[ESPN] NBA 实力榜：顶级竞争者稳居前列，活塞队攀升

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By NBA insiders | ESPN, 2025-01-29 20:00:00

由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。

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距离 2025 年 NBA 交易截止日期还有一周时间，虽然在 2 月 6 日之前还没有任何重大的交易举动，但东西部联盟都出现了一些新的动态。

周二，ESPN 的沙姆斯·查拉尼亚（Shams Charania）报道，萨克拉门托国王队对有关球星后卫德阿伦·福克斯（De’Aaron Fox）的交易谈判持开放态度。此外，关于吉米·巴特勒（Jimmy Butler）的交易传闻，查拉尼亚还报道称，迈阿密热火队正在与“多支球队”进行“积极的对话”，以交易这位心怀不满的超级巨星。

随着全明星后卫可能转会，各支球队将在常规赛的推进过程中密切关注排名。是否会有改变联盟格局的交易正在酝酿中？这将如何影响球队的未来战略？此外，它将如何影响我们的实力排名？

所有这些都是值得思考的问题，以下是我们的 NBA 内部人士对本周榜单的分析。

注：球队排名基于我们专家小组成员（ESPN 的蒂姆·邦坦普斯(Tim Bontemps)、贾马尔·科利尔(Jamal Collier)、迈克尔·莱特(Michael Wright)、蒂姆·麦克马洪(Tim MacMahon)、戴夫·麦克梅纳明(Dave McMenamin)、奥姆·扬米苏克(Ohm Youngmisuk)、克里斯·赫林(Chris Herring)和凯文·佩尔顿(Kevin Pelton)）认为球队在本赛季应有的位置。

之前的排名：季前赛 | 10 月 30 日 | 11 月 5 日 | 11 月 13 日 | 11 月 20 日 | 11 月 27 日 | 12 月 4 日 | 12 月 11 日 | 12 月 18 日 | 12 月 25 日 | 1 月 1 日 | 1 月 8 日 | 1 月 15 日 | 1 月 22 日

跳转到一支球队：
ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTA | WAS

  1. 俄克拉荷马城雷霆队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 37-8
  • 先前排名： 1
  • 接下来的比赛： @ GS (1 月 29 日), vs. SAC (2 月 1 日), vs. MIL (2 月 3 日)

中锋伊赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因（Isaiah Hartenstein）在因小腿拉伤缺席五场比赛后回归，延续了之前的出色表现。在周日战胜波特兰的比赛中，他得到 14 分、12 个篮板、6 次助攻和 1 次盖帽。当哈尔滕施泰因出场时，雷霆队的战绩为 23 胜 2 负。俄克拉荷马城八场失利中的四场发生在雷霆队缺少哈尔滕施泰因或另一位 7 英尺长人切特·霍姆格伦（Chet Holmgren）的情况下，其中一场失利发生在霍姆格伦本赛季早些时候骨盆骨折的那晚。– 蒂姆·麦克马洪

  1. 克利夫兰骑士队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 37-9
  • 先前排名： 2
  • 接下来的比赛： @ MIA (1 月 29 日), vs. ATL (1 月 30 日), vs. DAL (2 月 2 日), vs. BOS (2 月 4 日)

本赛季初，骑士队花了 20 场比赛才吃到第三场败仗。上周，骑士队遭遇了三连败，这是他们本赛季最长的连败纪录。每一场失利都令人扼腕叹息：对阵休斯顿，达柳斯·加兰（Darius Garland）在比赛还剩 2.1 秒时错失了两次本可以制胜的罚球；对阵没有乔尔·恩比德（Joel Embiid）的76人队，泰·杰罗姆（Ty Jerome）职业生涯最高的 33 分不足以带队取胜；然后尽管在第四节追回 17 分，还是再次输给了火箭队。– 戴夫·麦克梅纳明

  1. 波士顿凯尔特人队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 32-15
  • 先前排名： 3
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. CHI (1 月 29 日), @ NO (1 月 31 日), @ PHI (2 月 2 日), @ CLE (2 月 4 日)

波士顿周一再次输球，这次是在最后时刻输给了火箭队，这使得凯尔特人队自 12 月 7 日以来的战绩为 13 胜 11 负。但在那段时间里，波士顿的进攻效率仍然排名第八，防守效率排名第四，净效率排名第三。考虑到波士顿刚刚经历了又一次深入总决赛的征程，有三名球员参加了奥运会，在季前赛期间去了阿布扎比，以及漫长赛季带来的普遍倦怠，很难对一支始终保持在东部联盟榜首附近的球队过于担忧。– 蒂姆·邦坦普斯

  1. 孟菲斯灰熊队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 31-16
  • 先前排名： 4
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. HOU (1 月 30 日), @ MIL (2 月 2 日), vs. SA (2 月 3 日)

在周一客场不敌尼克斯队之前，孟菲斯取得了六连胜。随着灰熊队继续调整新的开放式进攻体系，贾伦·杰克逊（Jaren Jackson Jr.）已经成长为一名关键得分手，这在季后赛中可能会给其他球队带来麻烦。首先，孟菲斯需要解决他们在面对身体对抗型球队时的问题，而灰熊队将在周四对阵本赛季已经三次击败他们的火箭队的比赛中再次接受考验。– 迈克尔·莱特

  1. 休斯顿火箭队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 32-14
  • 先前排名： 5
  • 接下来的比赛： @ MEM (1 月 30 日), vs. BKN (2 月 1 日), @ NYK (2 月 3 日), @ BKN (2 月 4 日)

