NBA Power Rankings: Lakers stay on top, while Nets make a big jump

Rookie Wire took a look at the NBA through the first month of the season and ranked each team from worst to best.

The previous week in the NBA experienced plenty of highs and lows, from James Harden moving to Brooklyn to several games around the league getting postponed due to health and safety protocols.

In the midst of the drama, some teams are beginning to rise to the top and separate themselves from the rest of the league. Conversely, others are beginning to fall down the standings due to injuries and other related availability issues.

To make sense of it all, Rookie Wire took a look at the league as a whole and ranked each team from worst to best. We will come back each week and provide our latest assessment on the best teams in the NBA and those that are beginning to rise.

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