With most of the NBA near the halfway point of the season, teams have a fairly good idea by now if they will be competing for playoff positioning or ping-pong balls in the lottery.
Several teams have established themselves as the creme of the crop, while others are seemingly still trying to figure things out. The Memphis Grizzlies have emerged as the hottest team in the league, while the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors have also gone streaking.
To further make sense of it all, Rookie Wire took a look at the NBA and ranked each team from worst to first. We will come back each week and provide our latest assessment on the best teams and those that are rising.