周一在波士顿取得本赛季第 16 场关键时刻的胜利后，休斯顿在背靠背的第二晚客场击败了亚特兰大。火箭队本赛季的关键时刻胜利次数与太阳队持平，他们在过去 12 场比赛中赢了 10 场，在过去 11 场客场比赛中赢了 10 场。二年级前锋阿门·汤普森（Amen Thompson）势头正盛，在过去六场比赛中，他有三次得分超过 20 分，休斯顿在上周战胜了东部领先的骑士队和凯尔特人队，并在周三战胜了亚特兰大。– 迈克尔·莱特

  1. 纽约尼克斯队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 31-16
  • 先前排名： 7
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. DEN (1 月 29 日), vs. LAL (2 月 1 日), vs. HOU (2 月 3 日), @ TOR (2 月 4 日)

尼克斯队已经 45 年没有在常规时间内得分达到 143 分，但在周六和周一的背靠背比赛中，他们做到了。作为 NBA 进攻效率第二高的球队，尼克斯队以这个比分连续战胜了国王队和灰熊队——这是尼克斯队连续第 60 场在至少领先 15 分的情况下获胜，是 NBA 目前最长的连胜纪录。不过，尼克斯队仍将面临考验：进入 2 月，他们的剩余赛程是东部最艰难的，而且他们只落后排名第二的凯尔特人队一场比赛。– 克里斯·赫林

  1. 丹佛掘金队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 28-18
  • 先前排名： 6
  • 接下来的比赛： @ NYK (1 月 29 日), @ PHI (1 月 31 日), @ CHA (2 月 1 日), vs. NO (2 月 3 日)

在取得八胜一负的战绩后，掘金队在五连客的开局阶段连续输给了明尼苏达和芝加哥。阿隆·戈登（Aaron Gordon）在从小腿伤势中恢复后状态逐渐好转，在过去八场比赛中，他都是替补出场，出场时间都没有超过 25 分钟。但拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克（Russell Westbrook）在过去六场比赛中表现出色，投篮命中率为 62.7%，场均得到 13.1 分和 5.6 次助攻。– 奥姆·扬米苏克

  1. 密尔沃基雄鹿队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 27-18
  • 先前排名： 8
  • 接下来的比赛： @ SA (1 月 31 日), vs. MEM (2 月 2 日), @ OKC (2 月 3 日)

在过去 12 场比赛中赢下 9 场后，雄鹿队已经稳居东部第四的位置，他们至少要确保在第一轮拥有主场优势。雄鹿队接下来的三场比赛将是对阵来自西部联盟季后赛球队的考验：客场挑战圣安东尼奥，然后主场迎战孟菲斯，再背靠背客场挑战俄克拉荷马城。– 贾马尔·科利尔

  1. 洛杉矶快船队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 26-20
  • 先前排名： 9
  • 接下来的比赛： @ SA (1 月 29 日), @ CHA (1 月 31 日), @ TOR (2 月 2 日), vs. LAL (2 月 4 日)

快船队有三名球员有理由入选全明星赛：詹姆斯·哈登（James Harden）、诺曼·鲍威尔（Norman Powell）和伊维察·祖巴茨（Ivica Zubac）。哈登在过去八场比赛中有六场得到两双，场均得到 23.1 分和 10.2 次助攻。在上周六战胜密尔沃基的比赛中得到 40 分和 9 次助攻后，哈登成为 NBA 历史上第七位在 35 岁或以上年龄段单赛季至少有三场 40 分比赛的球员。根据 ESPN 的研究，他本赛季还有 10 场比赛得分超过 20 分并送出 10 次助攻，成为继勒布朗·詹姆斯（LeBron James）、史蒂夫·纳什（Steve Nash）和兰尼·威尔肯斯（Lenny Wilkens）之后，唯一一位做到这一点的 35 岁或以上年龄段的球员。– 奥姆·扬米苏克

  1. 洛杉矶湖人队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 26-19
  • 先前排名： 12
  • 接下来的比赛： @ WAS (1 月 30 日), @ NYK (2 月 1 日), @ LAC (2 月 4 日)

在周二比赛之前，湖人队取得了四连胜，在此期间，安东尼·戴维斯（Anthony Davis）场均得到 32.8 分，投篮命中率为 58.2%，还有 15 个篮板和 2.5 次盖帽。这段统治级的表现恰逢戴维斯告诉 ESPN 的沙姆斯·查拉尼亚，在交易截止日期之前，“我认为我们需要另一个大个子”。在周二晚上的费城比赛中，戴维斯和湖人队的势头都戛然而止，戴维斯因腹部拉伤提前离场，湖人也惨败而归。– 戴夫·麦克梅纳明

  1. 明尼苏达森林狼队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 25-21
  • 先前排名： 15
  • 接下来的比赛： @ PHX (1 月 29 日), @ UTA (1 月 30 日), vs. WAS (2 月 1 日), vs. SAC (2 月 3 日)

尽管森林狼队在周一战胜老鹰队的比赛中获胜，但主教练克里斯·芬奇（Chris Finch）对球队下半场的表现提出了质疑，他批评了队内最好的球员没有拿出更强的斗志。明尼苏达仍然取得了三连胜，攀升至西部联盟第七位。他们将有机会重新赢得教练的信任，首先是背靠背的客场比赛，分别对阵菲尼克斯和犹他。然后，森林狼将回到主场迎战奇才队和国王队。– 贾马尔·科利尔

  1. 印第安纳步行者队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 25-20
  • 先前排名： 10
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. DET (1 月 29 日), vs. ATL (2 月 1 日), @ UTA (2 月 3 日), @ POR (2 月 4 日)

在巴黎的两场比赛之后，步行者队将在周三对阵活塞队的比赛中，11 天来首次回到主场。印第安纳在法国与圣安东尼奥各赢一场，自从 2025 年以来，他们看起来就像一支不同的球队。自 1 月初以来，步行者队的进攻效率排名第六，防守效率排名第四。印第安纳本月 10.2 的净效率值排名 NBA 第二，仅次于俄克拉荷马城。– 贾马尔·科利尔

