It's time for another edition of Bleacher Report's NBA power rankings. And spoiler alert: There's just no way to keep Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder out of the top spot anymore, not after the way they dismantled the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

There's still plenty of mystery throughout the rest of the rankings, though. There are lots of interesting results to discuss from the week, too.

So, with our usual criteria—team and individual numbers, recent performance, championship chances and plenty of subjectivity—guiding the way, here's how all 30 teams stack up right now.

30. Washington Wizards (6-33)

Previous Ranking: 30

Net Rating: -13.4

The Washington Wizards are spectacularly bad.

Their week-ending loss to the Phoenix Suns brings their current streak to eight games and their winning percentage to 15.4. There are only eight teams in NBA history with worse single-season marks.

On the bright side, rookie Kyshawn George scored a career-high 24 on Thursday. And while that may not knock your socks off, Wizards fans have to celebrate whatever glimmer of hope they possibly can.

29. Utah Jazz (10-29)

Previous Ranking: 27

Net Rating: -6.8

None of the Utah Jazz's higher-profile draft picks from the post-Rudy Gobert/Donovan Mitchell era have shown much (or any) star upside. That has to be a bummer for Jazz fans, and it should help anyone on the outside understand why they want their team to lose so much this year.

This season marks their best chance during this rebuild for a potentially franchise-altering talent. But in the meantime, even if none of the young guys look like future All-Stars, Utah faithful can take solace in the fact that one of their later picks looks like a solid role player at the very least.

Over his last seven games, Brice Sensabaugh, the 28th pick in 2023, is averaging 17.9 points and 3.0 threes per game while shooting 46.7 percent from deep.

28. Charlotte Hornets (9-28)

Previous Ranking: 28

Net Rating: -5.8

The Charlotte Hornets aren't just jumping the Utah Jazz because they closed out their week with a victory over them (although that's part of it). The real reason it feels right to have Charlotte a bit higher is the presence of LaMelo Ball on the roster.

There's a real discussion over the value of his production on a losing team, whether he makes teammates better and if he's shooting too much. But the nitpicking may also be shortchanging him a bit.

Nikola Jokić and Trae Young are the only players in the league averaging more "points plus points generated by assists" per game. He's also on pace to become the 14th player in NBA history to average at least 29 points and seven assists for a season (assuming Jokić stays clear of those thresholds as well).

Ball is a superstar. Or he has the potential to be, at the very least. The Jazz don't have anyone like that on their roster.

27. Brooklyn Nets (14-27)

Previous Ranking: 24

Net Rating: -6.9

The Brooklyn Nets have already unloaded Dennis Schröder and Dorian Finney-Smith in separate trades, but they still have some ground to make up in the race for the top draft pick in 2025.

So, even if the scores aren't quite as embarrassing as the 126-67 beatdown Brooklyn suffered at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, you can expect more outcomes and lineups like those.

In that game, the Nets started Ziaire Williams, Noah Clowney, Nic Claxton, Tyrese Martin and Keon Johnson, none of whom reached double-figures.

26. Portland Trail Blazers (13-27)

Previous Ranking: 25

Net Rating: -8.8

The Portland Trail Blazers may have had a little tanking envy as they randomly won a few games they shouldn't have and got their 13th victory earlier this month.

Since then, they've lost four straight, including a matchup with the Brooklyn Nets. And it's starting to look like a bottom-three record and 14 percent chance at the top pick in the draft is still possible.

And if they keep losing while Scoot Henderson offers some reasons for hope in his career, even better.

After spending most of his first two seasons as one of the NBA's least efficient scorers (he's 124th in true shooting percentage among the 124 players with at least 1,000 shot attempts over the last two years), Henderson erupted for 39 in the loss to the Nets.

25. Toronto Raptors (10-31)

Previous Ranking: 26

Net Rating: -7.1

The Toronto Raptors are still very much in the mix for top pick in the 2025 draft, but the players already on the roster offered some brief glimpses of hope when they closed out the week with back-to-back wins over the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics.

The latter is the more impressive victory this season, but both were upsets for a team on pace for 20 wins. Both were reminders of the intriguing, playmaking upside of forwards Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett.

The duo combined for 11 assists against Golden State and then followed that up with 17 against Boston.

