F5 Power Rankings - Week 1

[Alex English]

Week 1

The season has started and there are a few surprises. The Charlotte Hornets had a hot start winning their first 4 games before dropping their most recent match against the Spurs. That loss left the Lakers and Thunder as the only remaining undefeated teams in the league.

On the other side of the ledger, there are still four teams without a win. The Hawks, Timberwolves, Suns, and Raptors hold that distinction. The Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies have also had poor starts, both at 1-4, despite each of them having fairly talented squads.

Highest Jumps
^{Charlotte Hornets - Up 18 Spots
Sacramento Kings - Up 10 Spots
Boston Celtics - Up 9 Spots}

Farthest Falls
^{Atlanta Hawks - Down 13 Spots
Houston Rockets - Down 11 Spots
Minnesota Timberwolves - Down 10 Spots}

Here are the full rankings:

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1st | Last: 2nd ^{Oklahoma City Thunder - Record: 4-0 - Last Five: 4-0}
PG - 90 Russell Westbrook | SG - 83 Andrei Kirilenko | SF - 97 Kevin Durant | PF - 89 Paul Pierce | C - 84 Brook Lopez

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2nd | Last: 8th ^{Los Angeles Lakers - Record: 5-0 - Last Five: 5-0}
PG - 86 Steve Nash | SG - 93 Kobe Bryant | SF - 86 Joe Johnson | PF - 78 Metta World Peace | C - 86 Pau Gasol

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3rd | Last: 1st ^{Miami Heat - Record: 4-1 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 79 Mario CHalmers | SG - 90 Dwyane Wade | SF - 99 LeBron James | PF - 88 Chris Bosh | C - 78 Chris Anderson

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4th | Last: 3rd ^{Los Angeles Clippers - Record: 4-1 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 94 Chris Paul | SG - 78 Marcus Thornton | SF - 87 Josh Smith | PF - 88 Blake Griffin | C - 79 DeAndre Jordan

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5th | Last: 4th ^{Golden State Warriors - Record: 4-1 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 87 Stephen Curry | SG - 79 Klay Thompson | SF - 88 Andre Iguodala | PF - 85 David Lee | C - 82 Andrew Bogut

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6th | Last: 16th ^{Sacramento Kings - Record: 4-1 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 83 Brandon Jennings | SG - 81 Eric Gordon | SF - 83 Rudy Gay | PF - 71 Reggie Evans | C - 87 DeMarcus Cousins

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7th | Last: 25th ^{Charlotte Hornets - Record: 4-1 - Last Five: 4-1}
PG - 81 Kemba Walker | SG - 76 Gerald Henderson | SF - 77 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | PF - 88 Al Jefferson | C - 78 Bismack Biyombo

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8th | Last: 10th ^{Portland Trail Blazers - Record: 3-1 - Last Five: 3-1}
PG - 82 Damian Lillard | SG - 77 Wesley Mathews | SF - 83 Nicolas Batum | PF - 89 LaMarcus Aldridge | C - 76 Robin Lopez

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9th | Last: 11th ^{Indiana Pacers - Record: 3-1 - Last Five: 3-1}
PG - 77 George Hill | SG - 78 Lance Stephenson | SF - 88 Paul George | PF - 82 David West | C - 81 Roy Hibbert

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10th | Last: 13th ^{Detroit Pistons - Record: 3-1 - Last Five: 3-1}
PG - 87 Deron Williams | SG - 81 Jamal Crawford | SF - 81 Derrick Williams | PF - 79 Greg Monroe | C - 76 Andre Drummond

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11th | Last: 19th ^{New Orleans Pelicans - Record: 3-1 - Last Five: 3-1}
PG - 83 Jrue Holiday | SG - 83 Tyreke Evans | SF - 74 Al-Farouq Aminu | PF - 82 Ryan Anderson | C - 87 Anthony Davis

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12th | Last: 21st ^{Boston Celtics - Record: 3-1 - Last Five: 3-1}
PG - 87 Rajon Rondo | SG - 74 Avery Bradley | SF - 80 Jeff Green | PF - 78 Brandon Bass | C - 77 Kris Humphries

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13th | Last: 5th ^{Chicago Bulls - Record: 3-2 - Last Five: 3-2}
PG - 92 Derrick Rose | SG - 82 Ben Gordon | SF - 89 Kevin Love | PF - 85 Carlos Boozer | C - 70 Nazr Mohammed

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14th | Last: 6th ^{San Antonio Spurs - Record: 3-2 - Last Five: 3-2}
PG - 86 Tony Parker | SG - 81 Manu Ginobili | SF - 78 Kawhi Leonard | PF - 86 Tim Duncan | C - 75 Tiago Splitter

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15th | Last: 9th ^{Dallas Mavericks - Record: 2-2 - Last Five:2-2}
PG - 75 Jose Calderon | SG - 84 Monta Ellis | SF - 84 Shawn Marion | PF - 90 Dirk Nowitzki | C - 79 Samuel Dalembert

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16th | Last: 20th ^{New York Knicks - Record: 2-2 - Last Five: 2-2}
PG - 78 Iman Shumpert | SG - 82 JR Smith | SF - 92 Carmelo Anthony | PF - 79 Lamar Odom | C - 82 Tyson Chandler

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17th | Last: 23rd ^{Washington Wizards - Record: 2-2 - Last Five: 2-2}
PG - 84 John Wall | SG - 75 Bradley Beal | SF - 79 Trevor Ariza | PF - 82 Nene | C - 81 Marcin Gortat