  1. 达拉斯独行侠队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 25-22
  • 先前排名： 11
  • 接下来的比赛： @ NO (1 月 29 日), @ DET (1 月 31 日), @ CLE (2 月 2 日), @ PHI (2 月 4 日)

克莱·汤普森（Klay Thompson）在周一战胜奇才队的比赛的第一节砍下 21 分，比他前三场比赛的总得分还要多。他在第一节投中 7 个三分球，追平了球队纪录和他本赛季的纪录。“你这样做，会提醒你，你仍然拥有伟大，”汤普森在赛后说道。– 蒂姆·麦克马洪

  1. 菲尼克斯太阳队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 24-21
  • 先前排名： 19
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. MIN (1 月 29 日), @ GS (1 月 31 日), @ POR (2 月 1 日), @ POR (2 月 3 日)

被弃用的中锋优素福·努尔基奇（Jusuf Nurkic）上周引起了一些波澜，他告诉《亚利桑那共和报》，他和主教练迈克·布登霍尔泽（Mike Budenholzer）“没有关系”。但很难反驳布登霍尔泽对新引进的大个子尼克·理查兹（Nick Richards）的信任。自从本月早些时候与夏洛特交易得到理查兹以来，太阳队的战绩为 4 胜 1 负，他完美地融入了球队——场均得到 11.8 分，投篮命中率为 62.9%，还有 11.2 个篮板。– 戴夫·麦克梅纳明

  1. 萨克拉门托国王队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 24-22
  • 先前排名： 13
  • 接下来的比赛： @ PHI (1 月 29 日), @ OKC (2 月 1 日), @ MIN (2 月 3 日)

ESPN 的沙姆斯·查拉尼亚周二报道，预计国王队将在下周四的截止日期前开启有关德阿伦·福克斯的交易谈判，这将使萨克拉门托走向不同的方向。国王队目前的阵容是为了赢得现在，首发球员是经验丰富的德玛尔·德罗赞（DeMar DeRozan）和多曼塔斯·萨博尼斯（Domantas Sabonis），他们将很难找到替代场均得到 25.2 分和 6.2 次助攻的福克斯的人选。萨克拉门托的决定对老鹰队有连锁反应，如果国王队在凯文·赫尔特（Kevin Huerter）交易中得到的首轮签落在了前 12 顺位之外，那么这个首轮签将归老鹰队所有。– 凯文·佩尔顿

  1. 底特律活塞队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 23-23
  • 先前排名： 18
  • 接下来的比赛： @ IND (1 月 29 日), vs. DAL (1 月 31 日), vs. CHI (2 月 2 日), vs. ATL (2 月 3 日)

自从 1 月初的五连胜以来，活塞队的胜率一直在 .500 上下浮动两场以内。上周在休斯顿和亚特兰大取得的两场令人印象深刻的胜利之后，他们在输给奥兰多和周一以 19 分之差不敌东部领头羊骑士队的比赛中表现令人失望。在周三于印第安纳结束他们的五连客之旅后，活塞队将在全明星周末前一直主场作战。– 凯文·佩尔顿

  1. 迈阿密热火队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 23-22
  • 先前排名： 17
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. CLE (1 月 29 日), @ SA (2 月 1 日), @ CHI (2 月 4 日)

随着吉米·巴特勒被禁赛至交易截止日期，热火队将获得 10 天的喘息时间，摆脱围绕这位明星前锋的持续不断的戏剧性事件。但问题仍然是几个月来一直困扰着这支球队的问题：在 2 月 6 日下午 3 点之前，是否会有合适的交易巴特勒的方案，还是这种僵局将持续到本赛季剩余时间以及夏天？– 蒂姆·邦坦普斯

  1. 奥兰多魔术队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 24-24
  • 先前排名： 14
  • 接下来的比赛： @ POR (1 月 30 日), @ UTA (2 月 1 日), @ GS (2 月 3 日)

周六，魔术队自 10 月以来首次在同一场比赛中派出了他们的前三名球员（保罗·班凯罗(Paolo Banchero)、杰伦·萨格斯(Jalen Suggs)和弗朗茨·瓦格纳(Franz Wagner)），并以战胜底特律结束了五连败。但健康的状态是短暂的：萨格斯随后因股四头肌挫伤缺席了周一的比赛，魔术队在迈阿密经历了一场令人心碎的双加时失利。尽管班凯罗缺席了其中大部分比赛，但在萨格斯和瓦格纳一起出场的 25 场比赛中，魔术队的战绩为 16 胜 9 负，净胜分 +4.2。– 凯文·佩尔顿

  1. 金州勇士队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 23-23
  • 先前排名： 20
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. OKC (1 月 29 日), vs. PHX (1 月 31 日), vs. ORL (2 月 3 日)

勇士队正处于九场比赛中有八场主场比赛的阶段，但他们已经输掉了这期间的前六场比赛中的三场。斯蒂芬·库里（Stephen Curry）表示，在没有德雷蒙德·格林（Draymond Green）和乔纳森·库明加（Jonathan Kuminga）的情况下，这段时间可能会“决定”勇士队的赛季成败。格林（小腿）已被允许在本周晚些时候恢复训练，但库明加在 1 月 4 日脚踝受伤后将至少再缺席两周。周二击败犹他后，勇士队将主场迎战俄克拉荷马城、菲尼克斯和奥兰多。之后，金州勇士队将连续进行七场客场比赛，直到全明星赛后才会回到大通中心。– 奥姆·扬米苏克

  1. 圣安东尼奥马刺队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 20-23
  • 先前排名： 21
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. LAC (1 月 29 日), vs. MIL (1 月 31 日), vs. MIA (2 月 1 日), @ MEM (2 月 3 日)

