[ESPN] NBA实力榜:活塞与雄鹿在东部强势攀升

By NBA insiders | ESPN, 2025-11-12 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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2025-26赛季常规赛已开打近一个月,联盟的这几周可谓精彩纷呈。

就在两个赛季前还创下联盟27连败纪录的底特律活塞,如今已高居东部榜首,战绩仅次于卫冕冠军俄克拉荷马城雷霆。

雷霆仍是联盟中唯一仅尝一败的球队,但西部作为更具竞争力的分区,丝毫没有松懈的迹象。尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) 和丹佛掘金正处于一波五连胜之中,而洛杉矶湖人在等待勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 回归的同时,过去七场比赛也赢下了六场。

我们的NBA内部专家将为您解析本周的实力榜,点评30支球队的座次,并关注达拉斯的动态以及那些深受大面积伤病困扰的球队。

注:球队排名由我们的专家团(ESPN的安东尼·斯莱特、戴夫·麦克梅纳明、贾马尔·科利尔、凯文·佩尔顿、迈克尔·C·莱特、奥姆·扬米苏克、蒂姆·邦坦普斯、蒂姆·麦克马洪、文森特·古德维尔和扎克·克拉姆)根据他们对各队本赛季实力的评估得出。

往期排名: 季前赛 | 10月29日 | 11月5日

快速跳转至球队:
老鹰 | 凯尔特人 | 篮网 | 黄蜂 | 公牛 | 骑士
独行侠 | 掘金 | 活塞 | 勇士 | 火箭 | 步行者
快船 | 湖人 | 灰熊 | 热火 | 雄鹿 | 森林狼
鹈鹕 | 尼克斯 | 雷霆 | 魔术 | 76人 | 太阳
开拓者 | 国王 | 马刺 | 猛龙 | 爵士 | 奇才

1. 俄克拉荷马城雷霆

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 11-1
  • 上期排名: 1
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 湖人, 11月15日 @ 黄蜂, 11月17日 @ 鹈鹕

谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) 本赛季12场比赛的场均得分为33.2分,高居联盟第三。尽管杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) 一场未打,其他几位轮换球员也缺席了部分比赛,但雷霆队依然取得了火热的开局,这要归功于他们非同寻常的阵容深度。但球队的一切都建立在这位联盟最稳定得分手的持续伟大表现之上。吉尔杰斯-亚历山大上赛季以场均32.7分荣膺得分王,而在他职业生涯的第八个赛季初期,他又将这一数据再度提升。看来,他还在变得更强。 – 安东尼·斯莱特


2. 丹佛掘金

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 8-2
  • 上期排名: 3
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 快船, 11月15日 @ 森林狼, 11月17日 vs. 公牛

三届MVP约基奇正在打着他最喜欢的进攻篮球——将组织串联放在首位。他场均得到25.2分,但场均出手次数(15.0次)相比上赛季减少了超过4次。约基奇场均送出职业生涯新高的11.9次助攻,领跑全联盟。此外,他的潜在助攻(场均19.2次)和助攻创造得分(28.8分)同样位列联盟第一。 – 蒂姆·麦克马洪


3. 底特律活塞

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 9-2
  • 上期排名: 10
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 公牛, 11月14日 vs. 76人, 11月17日 vs. 步行者, 11月18日 @ 老鹰

在领跑东部的活塞队取得惊人的六连胜期间,内线大将杰伦·杜伦 (Jalen Duren) 取得了巨大飞跃。在这波连胜中,杜伦场均贡献23.3分(罚球命中率86%)和13.5个篮板,他与东部周最佳球员凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham)(上周场均31.0分,9.8次助攻)的挡拆配合在短时间内已变得极具杀伤力。然而,随着托拜厄斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris)、以赛亚·斯图尔特 (Isaiah Stewart) 和奥萨尔·汤普森 (Ausar Thompson) 遭遇伤病,再加上杰登·艾维 (Jaden Ivey) 尚未完成赛季首秀,他们的阵容深度将面临考验。 – 文森特·古德维尔


4. 克利夫兰骑士

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 7-4
  • 上期排名: 7
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 热火, 11月13日 vs. 猛龙, 11月15日 vs. 灰熊, 11月17日 vs. 雄鹿