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18th | Last: 7th ^{Houston Rockets - Record: 1-2 - Last Five: 1-2}
PG - 80 Jeremy Lin | SG - 88 James Harden | SF - 81 Chandler Parsons | PF - 76 Terrence Jones | C - 92 Dwight Howard

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19th | Last: 26th ^{Brooklyn Nets - Record: 2-3 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 68 Dennis Schroeder | SG - 71 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | SF - 71 Jeremy Lamb | PF - 82 Serge Ibaka | C - 76 Amare Stoudemire

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20th | Last: 27th ^{Milwaukee Bucks - Record: 2-3 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 79 Brandon Knight | SG - 82 OJ Mayo | SF - 77 Carlos Delfino | PF - 79 Ersan Ilyasova | C - 78 Larry Sanders

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21st | Last: 29th ^{Orlando Magic - Record: 2-3 - Last Five: 2-3}
PG - 82 Jameer Nelson | SG - 77 Victor Oladipo | SF - 76 Arron Afflalo | PF - 74 Tobias Harris | C - 73 Nikola Vucevic

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22nd | Last: 12th ^{Denver Nuggets - Record: 1-4 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 83 Ty Lawson | SG - 77 Wilson Chandler | SF - 82 Danilo Gallinari | PF - 80 Kenneth Faried | C - 77 JaVale McGee

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23rd | Last: 15th ^{Memphis Grizzlies - Record: 1-4 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 82 Mike Conley | SG - 76 Tony Allen | SF - 79 Tayshaun Prince | PF - 83 Zach Randolph | C - 83 Marc Gasol

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24th | Last: 17th ^{Cleveland Cavaliers - Record: 1-4 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 85 Kyrie Irving | SG - 76 Dion Waiters | SF - 84 Luol Deng | PF - 76 Tristan Thompson | C - 79 Anderson Varejao

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25th | Last: 22nd ^{Utah Jazz - Record: 1-4 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 75 Trey Burke | SG - 82 Rodney Stuckey | SF - 80 Gordon Hayward | PF - 80 Kevin Garnett | C - 86 Joakim Noah

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26th | Last: 30th ^{Philadelphia 76ers - Record: 1-4 - Last Five: 1-4}
PG - 79 Michael Carter-Williams | SG - 69 Tony Wroten | SF - 78 Jason Richardson | PF - 77 Thaddeus Young | C - 72 Nerlens Noel

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27th | Last: 14th ^{Atlanta Hawks - Record: 0-4 - Last Five: 0-4}
PG - 79 Jeff Teague | SG - 81 Louis Williams | SF - 75 Kyle Korver | PF - 84 Paul Millsap | C - 86 Al Horford

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28th | Last: 18th ^{Minnesota Timberwolves - Record: 0-5 - Last Five: 0-5}
PG - 82 Ricky Rubio | SG - 81 Kevin Martin | SF - 79 DeMar DeRozan | PF - 76 Derrick Favors | C - 81 Nikola Pekovic

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29th | Last: 24th ^{Phoenix Suns - Record: 0-4 - Last Five: 0-4}
PG - 75 Eric Bledsoe | SG - 84 Goran Dragic | SF - 77 Gerald Green | PF - 77 Markieff Morris | C - 82 Emeka Okafor

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30th | Last: 28th ^{Toronto Raptors - Record: 0-4 - Last Five: 0-4}
PG - 78 Kyle Lowry | SG - 78 Greivis Vasquez | SF - 77 Landry Fields | PF - 78 Taj Gibson | C - 74 Jonas Valanciunas

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[Vlade Divac]

I think I should be first if the Thunder are going to play AK47 at SG and Pierce at PF!

[JR Wiles]

Jul 21, 2014 20:06:14 GMT -5 Vlade Divac said:

I think I should be first if the Thunder are going to play AK47 at SG and Pierce at PF!

Of course you do.  But until the ratings are changed, guess what your not.  One thing the Thunder better think about now is figuring something out before the ratings do change.  Some players it might not affect that much(ex Nash-lol), but come playoff time things will be ALOT different.

[Tom Izzo]

Pierce is going to be an effective player at an 82. Also, Ak47 doesn't need to do anything except play some defense and grab some rebounds.

But Vlade was saying that it's backwards, Ak47 should be at PF and Pierce at SG.

[Charles Barkley]

Yeah, but, check that Strength of Schedule man. I played Portland, the Clippers twice, OKC, and the Lakers. All top 8 teams.

[Vlade Divac]

Jul 21, 2014 20:27:47 GMT -5 JR Wiles said:

Jul 21, 2014 20:06:14 GMT -5 Vlade Divac said:

I think I should be first if the Thunder are going to play AK47 at SG and Pierce at PF!

Of course you do.  But until the ratings are changed, guess what your not.  One thing the Thunder better think about now is figuring something out before the ratings do change.  Some players it might not affect that much(ex Nash-lol), but come playoff time things will be ALOT different.

Dude shut up, my team isn't going to go down as much as you think.

Nash: 86 to 80
Johnson: 86 to 83
Metta: 78 to probably crap

[Ian Noble]

If only my trade had been passed I'd be Top 3

#firstworldproblems

[Pinoy Sakuragi]

Im at #6... thats still low for me... hahaha.. Just kidding.