在过去的五场比赛中输掉了四场后，圣安东尼奥将在周三在弗罗斯特银行中心主场迎战前马刺球员科怀·伦纳德（Kawhi Leonard）和快船队。马刺队上周在巴黎与印第安纳进行了两场比赛，其中包括一场输掉 38 分的比赛，圣安东尼奥在那场比赛中出现了赛季最高的 24 次失误，之后他们应该得到了充分的休息。文班亚马（Victor Wembanyama）在下半场只出手三次得到三分。但他已经连续三场至少得到 20 分和 10 个篮板，这与他职业生涯最高的连续四场取得如此数据的纪录只差一场。– 迈克尔·莱特

  1. 亚特兰大老鹰队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 22-25
  • 先前排名： 16
  • 接下来的比赛： @ CLE (1 月 30 日), @ IND (2 月 1 日), @ DET (2 月 3 日), vs. SA (2 月 5 日)

自从在加时赛中客场击败卫冕冠军凯尔特人队后，亚特兰大已经连输六场。老鹰队在这段时间内的进攻有多糟糕？在过去的五场比赛中，老鹰队与摆烂的篮网队和奇才队一起，成为仅有的三支每百回合得分低于 100 分的球队。公平地说，特雷·杨（Trae Young）在周一输给森林狼队的比赛中缺席，但这仍然无法解释老鹰队的挣扎。德安德烈·亨特（De’Andre Hunter）在对阵明尼苏达的比赛中得到了职业生涯最高的 35 分，但老鹰队需要其他球员站出来才能保持竞争力。– 克里斯·赫林

  1. 费城 76 人队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 18-27
  • 先前排名： 23
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. SAC (1 月 29 日), vs. DEN (1 月 31 日), vs. BOS (2 月 2 日), vs. DAL (2 月 4 日)

为了说明东部联盟垫底球队的实力有多弱：76人队在本月早些时候遭遇了七连败，然后背靠背战胜了骑士队和牛队，并且在这段时间内与排名第十的公牛队缩小了一场差距。这就是为什么人们一直相信，无论费城多么努力，他们可能都要到赛季结束才能确定附加赛的席位。– 蒂姆·邦坦普斯

  1. 芝加哥公牛队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 20-27
  • 先前排名： 22
  • 接下来的比赛： @ BOS (1 月 29 日), @ TOR (1 月 31 日), @ DET (2 月 2 日), vs. MIA (2 月 4 日)

在本周开始三连客之旅之前，公牛队爆冷击败了掘金队，他们的对手分别是波士顿、多伦多和底特律。但预计公牛队将缺少他们的得分王扎克·拉文（Zach LaVine），他将因个人原因缺席这次客场之旅。拉文的妻子在社交媒体上发帖称，她即将生下他们的第三个孩子。– 贾马尔·科利尔

  1. 波特兰开拓者队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 18-29
  • 先前排名： 24
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. ORL (1 月 30 日), vs. PHX (2 月 1 日), vs. PHX (2 月 3 日), vs. IND (2 月 4 日)

开拓者队的四连胜，包括在东南赛区的 3 连客全胜，是自 2022-23 赛季由达米安·利拉德（Damian Lillard）领衔的 4 连胜开局以来最长的连胜纪录。即使是终结连胜的那场失利也令人印象深刻：主场 10 分惜败联盟领头羊雷霆队。丹尼·阿夫迪亚（Deni Avdija）的回归与球队的提升并非巧合。在这五场比赛中，阿夫迪亚场均得到 19.0 分、8.0 个篮板、5.0 次助攻和 2.0 次抢断。斯科蒂·亨德森（Scoot Henderson）在回归替补席的前三场比赛中总共只得到 17 分，但这三场比赛球队都赢了，而在对阵俄克拉荷马城的比赛中，他得到了 25 分。– 凯文·佩尔顿

  1. 多伦多猛龙队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 14-32
  • 先前排名： 29
  • 接下来的比赛： @ WAS (1 月 29 日), vs. CHI (1 月 31 日), vs. LAC (2 月 2 日), vs. NYK (2 月 4 日)

在周一晚上击败新奥尔良之后，多伦多现在已经赢得了过去七场比赛中的六场，包括横扫亚特兰大的两场比赛以及击败卫冕冠军凯尔特人队。对于一支在 12 月只赢了两场比赛并且再次缺少伊曼纽尔·奎克利（Immanuel Quickley）（这次是因为左臀部拉伤）的猛龙队来说，这是一种状态上的良好提升。– 蒂姆·邦坦普斯

  1. 布鲁克林篮网队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 14-33
  • 先前排名： 25
  • 接下来的比赛： @ CHA (1 月 29 日), @ HOU (2 月 1 日), vs. HOU (2 月 4 日)

对于布鲁克林来说，这是一段艰难的时期，他们在周三对阵黄蜂队的比赛前遭遇了七连败，并且在过去的 13 场比赛中输掉了 12 场。中锋尼古拉斯·克拉克斯顿（Nic Claxton）本赛季表现挣扎，他的投篮命中率为 54.0%，是他职业生涯最差的。但随着篮网队进入重建赛季，这位年轻的大个子展现出了巨大的潜力和直觉。– 克里斯·赫林

  1. 夏洛特黄蜂队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 12-31
  • 先前排名： 26
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. BKN (1 月 29 日), vs. LAC (1 月 31 日), vs. DEN (2 月 1 日), vs. WAS (2 月 3 日)

在过去的四场比赛中，球队每场比赛都有不同的得分王，这对于一支得分王拉梅洛·鲍尔（LaMelo Ball）场均得分超过 28 分的球队来说是一个积极的信号。黄蜂队目前在东部联盟排名倒数第二，他们迫切需要在鲍尔得分能力之外有所发展；尤其是在二年级侧翼布兰登·米勒（Brandon Miller）因手腕受伤无限期缺阵的情况下。– 克里斯·赫林