24. New Orleans Pelicans (10-32)

Previous Ranking: 29

Net Rating: -8.7

The New Orleans Pelicans dealt with some internal drama this week when they announced that Zion Williamson was suspended for a game for being late to a team flight and "several occasions that led up to this," according to head coach Willie Green.

But Zion also played his ninth game of the season, scoring 21 points in 24 minutes in a road win over the Chicago Bulls and making his team look like a potential spoiler for the second half of the season.

When Zion is on the floor, New Orleans is plus-3.7 points per 100 possessions. It's minus-12.5 when he's off.

23. Philadelphia 76ers (15-24)

Previous Ranking: 22

Net Rating: -3.8

Toward the end of the calendar year, it was starting to look like the Philadelphia 76ers' slow start wouldn't matter. Being in the Eastern Conference allows for a significantly larger margin for error, and the Sixers were charging back into the playoff (or at least play-in) picture.

But Joel Embiid is out again (this time with a foot injury), and Philadelphia is 2-7 in January. They've lost four straight, three of which were at home. And they're now two games behind the Bulls for the 10th seed.

If there are silver linings, one is just being in the East. Despite being nine games under .500, they're only two games out of a play-in spot with over half of the season to play. The other is that Paul George may finally be finding some rhythm, even if the team can't find its own.

This month, PG is averaging 22.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.7 threes per game while shooting 44.1 percent from deep.

22. Chicago Bulls (18-23)

Previous Ranking: 23

Net Rating: -3.0

As we approach the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, you're likely to hear a lot more rumors about Zach LaVine and his potential destinations in a trade. The Chicago Bulls should be chasing better odds in the draft lottery, and the presence of LaVine is hurting on that front.

When you account for both accuracy and volume, LaVine has arguably been the league's best three-point shooter to this point in the season.

Prior to Wednesday's loss to the short-handed Atlanta Hawks in which he went 1-of-2 from deep, LaVine had scored a league-leading 73.1 more points on his three-point attempts than an exactly average three-point shooter would have.

21. Phoenix Suns (20-20)

Previous Ranking: 20

Net Rating: -1.3

The Phoenix Suns were in desperate need of a stretch against some of the league's tanking teams, and they just ended it with a seven-point win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday.

The Suns' last seven games were against the Philadelphia 76ers without Joel Embiid, the Charlotte Hornets, the Atlanta Hawks, the Utah Jazz, the Hornets again, the Hawks again and then the Wizards.

While they went 5-2 during that run, it's far from encouraging. One of the losses came to Charlotte. The wins over Utah, Charlotte and Washington were all by single digits. And Phoenix's net rating against bottom-10 teams ranks 19th.

This week's acquisition of center Nick Richards may signal to fans that the organization is still trying to win and improve in the short term, but that move isn't likely to have a dramatic impact on any of the above.

20. Detroit Pistons (21-20)

Previous Ranking: 21

Net Rating: -1.1

The Detroit Pistons ended their week with a home loss to the Indiana Pacers, but they're still 10-3 in their last 13.

And while Cade Cunningham has gotten (and deserved) most of the praise and attention for the club's breakout season, Malik Beasley deserves some credit, too.

The team's point differential is dramatically better when he's on the floor, thanks in large part to him having one of the best high-volume three-point shooting seasons of all time.

No, seriously.

Beasley is averaging 4.9 made threes per 75 possessions. Only Stephen Curry (who's cleared that mark six times, including 2024-25), Steve Novak (2011-12) and Sam Merrill (2023-24) have seasons with more threes per 75 possessions.

19. Golden State Warriors (20-20)

Previous Ranking: 16

Net Rating: +0.5

The Golden State Warriors got a much-needed stop-the-bleeding victory to close out their week Wednesday when they beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-115 on the road.

But their outlook, at least if you ever considered them a title contender, remains bleak.

The Warriors are 10-18 since a 10-2 start. They have a point differential around that of a 24-win team when Stephen Curry is off the floor. And both Curry and Draymond Green have publicly signaled that they aren't interested in win-now trades that would compromise the organization's post-Curry future.

Barring a midseason star leap from Jonathan Kuminga or an out-of-left-field trade, it's hard to imagine this team being much better than mediocre.