在经历了赛季初的一些挣扎后,骑士队的进攻开始升温。在周三对阵热火的比赛前,他们的进攻效率排名联盟第八,并且即将开启一波赛季最长的六连主场赛程。进攻复苏的同时,达柳斯·加兰 (Darius Garland) 也迎来了回归。这位七年级后卫在六月份接受了脚趾手术,但在周一的比赛中,仅复出三场便因左脚趾受伤离场。 – 贾马尔·科利尔


5. 纽约尼克斯

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 7-3
  • 上期排名: 11
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 魔术, 11月14日 vs. 热火, 11月17日 @ 热火

对于尼克斯来说,没有哪里比家更好了——他们在麦迪逊广场花园保持不败,并且正处在一波七连主场的甜蜜赛程中。分别在对阵森林狼和篮网的比赛中得到137分和134分,这表明他们的进攻即便没有被完全激活,也至少是卓有成效的。不过他们的比赛节奏仍然只排在第22位。悄然之间,约什·哈特 (Josh Hart) 已经恢复了他通常的状态。在芝加哥经历了一场15分钟一分未得的糟糕比赛后,他场均能贡献近14分和8个篮板,三分命中率高达53%。在此之前,他曾承认自从转入替补席后,自己面临着全队“最大的调整”。 – 古德维尔


6. 圣安东尼奥马刺

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 8-2
  • 上期排名: 2
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 勇士, 11月14日 vs. 勇士, 11月16日 vs. 国王, 11月18日 vs. 灰熊

周一对阵公牛的比赛中,维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 用表现再次平息了外界对他出手选择的疑虑:他在比赛末段命中两记三分,点燃了一波12-3的攻击波,帮助马刺以121-117取胜。这位法国人成为NBA历史上首位单场砍下35+得分(38分)、5+盖帽、10+篮板(12个)和5+三分球(6记)的球员。马刺队也由此豪取三连胜,并取得了自2015-16赛季以来的首次8胜2负开局。他们将从周三对阵金州勇士的比赛开始,开启一波五连主场。 – 迈克尔·C·莱特


7. 休斯顿火箭

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 6-3
  • 上期排名: 5
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 奇才, 11月14日 vs. 开拓者, 11月16日 vs. 魔术

火箭队在周日以2胜1负的战绩结束了他们的三连客之旅。在收官战中,他们末节21投15中,以122-115击败了扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 领衔的雄鹿队。火箭在篮板球上以50-27完全压制对手。凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant) 和阿尔佩伦·申京 (Alperen Sengun) 成为自2003年的史蒂夫·弗朗西斯 (Steve Francis) 和詹姆斯·波西 (James Posey) 以来,首对以超过65%的投篮命中率同时砍下至少20分和5次助攻的火箭二人组。在这场胜利中,37岁的杜兰特记录了他自35岁生日以来的第51次30+得分,这一数据在NBA历史上排名第四。 – 莱特


8. 洛杉矶湖人

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 8-3
  • 上期排名: 4
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 雷霆, 11月14日 @ 鹈鹕, 11月15日 @ 雄鹿, 11月18日 vs. 爵士

湖人以8胜3负的开局排名西部第四,而援军也即将到来。据主教练JJ·雷迪克 (JJ Redick) 透露,因脚踝扭伤缺席过去两周的加布·文森特 (Gabe Vincent) 大约还有一周即可回归。雷迪克还表示,因膝盖手术恢复而缺席整个赛季的新秀阿杜·蒂耶罗 (Adou Thiero) 可能会在球队目前的五连客之旅中迎来首秀。哦对了,消息人士告诉ESPN,勒布朗·詹姆斯有望在本周晚些时候与南湾湖人队进行合练,这为他不久后从坐骨神经痛中复出做好了准备。 – 戴夫·麦克梅纳明


9. 明尼苏达森林狼

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 7-4
  • 上期排名: 16
  • 未来赛程: 11月14日 vs. 国王, 11月15日 vs. 掘金, 11月17日 vs. 独行侠

在经历了缓慢的开局后,明尼苏达在11月份强势起飞。森林狼以5胜1负开启本月征程,进攻效率高居联盟第二,在这六场比赛中净胜对手84分。森林狼还有大把机会在此基础上更进一步,因为他们接下来的六场比赛中有五场的对手是上赛季未能进入季后赛的球队。 – 蒂姆·邦坦普斯


10. 迈阿密热火

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 7-4
  • 上期排名: 15
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 骑士, 11月14日 @ 尼克斯, 11月17日 vs. 尼克斯