  1. 新奥尔良鹈鹕队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 12-35
  • 先前排名： 27
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. DAL (1 月 29 日), vs. BOS (1 月 31 日), @ DEN (2 月 3 日)

在新奥尔良最近的三连客之旅开始前，他们取得了四连胜，但这次客场之旅最终以三连败告终。鹈鹕队将在周三对阵伤病缠身的达拉斯队，锡安·威廉姆森（Zion Williamson）在过去的背靠背比赛中都得到了 28 分或更多，还有 7 个以上的篮板。布兰登·英格拉姆（Brandon Ingram），一个在交易截止日期传闻中经常出现的名字，自 12 月 7 日以来就一直没有上场（左脚踝扭伤），而且看起来他不会很快复出。本赛季，新奥尔良在对阵胜率低于 .500 的球队的比赛中战绩为 4 胜 22 负，他们接下来的赛程包括对阵独行侠队、凯尔特人队以及两场客场挑战掘金队的比赛。– 迈克尔·莱特

  1. 犹他爵士队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 10-35
  • 先前排名： 28
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. MIN (1 月 30 日), vs. ORL (2 月 1 日), vs. IND (2 月 3 日)

老将大前锋/中锋约翰·科林斯（John Collins）最近的比赛不多，但他少有的几次出场并没有减少人们对他的交易兴趣。在周二晚上对阵勇士队的比赛之前，犹他经历了 3 胜 14 负的低迷期，科林斯在这场比赛中也缺席了。在过去一个月里，他只出场了两次，场均得到 23.0 分、10.5 个篮板和 2.0 次盖帽，投篮命中率为 62.1%。– 蒂姆·麦克马洪

  1. 华盛顿奇才队
  • 2024-25 赛季战绩： 6-39
  • 先前排名： 30
  • 接下来的比赛： vs. TOR (1 月 29 日), vs. LAL (1 月 30 日), @ MIN (2 月 1 日), @ CHA (2 月 3 日)

华盛顿已经遭遇了 14 连败，并且自上赛季开始以来只赢了 21 场比赛。凯尔·库兹马（Kyle Kuzma）表示他想打得更有侵略性，这意味着不适应球队培养年轻球员的方向。在周六以 119-109 输给菲尼克斯的比赛中得到 30 分和 11 个篮板后，库兹马告诉记者：“我决定做我自己，而不是真的试图适应我们在这里所做的一切，而是真正地活在当下。”也许库兹马这次会比上赛季在交易截止日期时更愿意进行交易谈判。– 奥姆·扬米苏克

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NBA Power Rankings: Top contenders hold steady while Pistons climb

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We’re one week from the 2025 NBA trade deadline, and while there haven’t been any major moves leading up to Feb. 6, there have been developments across both conferences.

On Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the Sacramento Kings are open to trade talks regarding star guard De’Aaron Fox. Plus, to add to the ongoing Jimmy Butler trade saga, Charania also reported the Miami Heat are in “active conversations” with “multiple teams” to move the disgruntled superstar.

With All-Star guards potentially on the move, teams will be keeping a close eye on the standings as they push through the regular season. Are there any league-shifting trades in the works? How will that affect a team’s strategy moving forward? Also, how will it affect our power rankings?

All good things to ponder as our NBA insiders break down this week’s list.

Note: Team rankings are based on where members of our panel (ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, Jamal Collier, Michael Wright, Tim MacMahon, Dave McMenamin, Ohm Youngmisuk, Chris Herring and Kevin Pelton) think teams belong this season.

Previous rankings: Preseason | Oct. 30 | Nov. 5 | Nov. 13 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 27 | Dec. 4 | Dec. 11 | Dec. 18 | Dec. 25 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 8 | Jan. 15 | Jan. 22

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ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE\

DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND\

LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN\

NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX\

POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTA | WAS

1. Oklahoma City Thunder

  • 2024-25 record: 37-8
  • Previous ranking: 1
  • Next games: @ GS (Jan. 29), vs. SAC (Feb. 1), vs. MIL (Feb. 3)

Center Isaiah Hartenstein picked up where he left off after sitting out five games because of a lower calf strain, recording 14 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and a block in a win over Portland on Sunday. The Thunder are 23-2 when Hartenstein plays. Four of Oklahoma City’s eight losses have occurred when the Thunder didn’t have Hartenstein or fellow 7-footer Chet Holmgren, with one loss coming on the night Holmgren fractured his pelvis earlier this season. – Tim MacMahon

2. Cleveland Cavaliers

  • 2024-25 record: 37-9
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Next games: @ MIA (Jan. 29), vs. ATL (Jan. 30), vs. DAL (Feb. 2), vs. BOS (Feb. 4)

To start the season, it took Cleveland 20 games before it picked up its third loss. Last week, the Cavs dropped three in a row, their longest losing streak this season. Each of the defeats was gutting in its own way: Darius Garland missed two potential winning free throws with 2.1 seconds left against Houston; Ty Jerome’s career-high 33 points weren’t enough to get by a Joel Embiid-less Sixers squad; and then another loss to the Rockets despite a 17-point rally in the fourth. – Dave McMenamin

3. Boston Celtics

  • 2024-25 record: 32-15
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Next games: vs. CHI (Jan. 29), @ NO (Jan. 31), @ PHI (Feb. 2), @ CLE (Feb. 4)

Boston suffered another loss Monday, this time to the Rockets on a last-second shot, dropping the Celtics to 13-11 since Dec. 7. But over that stretch, Boston still ranks eighth in offense, fourth in defense and third in net rating. Considering that Boston is coming off yet another deep Finals run, had three players in the Olympics, went to Abu Dhabi during the preseason and the general malaise that comes with a long season, it’s hard to get too concerned about a team that has stayed consistently near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. – Tim Bontemps