18. San Antonio Spurs (19-20)

Previous Ranking: 15

Net Rating: -0.6

The San Antonio Spurs crept up to two games above .500 when they beat the Denver Nuggets in their first game of 2025, but they've dropped four of five since.

This lull may be reminding us that although Victor Wembanyama is way ahead of schedule, he still has room to grow. During this 1-4 stretch, Wemby is averaging 17.8 points on 17.4 field-goal attempts per game.

He's still having a positive impact, as evidenced by his average of 5.0 blocks and positive plus-minus in these five contests, but a more concerted effort to score inside the three-point line could make the cold shooting streaks easier for San Antonio to survive.

17. Atlanta Hawks (21-19)

Previous Ranking: 19

Net Rating: -1.9

Trae Young's playmaking has been on point all season, but his shooting hasn't.

In his first 22 games, Young averaged 20.7 points while shooting 38.4 percent from the field and 30.6 percent from deep. Much of the scoring load he'd shouldered in previous years was being carried by Jalen Johnson and De'Andre Hunter.

But in recent weeks, Young is starting to look more like his old self as a shooter. Over his last 15 games, he's at 26.5 points and 3.5 threes per game with a 39.8 three-point percentage.

If he can keep this up after Hunter and Johnson return to the rotation (both have missed recent games with injuries), Atlanta could become one of the tougher offenses in the league to stop.

16. Orlando Magic (23-19)

Previous Ranking: 17

Net Rating: +1.0

Paolo Banchero made his return to action this week, and the Orlando Magic went 1-2 with him in the lineup.

In Wednesday's blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, Banchero had 22 points on 20 shots, turned the ball over seven times and was a team-worst minus-25. However, he's averaging 25.3 points in only 26.5 minutes over the three games since he came back from a torn oblique.

While there will be the occasional night in which he looks rusty, Banchero's return makes Orlando far likelier to stay in the top six as it awaits the return of Franz Wagner.

15. Miami Heat (20-19)

Previous Ranking: 14

Net Rating: +1.1

While the Miami Heat continue to hover around .500 and deal with the Jimmy Butler saga—Butler reportedly reiterated his trade request directly to team president Pat Riley this week—their young core continues to provide reasons for real optimism.

Soon-to-be-25-year-old Tyler Herro is averaging 24.3 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 threes per game while shooting 40.8 percent from three. He's also posting advanced numbers that suggest he could be an All-Star.

Bam Adebayo is having a down year on offense, but he remains a legitimate defensive anchor. And after a slow start to his sophomore campaign, Jaime Jaquez Jr. is averaging 11.3 points, 3.8 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.0 threes in 27.9 minutes while shooting 38.7 percent from deep over his last 12 games.

Those three are all either in or just shy of their primes. And depending on what the Heat get for Butler, they could represent a strong foundation for Miami's next era.

14. Sacramento Kings (21-20)

Previous Ranking: 18

Net Rating: 2.7

The Sacramento Kings have forced their way back into the loaded Western Conference's play-in picture by winning eight of their last nine (including on Thursday, against the second-place Houston Rockets).

And while it may be tempting to direct all the credit for the turnaround to interim coach Doug Christie, Sacramento's point differential always suggested it was better than its record. And this current run may have as much to do with the reemergence of third-year forward Keegan Murray as it does Christie.

Over his first 32 appearances, Murray averaged 11.6 points and 1.6 threes, while shooting 28.6 percent from deep. In his last six games, Murray is averaging 14.5 points and 3.5 threes, while shooting 47.7 percent from three.

13. Los Angeles Lakers (21-17)

Previous Ranking: 12

Net Rating: -2.7

The Los Angeles Lakers are prone to serious lapses, as evidenced by their bottom-10 net rating and this week's surrender of a double-digit second-half lead against the San Antonio Spurs, but they still have the ceiling of a potential top-six team in the West.

LeBron James' trust in Austin Reaves' playmaking is a big part of that.

Reaves had 14 assists in Wednesday's win over the Miami Heat, bringing his average to 9.6 over his last nine games. Over the entire season, L.A. is 4-2 when he gets to at least 10 dimes.

12. Indiana Pacers (23-19)

Previous Ranking: 13

Net Rating: 0.0

The Indiana Pacers are surging up the Eastern Conference standings. They're 7-1 in their last eight games, with the only loss coming against the Cleveland Cavaliers (they also beat the Cavs in this stretch). Perhaps even more impressive, they're 13-4 in their last 17 games.

