The NBA season is in full swing as players and teams alike settle in on the court with the calendar flipping to December after an exciting start to the season.
The elite teams are flexing their muscles as they emerge through the first quarter of the season. As a result, some clubs are beginning to separate themselves in the standings. Elsewhere, others are starting to figure things out after slow starts.
To make further sense of it all, Rookie Wire took a look at the NBA and ranked each team from worst to first. We come back each week and provide our latest assessment of the best teams and those that are rising.