4. Memphis Grizzlies

  • 2024-25 record: 31-16
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Next games: vs. HOU (Jan. 30), @ MIL (Feb. 2), vs. SA (Feb. 3)

Memphis won six in a row before a rough road setback Monday against the Knicks. Jaren Jackson Jr. has developed into a go-to scorer as the Grizzlies continue to tinker with a new wide-open offense that could prove problematic for teams in the postseason. First, Memphis needs to solve its issues dealing with physical teams and the Grizzlies will get another test in that respect Thursday against a Rockets squad that has beaten them three times this season. – Michael Wright

5. Houston Rockets

  • 2024-25 record: 32-14
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Next games: @ MEM (Jan. 30), vs. BKN (Feb. 1), @ NYK (Feb. 3), @ BKN (Feb. 4)

Coming off its 16th clutch win of the season Monday at Boston, Houston bested Atlanta on the road Tuesday on the second night of a back to back. The Rockets are tied with the Suns for clutch victories this season, and they’ve won 10 of their past 12 outings and 10 of their past 11 on the road. Second-year forward Amen Thompson is surging, scoring 20-plus points in three of his past six games as Houston collected three wins in the last week over the East-leading Cavaliers and Celtics before Wednesday’s win at Atlanta. – Wright

6. New York Knicks

  • 2024-25 record: 31-16
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Next games: vs. DEN (Jan. 29), vs. LAL (Feb. 1), vs. HOU (Feb. 3), @ TOR (Feb. 4)

The Knicks had gone 45 years without a 143-point showing in a regulation contest before doing it in back-to-back games Saturday and Monday. The NBA’s second-most efficient offense notched consecutive wins over the Kings and Grizzlies by that tally – the Knicks’ 60th straight win when holding at least a 15-point lead, the longest active streak in the NBA. The Knicks will continue to be tested, though: They have the East’s hardest remaining slate as they head into February and are only one game behind the second-place Celtics. – Chris Herring

7. Denver Nuggets

  • 2024-25 record: 28-18
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Next games: @ NYK (Jan. 29), @ PHI (Jan. 31), @ CHA (Feb. 1), vs. NO (Feb. 3)

After winning eight of nine games, the Nuggets opened a five-game road swing with consecutive losses at Minnesota and Chicago. Aaron Gordon has been ramping up in his return from a calf injury and has yet to play more than 25 minutes in his past eight games coming off the bench. But Russell Westbrook has played well, shooting 62.7% and averaging 13.1 points and 5.6 assists, in his past six games. – Ohm Youngmisuk

8. Milwaukee Bucks

  • 2024-25 record: 27-18
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Next games: @ SA (Jan. 31), vs. MEM (Feb. 2), @ OKC (Feb. 3)

With wins in nine of their past 12 games, the Bucks have taken hold of the No. 4 seed in the East as they try to at least secure home-court advantage in the first round. The next three games for Milwaukee will provide a test against playoff teams from the Western Conference: on the road against San Antonio before hosting Memphis then heading to Oklahoma City on a back-to-back. – Jamal Collier

9. LA Clippers

  • 2024-25 record: 26-20
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Next games: @ SA (Jan. 29), @ CHA (Jan. 31), @ TOR (Feb. 2), vs. LAL (Feb. 4)

The Clippers have three players who have arguments to make the All-Star Game: James Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac. Harden has a double-double in six of his past eight games, averaging 23.1 points and 10.2 assists in that span. After having 40 points and nine assists in a win over Milwaukee last Saturday, Harden became the seventh player with at least three 40-point games in a season at age 35 or older in NBA history. He also has 10 games with 20 points and 10 assists this season, joining LeBron James, Steve Nash and Lenny Wilkens as the only players 35 or older to do so, according to ESPN research. – Youngmisuk

10. Los Angeles Lakers

  • 2024-25 record: 26-19
  • Previous ranking: 12
  • Next games: @ WAS (Jan. 30), @ NYK (Feb. 1), @ LAC (Feb. 4)

Over the Lakers’ four-game win streak coming into Tuesday, Anthony Davis averaged 32.8 points on 58.2% shooting, 15 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. The dominant stretch happened to coincide with Davis telling ESPN’s Sham Charania that, “I think we need another big,” before the trade deadline passes. That momentum came crashing down for both Davis and L.A. in Philly on Tuesday night, with Davis exiting early because of an abdominal strain and the Lakers getting blown out. – McMenamin

11. Minnesota Timberwolves

  • 2024-25 record: 25-21
  • Previous ranking: 15
  • Next games: @ PHX (Jan. 29), @ UTA (Jan. 30), vs. WAS (Feb. 1), vs. SAC (Feb. 3)

Wolves coach Chris Finch took issue with the team’s second-half performance during a win over the Hawks on Monday, calling out the best players for not coming out with more intensity. Minnesota has still won three games in a row, climbing up to seventh place in the Western Conference. They’ll have a chance to win back the confidence of their coaches, beginning with back-to-back road games in Phoenix and Utah. The Wolves then return home to host the Wizards and Kings. – Collier

12. Indiana Pacers

  • 2024-25 record: 25-20
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Next games: vs. DET (Jan. 29), vs. ATL (Feb. 1), @ UTA (Feb. 3), @ POR (Feb. 4)

After a two-game trip to Paris, the Pacers return home for a game for the first time in 11 days on Wednesday against the Pistons. Indiana split games with San Antonio while in France and has continued to look like a different team since the calendar flipped to 2025. Since the beginning of January, the Pacers rank sixth in offensive efficiency and fourth in defensive efficiency. Indiana’s 10.2 net rating this month is the second best in the NBA, behind only Oklahoma City. – Collier