And while Tyrese Haliburton's return to All-NBA form is certainly a big part of the turnaround, unsung hero Andrew Nembhard deserves a shout, too.

The team is 18-9 when he's available, and he leads the Pacers in net-rating swing (the difference between a team's net points per 100 possessions when a given player is on or off the floor).

When Nembhard is playing, Indiana is plus-10.4 points per 100 possessions, compared to minus-5.5 when he isn't.

Decent scoring and another outside shooting threat are certainly part of that impact, but his playmaking may be most important. Having another facilitator to take some attention and responsibility from Haliburton has loosened things up on that end, and Nembhard is averaging 5.0 assists.

11. Minnesota Timberwolves (21-19)

Previous Ranking: 10

Net Rating: +1.8

The further we get into the 2024-25 campaign, the clearer it is that the Karl-Anthony Towns trade was a significant misstep for the Minnesota Timberwolves unless this apparent departure from title contention justified getting out of KAT's contract.

While Towns continues to build a fringe MVP case with the New York Knicks, the Wolves' point differential is worse when Julius Randle is on the floor. Rudy Gobert's fit is trickier without KAT's outside shooting to space the floor for him.

The Wolves' record reflects all of that. They have never been more than three wins clear of .500 this season.

10. Los Angeles Clippers (23-17)

Previous Ranking: 11

Net Rating: 3.3

The Los Angeles Clippers lost four straight on the road from New Year's Eve through January 8, but a couple of games against the Eastern Conference and a trip to Portland has them back on track.

They enter the next week on a three-game winning streak and with Kawhi Leonard looking a bit more like his healthy self.

Granted, it came against the tanking Brooklyn Nets, but Kawhi had 23 points on 11 shots in 24 minutes on Wednesday.

And if he eventually ramps up to around last season's level, the Clippers are going to be a tough out against anyone.

9. Dallas Mavericks (22-19)

Previous Ranking: 8

Net Rating: +3.3

Injuries are ravaging the Dallas Mavericks, who've lost eight of their last 10 games and had to deal with another misfortune this week.

Early in Tuesday's loss to the Denver Nuggets, which saw the return of Kyrie Irving after a five-game absence, Dereck Lively II went down with a sprained ankle.

Irving, Lively and Luka Dončić, the team's three best players, have missed 10, nine and 19 games, respectively.

8. Milwaukee Bucks (22-17)

Previous Ranking: 9

Net Rating: +2.0

The Milwaukee Bucks were obliterated by the New York Knicks on Sunday, but that was their only loss in their last six games. After a rocky start to the campaign, it's looking like the return of Khris Middleton, even in a smaller role than he used to play, is stabilizing the team.

After going for 14 points and six assists off the bench in Wednesday's blowout win, Middleton is now averaging 12.6 points, 4.9 assists and 1.4 threes in only 23.6 minutes per game.

When he's on the floor, Milwaukee has a point differential around that of a 58-win team. When he's off, the Bucks' point differential is around that of a 41-win team.

7. Denver Nuggets (24-16)

Previous Ranking: 7

Net Rating: +4.0

The Denver Nuggets can't seem to maintain any momentum.

A nagging calf injury that's kept Aaron Gordon out for more than half of the team's games is certainly a factor. Nikola Jokić now having missed six games hasn't helped, either. The latest was a late surprise on Wednesday, when Jokić was scratched ahead of a loss to the Houston Rockets with elbow inflammation.

But even if the Nuggets aren't likely to threaten last season's total of 57 wins, there are some positive signs shining through the inconsistency and unavailability of some of their most important players.

Denver is 8-3 in its last 11. And Jamal Murray, who dropped a season-high 45 points on the Dallas Mavericks this week, is averaging 21.9 points, 5.8 assists and 2.5 threes while shooting 45.3 percent from three over his last 17 games.

6. New York Knicks (27-15)

Previous Ranking: 4

Net Rating: +6.5

The New York Knicks have cooled way off in January. Even after beating the Joel Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers in overtime on Wednesday, they're now only 4-5 this month.

While their offense is still second in the league, it's fair to start worrying about the other end now that we're halfway through the season.

