The Detroit Pistons continue to be dominant through the first couple of weeks of play, climbing to the top of the Eastern Conference and 2.5 games ahead of the Toronto Raptors -- two teams that have been building momentum after a few undesirable seasons.

The top seven teams in this week's NBA Power Rankings have combined to win 60 of their last 70 games. Two of those teams, the Raptors and Suns, absolutely nobody saw coming. The Pistons were expected to be good, but 15-2 and on an 13-game winnig streak good?

One has to wonder where the Philadelphia 76ers stand after the Thanksgiving holiday in the latest edition of the power rankings.

Injuries absolutely decimated the New Orleans Pelicans last season. In response, they decided to remake the roster by trading Brandon Ingram and moved on from CJ McCollum this summer. But as always, any chance of being competitive this year will rest on the injury-prone body of Zion Williamson.

Week 5 of the NBA season is here, and the league is already starting to separate the contenders from the pretenders. Some teams are heating up at the perfect time, others are slipping after fast starts,

Who is the OKC Thunder's biggest threat after the first month of the 2025-26 season? Here are updated NBA power rankings.

Every week, Thunder Wire will release updated 2025-26 NBA Power Rankings. Here is the Nov. 17-23 edition:

The Houston Rockets are proving that they firmly belong in the title conversation after weeks of elite two-way basketball. Most recently, they proved they could without their star scorer in Kevin Durant, defeating a hot Phoenix Suns team 114-92 on Monday night.

Pistons' NBA power rankings spot includes crazy 2-year turnaround stat from ESPN originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Detroit Pistons ' turnaround has been well documented.

That is how loaded the early MVP race has been thus far this season. We have three former winners not only playing the best basketball of their careers, but posting some of the greatest seasons in NBA history.

Where does the Nico Harrison’s shocking decision to trade Luka Dončić rank among the NBA’s most lopsided trades?