The Oklahoma City Thunder moved up to the third-best NBA draft lottery odds on Sunday night. On Monday, their downward progress was reflected in the national power rankings.
Only one of the five rankings used in this weekly segment does not have the Thunder at the No. 30 spot. With just one win over their last 22 games, it’s tough to argue there’s any team worse than Oklahoma City.
The Thunder have three games left on their schedule to try to ensure as good of lottery odds as possible. All that’s left is the Sacramento Kings, the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Here are the Monday power rankings from the five national outlets. Each was released Monday morning, so games from that night are not included.