13. Dallas Mavericks

  • 2024-25 record: 25-22
  • Previous ranking: 11
  • Next games: @ NO (Jan. 29), @ DET (Jan. 31), @ CLE (Feb. 2), @ PHI (Feb. 4)

Klay Thompson’s 21-point explosion in the first quarter of Monday’s blowout win over the Wizards was more than he had scored in his previous three games combined. He matched a franchise record and his own this season by making seven 3-pointers in the quarter. “You do that, it reminds you that there’s greatness still within you,” Thompson said postgame. – MacMahon

14. Phoenix Suns

  • 2024-25 record: 24-21
  • Previous ranking: 19
  • Next games: vs. MIN (Jan. 29), @ GS (Jan. 31), @ POR (Feb. 1), @ POR (Feb. 3)

Benched center Jusuf Nurkic caused some waves last week when he told the Arizona Republic that he and coach Mike Budenholzer “don’t have a relationship.” But it’s hard to argue with Budenholzer’s faith in newly-acquired big man Nick Richards. Since trading with Charlotte for Richards earlier this month, the Suns are 4-1 and he has fit in swimmingly – averaging 11.8 points on 62.9% shooting and 11.2 rebounds. – McMenamin

15. Sacramento Kings

  • 2024-25 record: 24-22
  • Previous ranking: 13
  • Next games: @ PHI (Jan. 29), @ OKC (Feb. 1), @ MIN (Feb. 3)

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday the Kings are expected to open up talks to trade De’Aaron Fox before next Thursday’s deadline, which would take Sacramento in a different direction. Currently built to win now with veteran starters DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis, the Kings will have a difficult time replacing Fox who is averaging 25.2 points and 6.2 assists. Sacramento’s decision has a ripple effect on the Hawks, who get the Kings’ first-round pick from the Kevin Huerter trade if it lands outside the top 12 picks. – Kevin Pelton

16. Detroit Pistons

  • 2024-25 record: 23-23
  • Previous ranking: 18
  • Next games: @ IND (Jan. 29), vs. DAL (Jan. 31), vs. CHI (Feb. 2), vs. ATL (Feb. 3)

Since their five-game winning streak to start January, the Pistons have been no more than two games in either direction from .500. An impressive pair of wins last week at Houston and Atlanta were followed by more disappointing performances in a loss at Orlando and a 19-point defeat Monday against the East-leading Cavaliers. After wrapping up their five-game trip Wednesday in Indiana, Detroit will be home through the All-Star break. – Pelton

17. Miami Heat

  • 2024-25 record: 23-22
  • Previous ranking: 17
  • Next games: vs. CLE (Jan. 29), @ SA (Feb. 1), @ CHI (Feb. 4)

With Jimmy Butler now suspended through the trade deadline, the Heat will get a 10-day respite from the nonstop drama surrounding their star forward. The question is still the same one that has lingered over the franchise for months: Will there be a suitable deal for Butler by 3 p.m. ET on Feb. 6, or will this standoff drag on for the rest of the season and into the summer? – Bontemps

18. Orlando Magic

  • 2024-25 record: 24-24
  • Previous ranking: 14
  • Next games: @ POR (Jan. 30), @ UTA (Feb. 1), @ GS (Feb. 3)

On Saturday, the Magic had their top three players (Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner) available at the same time for a game since October, and they ended a five-game losing streak with a win over Detroit. The good health was short-lived: Suggs subsequently sat out Monday because of a quadriceps contusion as Orlando lost a double-overtime heartbreaker in Miami. The Magic are 16-9 with a plus-4.2 differential in the 25 games Suggs and Wagner have played together, despite Banchero sitting out the majority of them. – Pelton

19. Golden State Warriors

  • 2024-25 record: 23-23
  • Previous ranking: 20
  • Next games: vs. OKC (Jan. 29), vs. PHX (Jan. 31), vs. ORL (Feb. 3)

The Warriors are in the middle of a stretch in which they play eight of nine games at home but have lost three of the first six games in that span. Stephen Curry has said that this stretch could “make or break” the Warriors’ season as they try to stay above water without Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga. Green (calf) has been cleared to return to practice later this week, but Kuminga will be out for at least another two weeks after injuring his ankle on Jan. 4. The Warriors, who beat Utah on Tuesday, host Oklahoma City, Phoenix and Orlando. Following that, Golden State plays seven consecutive road games and won’t return to Chase Center until after the All-Star break. – Youngmisuk

20. San Antonio Spurs

  • 2024-25 record: 20-23
  • Previous ranking: 21
  • Next games: vs. LAC (Jan. 29), vs. MIL (Jan. 31), vs. MIA (Feb. 1), @ MEM (Feb. 3)
    Losers of four of their last five, San Antonio hosts former Spur Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers on Wednesday at Frost Bank Center. The Spurs should be well-rested after spending last week in Paris for two games against Indiana, which included a 38-point loss in which San Antonio coughed up a season-high 24 turnovers. Victor Wembanyama scored only three points on three field-goal attempts in the second half. But he has produced three consecutive showings with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, one shy from tying a career-high four straight outings putting up those numbers. – Wright

21. Atlanta Hawks

  • 2024-25 record: 22-25
  • Previous ranking: 16
  • Next games: @ CLE (Jan. 30), @ IND (Feb. 1), @ DET (Feb. 3), vs. SA (Feb. 5)

Atlanta has taken six straight losses since beating the defending champion Celtics on the road in overtime. How bad has the Hawks’ offense been in that span? The Hawks join the tanking Nets and Wizards as the only teams to score less than 100 points per 100 possessions over the past five outings. To be fair, Trae Young sat out Monday in a loss against the Wolves, but that still doesn’t explain the Hawks’ struggles. De’Andre Hunter had a career-best 35 points against Minnesota, but the Hawks will need other players stepping up to stay in contention. – Herring

