Consensus NBA Power Rankings

To see which teams are playing well right now, a fan can look in several different areas.

NBA.com comes out with a weekly power rankings article, and ESPN.com does the same.

John Hollinger of ESPN does a daily power ranking based on a systematic view of how well teams are playing. ESPN also allows fans to rank the teams from 1-30, and you can view those results. Of course, you can also look at the standings.

This article combines all of those.

A consensus power ranking from 5 different sources added up and taken the average of. The tie going to the team ahead in the standings.

1. Lakers (average ranking: 1.4)
2. Celtics (average ranking: 2.0)
3. Magic (average ranking: 3.2)
4. Hawks (average ranking: 4.0)
5. Mavericks (average ranking: 6.0)
6. Cavaliers (average ranking: 6.0)
7. Nuggets (average ranking: 6.4)
8. Suns (average ranking: 7.8)
9. Rockets (average ranking: 8.8)
10. Jazz (average ranking: 10.4)
11. Spurs (average ranking: 10.8)
12. Trailblazers (average ranking: 11.2)
13. Thunder (average ranking: 13.8)
14. Heat (average ranking: 14.2)
15. Hornets (average ranking: 15.8)
16. Grizzlies (average ranking: 15.8)
17. Bucks (average ranking: 18.4)
18. Kings (average ranking: 18.6)
19. Raptors (average ranking: 19.2)
20. Pistons (average ranking: 19.4)
21. Clippers (average ranking: 20.2)
22. Knicks (average ranking: 21.2)
23. Bobcats (average ranking: 22.8)
24. Bulls (average ranking: 23.8)
25. Pacers (average ranking: 24.8)
26. Wizards (average ranking: 26.2)
27. 76ers (average ranking: 26.4)
28. Warriors (average ranking: 27.6)
29. Timberwolves (average ranking: 28.8)
30. Nets (average ranking: 30.0)

Some other interesting points in these rankings:

• The Clippers were never ranked above 19, they were 16 in the standings
• The only team other than the Lakers to be rated No. 1 was the Hawks, by John Hollinger's systematic ranker
• The Celtics were No. 2 every single time
• The Nets were No. 30 every single time
• The lowest area in which the Grizzlies were ranked was the standings
• The highest area in which the Bulls were ranked was in the standings
• The highest area in which the Jazz, Cavaliers, Pistons, and Bucks were ranked were by the fans
• The lowest area in which the Hawks, Knicks, and Rockets were ranked were by the fans