Tier 1: Elite

Boston Celtics

Minnesota Timberwolves

Tier 2: Contenders

Oklahoma City Thunder

Denver Nuggets

Dallas Mavericks

Miami Heat

Milwaukee Bucks

Philadelphia 76ers

Tier 3: Playoff Teams

Orlando Magic

Indiana Pacers

New York Knicks

Phoenix Suns

LA Lakers

Sacramento Kings

Tier 4: Play-In?

Houston Rockets

Los Angeles Clippers

Cleveland Cavaliers

Tier 5: Could go either way

Atlanta Hawks

Toronto Raptors

Brooklyn Nets

New Orleans Pelicans

Golden State Warriors

Tier 6: Likely Lottery

Portland Trailblazers

Utah Jazz

Memphis Grizzlies

Chicago Bulls

Charlotte Hornets

Tier 7: 1st Overall Pick Contenders

Washington Wizards

Detroit Pistons

San Antonio Spurs

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A few things to note…

• These are not specific rankings, so don’t worry about the order they are written in

• THIS IS BASED ON HOW TEAMS HAVE PLAYED SO FAR!! This is not me just ranking how good each team is on paper or where I think they will be at when the season wraps up.

• I will try to release a tier list once a month, maybe even twice if a lot happens during a month

• I’m open to any suggestions on how I could make this better

• Be on the look out for some NBA draft content coming soon!