22. Philadelphia 76ers

  • 2024-25 record: 18-27
  • Previous ranking: 23
  • Next games: vs. SAC (Jan. 29), vs. DEN (Jan. 31), vs. BOS (Feb. 2), vs. DAL (Feb. 4)

To show how weak the bottom of the Eastern Conference is: The 76ers lost seven games in a row earlier this month before pulling off back-to-back victories over the Cavaliers and Bulls and gained a game on the 10th-place Bulls in that span. This is why the ongoing belief is that no matter how hard Philadelphia tries, it’s probably going to remain in the fight for a play-in spot until the end of the season. – Bontemps

23. Chicago Bulls

  • 2024-25 record: 20-27
  • Previous ranking: 22
  • Next games: @ BOS (Jan. 29), @ TOR (Jan. 31), @ DET (Feb. 2), vs. MIA (Feb. 4)

The Bulls picked up an upset victory over the Nuggets this week before heading out on a three-game trip, which takes them through Boston, Toronto and Detroit. But the Bulls are expected to be without their leading scorer Zach LaVine, who will sit out the trip for personal reasons. LaVine’s wife posted on social media that she’s expecting the birth of their third child. – Collier

24. Portland Trail Blazers

  • 2024-25 record: 18-29
  • Previous ranking: 24
  • Next games: vs. ORL (Jan. 30), vs. PHX (Feb. 1), vs. PHX (Feb. 3), vs. IND (Feb. 4)

The Blazers’ four-game winning streak, including a perfect 3-0 trip to the Southeast, was their longest since starting the 2022-23 season 4-0 when Damian Lillard led the way. Even the loss that ended the streak was impressive: a 10-point loss at home to the league-leading Thunder. It’s no coincidence the uptick came with Deni Avdija’s return to the lineup. Avdija averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals in those five games. After combining for only 17 points in his first three games back on the bench, all wins, Scoot Henderson had 25 against Oklahoma City. – Pelton

25. Toronto Raptors

  • 2024-25 record: 14-32
  • Previous ranking: 29
  • Next games: @ WAS (Jan. 29), vs. CHI (Jan. 31), vs. LAC (Feb. 2), vs. NYK (Feb. 4)

After beating New Orleans on Monday night, Toronto has now won six of its last seven games, including sweeping a two-game series in Atlanta and beating the defending champion Celtics. It has been a nice uptick in form for a Raptors team that won only two games in December and is again without Immanuel Quickley, this time because of a left hip strain. – Bontemps

26. Brooklyn Nets

  • 2024-25 record: 14-33
  • Previous ranking: 25
  • Next games: @ CHA (Jan. 29), @ HOU (Feb. 1), vs. HOU (Feb. 4)

It has been tough sledding for Brooklyn, which has lost seven straight – and 12 of its past 13 – heading into a Wednesday matchup with the Hornets. Center Nic Claxton has struggled this season and is amid a career-worst 54.0% in efficiency shooting from the field. But with the Nets in a rebuilding season, the young big has shown great potential and instincts. – Herring

27. Charlotte Hornets

  • 2024-25 record: 12-31
  • Previous ranking: 26
  • Next games: vs. BKN (Jan. 29), vs. LAC (Jan. 31), vs. DEN (Feb. 1), vs. WAS (Feb. 3)

The team had a different leading scorer for each of its past four games, a positive for a club whose leading scorer, LaMelo Ball, averages upward of 28 points. The Hornets, now second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings, can desperately use some development beyond Ball’s ability to score; particularly with second-year wing Brandon Miller out indefinitely because of a wrist injury. – Herring

28. New Orleans Pelicans

  • 2024-25 record: 12-35
  • Previous ranking: 27
  • Next games: vs. DAL (Jan. 29), vs. BOS (Jan. 31), @ DEN (Feb. 3)

New Orleans finished its most recent three-game trip winless, after cobbling together four straight victories before the start of the trek. The Pelicans face a banged-up Dallas squad Wednesday with Zion Williamson coming off back-to-back games with 28 points or more with seven-plus rebounds. Brandon Ingram, a mainstay in trade-deadline rumors, hasn’t played since Dec. 7 (left ankle sprain), and it doesn’t appear he’ll be back soon. New Orleans is 4-22 this season against sub-.500 teams with an upcoming schedule that includes the Mavericks, Celtics and two road clashes against the Nuggets. – Wright

29. Utah Jazz

  • 2024-25 record: 10-35
  • Previous ranking: 28
  • Next games: vs. MIN (Jan. 30), vs. ORL (Feb. 1), vs. IND (Feb. 3)

Veteran power forward/center John Collins doesn’t play often these days, but his rare performances haven’t diminished trade interest in him. Collins played in only two games during Utah’s 3-14 stretch entering Tuesday night’s matchup with the Warriors in which Collins sat out. He averaged 23.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks while shooting 62.1% from the field in his two appearances over the past month. – MacMahon

30. Washington Wizards

  • 2024-25 record: 6-39
  • Previous ranking: 30
  • Next games: vs. TOR (Jan. 29), vs. LAL (Jan. 30), @ MIN (Feb. 1), @ CHA (Feb. 3)

Washington has lost 14 straight games and has won a total of only 21 games since the beginning of last season. Kyle Kuzma indicated he wanted to be more aggressive, which means not fitting into the franchise’s direction of developing its young prospects. After having 30 points and 11 rebounds in a 119-109 loss at Phoenix on Saturday, Kuzma told reporters, “I just decided to be myself and not really just try to fit into everything that we’re doing here, and just really played in the moment.” Perhaps Kuzma will be more open to trade discussions this time than he was last season at the deadline. – Youngmisuk

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