The 2023-24 season tipped off this week as teams around the NBA converged in their respective markets for media day and the start of training camp.
The offseason once again saw plenty of player changes across the league that should create storylines to follow entering the season. Teams are now several practices into training camp and should have a better grasp of how successful they can be this season.
The top of the league is stacked. Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns enter the year as the front-runners to win the title. Several other teams are just behind them after strong offseasons.
To make further sense of it all, Rookie Wire took a look at the NBA and ranked each team from worst to first at the start of the preseason. We will come back at the start of the regular season and provide our latest assessment of the best teams and those that are rising.