热火队团结在主教练埃里克·斯波尔斯特拉 (Erik Spoelstra) 周围——他的房子在周四深夜被烧毁——自那以后球队未尝败绩,取得了一波三连胜。他们排名第11的进攻火力持续轰鸣,在这些胜利中场均得到134分,其中包括以140分通过加时两分险胜克利夫兰。比赛最后时刻,热火队执行了一次绝佳的战术布置,让安德鲁·威金斯 (Andrew Wiggins) 通过边线球战术完成制胜的空中接力扣篮。 – 奥姆·扬米苏克

11. 密尔沃基雄鹿

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 7-4
  • 上期排名: 9
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 黄蜂, 11月14日 vs. 黄蜂, 11月15日 vs. 湖人, 11月17日 @ 骑士

扬尼斯·阿德托昆博在赛季初的一个说法已经成为雄鹿队的战斗口号:强队从不连败。 密尔沃基本赛季至今尚未遭遇过连败,上周的每一场失利之后都用一场胜利作为回应。现在,雄鹿队希望能够串联起一波连胜,他们接下来将两战黄蜂,之后再面对湖人和骑士。 – 科利尔


12. 芝加哥公牛

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 6-4
  • 上期排名: 8
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 活塞, 11月16日 @ 爵士, 11月17日 @ 掘金

公牛队从火热的开局中状态有所降温,接连输给了密尔沃基、克利夫兰和圣安东尼奥。这三场失利的第四节都遵循着一个共同的剧本:公牛队在关键时刻无法阻止对方的明星球员——阿德托昆博、多诺万·米切尔 (Donovan Mitchell) 和文班亚马。芝加哥将开启一波四连客之旅,力求反弹,但下滑趋势可能还会继续,因为主教练比利·多诺万 (Billy Donovan) 暗示,后卫约什·吉迪 (Josh Giddey) 的脚踝伤势可能会让他至少缺席周三晚在底特律的第一场比赛。 – 科利尔


13. 费城76人

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 7-4
  • 上期排名: 6
  • 未来赛程: 11月14日 @ 活塞, 11月17日 vs. 湖人

如果一个赛季里没有持续不断的伤病问题,那就不叫76人队了。乔尔·恩比德 (Joel Embiid) 和保罗·乔治 (Paul George) 因膝盖问题回归时间表尚不明确,其中乔治在休赛期接受手术后,至今仍未完成赛季首秀。然而,泰瑞斯·马克西 (Tyrese Maxey) 和VJ·埃奇库姆 (VJ Edgecombe) 这对充满活力的组合,让费城取得了远超预期的开局。 – 邦坦普斯


14. 金州勇士

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 6-6
  • 上期排名: 13
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 马刺, 11月14日 @ 马刺, 11月16日 @ 鹈鹕, 11月18日 @ 魔术

这支老将球队的上限与下限,在本赛季与掘金的两场对决中展露无遗。在十月底的一场加时赛胜利中,斯蒂芬·库里 (Stephen Curry) 砍下42分,同时吉米·巴特勒三世 (Jimmy Butler III)、艾尔·霍福德 (Al Horford) 和德雷蒙德·格林 (Draymond Green) 在收官阶段都展现出了焕然一新且充满活力的表现。两周后,库里因病疲惫不堪,没有随队前往丹佛;霍福德因脚部酸痛休战;巴特勒则在处理背部僵硬问题;格林的肋骨也感到酸痛。勇士队的年轻球员们表现起伏不定,最终球队以25分的分差惨败。 – 斯莱特


15. 波特兰开拓者

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 5-5
  • 上期排名: 14
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 鹈鹕, 11月14日 @ 火箭, 11月16日 @ 独行侠, 11月18日 vs. 太阳

在上周三逆转击败雷霆,送给对手赛季唯一一败后,开拓者在佛罗里达却未能将出色的表现转化为胜利。周六在迈阿密,波特兰在比赛还剩2分16秒时追平比分,但最终输球;周一在奥兰多,比赛还剩2秒时,德斯蒙德·贝恩 (Desmond Bane) 用一记三分压哨绝杀了开拓者。这次五连客的剩余赛程看起来更为有利,他们将客场挑战新奥尔良和达拉斯,但夹在中间的是一场对阵休斯顿的关键比赛,波特兰正努力在一个强手如林的NBA杯小组中保持领先。 – 凯文·佩尔顿


