaps to:

Pacers, Bucks/Nets, Pistons/Knicks, Sixers/Thunder/Nuggets/Clippers...

Teams who had the biggest drops:

Blazers, Bulls/Heat/Rockets/Kings, Spurs/Wizards/Suns/Jazz/Mavs/Raptors/Grizzlies...

The biggest thing I think that impacted me this time, in addition to how these teams have performed over the past 4 years, are the inclusion of pre-NBA success, which I didn't really value several years ago. The Pacers were 3x champs in the ABA, that explains their big leap...

My list revised here 6 years later:

1 Los Angeles Lakers
2 Boston Celtics
3 Golden State Warriors
4 Philadelphia 76ers
5 New York Knicks (+2)
6 San Antonio Spurs (-1)
7 Detroit Pistons (-1)
8 Chicago Bulls
9 Miami Heat
10 Oklahoma City Thunder

11 Houston Rockets (+1)
12 Atlanta Hawks (+1)
13 Milwaukee Bucks (-2)
14 Cleveland Cavaliers
15 Phoenix Suns (+3)
16 Portland Trail Blazers (-1)
17 Dallas Mavericks (+3)
18 Utah Jazz (+1)
19 Denver Nuggets (+4)
20 Washington Wizards (-3)

21 Indiana Pacers (-5)
22 Sacramento Kings
23 Orlando Magic (+2)
24 Brooklyn Nets (-3)
25 Toronto Raptors (-1)
26 Los Angeles Clippers
27 Memphis Grizzlies (-1)
28 Minnesota Timberwolves (+2)
29 Charlotte Hornets
30 New Orleans Pelicans (-2)

1 Los Angeles Lakers
2 Boston Celtics
3 Golden State Warriors
4 Philadelphia 76ers
5 New York Knicks (+2)
6 San Antonio Spurs (-1)
7 Detroit Pistons (-1)
8 Chicago Bulls
9 Miami Heat
10 Oklahoma City Thunder

11 Houston Rockets (+1)
12 Atlanta Hawks (+1)
13 Milwaukee Bucks (-2)
14 Cleveland Cavaliers
15 Phoenix Suns (+3)
16 Portland Trail Blazers (-1)
17 Dallas Mavericks (+3)
18 Utah Jazz (+1)
19 Denver Nuggets (+4)
20 Washington Wizards (-3)

21 Indiana Pacers (-5)
22 Sacramento Kings
23 Orlando Magic (+2)
24 Brooklyn Nets (-3)
25 Toronto Raptors (-1)
26 Los Angeles Clippers
27 Memphis Grizzlies (-1)
28 Minnesota Timberwolves (+2)
29 Charlotte Hornets
30 New Orleans Pelicans (-2)

How everyone has changed over the last two years in my opinion. The Wolves are no longer the shyttiest franchise ever. Nuggets took the biggest leap...