Tom Thibodeau teams are typically built on a foundation of solid defense. The Knicks are below-average in points allowed per 100 possessions, and they've surrendered at least 117 in four of those five January losses.

5. Memphis Grizzlies (26-15)

Previous Ranking: 6

Net Rating: +7.0

Ja Morant has missed 17 games, and he's averaging fewer than 30 minutes per game for the first time in his career. That and a breakout campaign from Jaren Jackson Jr. have perhaps muted the reaction to the season Morant is having.

However, Morant went for 21 points and 12 assists in a comfortable road win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. And his pace- and playing-time-adjusted production suggest he's still one of the game's most dynamic playmakers.

Ja is averaging 25.4 points and 8.9 assists per 75 possessions. When the Grizzlies inevitably ramp him up in the playoffs, they could be one of the toughest outs in the league.

4. Houston Rockets (27-13)

Previous Ranking: 5

Net Rating: 6.2

The Houston Rockets ended their week with a loss, but it was on the second night of a back-to-back, came against the red-hot Sacramento Kings, was on the road and came down to the wire.

Prior to Thursday, Houston had won five straight and six of seven, with two wins over the Memphis Grizzlies in that stretch.

And while it's a stingy, top-three defense that's most responsible for Houston being in second place in the tougher conference, the oft-nitpicked Jalen Green is starting to break out on the other end.

Over his last 11 games, Green has averaged 27.7 points, 4.2 threes and 3.0 assists, while shooting 49.3 percent from the field and 46.0 percent from deep.

3. Boston Celtics (28-12)

Previous Ranking: 3

Net Rating: +8.9

It's probably fair to keep thinking that the Boston Celtics are merely in cruise control. They'll almost certainly hit another gear in the postseason.

But their latest loss, which came Wednesday against the way-below-.500 Toronto Raptors, makes them 7-7 in their last 14 games and puts them 6.5 games back of the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers.

Home-court advantage in the Finals isn't as likely for the Celtics as it was last season. It's now looking like they might not even have it in the conference finals (if they even get that far).

It makes sense to conserve some energy in the regular season, but that approach eventually stung last year's reigning champions (the Denver Nuggets). If the Celtics don't rediscover the hunger they exhibited throughout 2023-24, someone might catch them in the playoffs, too.

2. Cleveland Cavaliers (34-6)

Previous Ranking: 1

Net Rating: +9.7

The Cleveland Cavaliers just got blown out by the Oklahoma City Thunder in a game they trailed by as much as 42 points.

And to make that result feel even worse, Isaiah Hartenstein didn't even play.

That alone probably should've been enough to bump OKC up to the top spot, but the Cavs also dropped a game to the Indiana Pacers this week.

Of course, there's no cause for alarm here. Indiana is hot, and OKC has been dominant all season. The Cavs beat the Thunder in Cleveland earlier this season.

This is still a juggernaut, but it finally looked like a mortal one this week.

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (34-6)

Previous Ranking: 2

Net Rating: +13.0

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Houston Rockets way back on December 1.

Since then, their only losses came to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Cup Final (a game that doesn't count toward the standings) and the Cleveland Cavaliers in a much-hyped matchup earlier this month.

And they've already gotten their revenge against Cleveland, beating the Cavs by 20 on Thursday.

OKC is on pace for 70 wins. They have a better net rating (by a lot) than the 73-win Golden State Warriors. They have a superstar in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who's putting together the best non-Nikola Jokić MVP case of the last half-decade. And they still have Chet Holmgren coming back at some point.

It's time to finally push them to the top spot.

Stat of the Week

This space is typically reserved for fascinating NBA numbers, but now is about the time plenty of fans start digging into the upcoming draft (especially if their team is among the tankers).

And while he may have started his freshman campaign a tad slower than expected, Duke's Cooper Flagg is starting to look like the kind of future No. 1 pick who could legitimately change the fortunes of franchises like the Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, Utah Jazz or whatever other team wins the lottery.

Flagg has averaged 22.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.0 threes, while shooting 51.9 percent from deep, over his last seven games.

And his box plus/minus has climbed to an ACC-leading 15.3.

Among freshmen who played at least 500 minutes, Zion Williamson (20.1) and Anthony Davis (17.2) are the only players on record with higher marks.