16. 亚特兰大老鹰

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 6-5
  • 上期排名: 18
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 国王, 11月13日 @ 爵士, 11月16日 @ 太阳, 11月18日 vs. 活塞

尽管缺少了特雷·杨 (Trae Young) 和其他关键球员,老鹰队在过去四场比赛中赢下了三场。在赛季第二次输给多伦多后,老鹰队在主场缺少克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯 (Kristaps Porzingis)、杰伦·约翰逊 (Jalen Johnson)、尼基尔·亚历山大-沃克 (Nickeil Alexander-Walker) 和卢克·肯纳德 (Luke Kennard) 的情况下大胜湖人;两天后,在波尔津吉斯、约翰逊和肯纳德回归阵容的情况下,他们又在洛杉矶击败了快船。替补侧翼维特·克雷伊奇 (Vit Krejci) 在战胜快船的比赛中表现出色,砍下28分,而亚历山大-沃克则因下背部痉挛继续缺阵。本周有三场有望取胜的比赛——客场对阵萨克拉门托、犹他和菲尼克斯——如果老鹰想在东部继续攀升,这些角色球员将继续扮演至关重要的角色。 – 扬米苏克


17. 多伦多猛龙

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 6-5
  • 上期排名: 20
  • 未来赛程: 11月13日 @ 骑士, 11月15日 @ 步行者, 11月17日 vs. 黄蜂

猛龙队已经从1胜4负的开局中反弹,他们抓住了对手明星后卫缺阵的机会(多诺万·米切尔、达柳斯·加兰、贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant) 和特雷·杨都在近期对阵猛龙的比赛中缺席),将胜率拉回至五成以上。从现在到月底,多伦多将两战印第安纳、两战夏洛特,还要对阵华盛顿和布鲁克林,这意味着猛龙有很好的机会继续提升排名。 – 扎克·克拉姆


18. 波士顿凯尔特人

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 5-7
  • 上期排名: 19
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 灰熊, 11月16日 vs. 快船, 11月18日 @ 篮网

凯尔特人不再拥有克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯、朱·霍勒迪 (Jrue Holiday) 和艾尔·霍福德,杰森·塔图姆 (Jayson Tatum) 也可能因跟腱撕裂而缺阵,但波士顿仍然坚守着主教练乔·马祖拉 (Joe Mazzulla) 的执教原则——特别是大量出手三分球。尽管在休赛期失去了如此多的进攻火力,但在周二的比赛前,波士顿的场均三分出手数仍仅次于骑士,位列联盟第二。 – 邦坦普斯


19. 菲尼克斯太阳

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 6-5
  • 上期排名: 23
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 独行侠, 11月13日 vs. 步行者, 11月16日 vs. 老鹰, 11月18日 @ 开拓者

一支上赛季以最后10场输掉9场的战绩收官的太阳队,如今在过去六场比赛中赢下了五场,将胜率提升至五成以上。更令人印象深刻的是,他们是在杰伦·格林 (Jalen Green) 因右腿筋拉伤只打了一场完整比赛的情况下做到的。他在上周对阵快船的赛季首秀中得到29分,但在下一场比赛中伤情加重,再次回到了伤病名单。 – 麦克梅纳明


20. 奥兰多魔术

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 5-6
  • 上期排名: 17
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 尼克斯, 11月14日 vs. 篮网, 11月16日 @ 火箭, 11月18日 vs. 勇士

对于魔术队来说,这是过山车般的72小时。周五,他们在一场NBA杯的比赛中击败了波士顿,德斯蒙德·贝恩在那场比赛中打出了魔术生涯的最佳表现,贡献了25分、6个篮板和7次助攻。然而两天后,魔术队输给了同样缺少杰森·塔图姆的凯尔特人,那场比赛令人沮丧到主教练贾马尔·莫斯利 (Jamahl Mosley) 在赛后新闻发布会上七次提到球队出现了17次失误并被对手得到29分。周一,魔术队在第四节挥霍了13分的领先优势,但最终凭借贝恩的压哨三分绝杀了开拓者。要想稳固在东部的排名,奥兰多需要贝恩的投篮(本赛季三分命中率27.7%)也同样稳定下来。 – 扬米苏克


21. 孟菲斯灰熊

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 4-8
  • 上期排名: 21
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 凯尔特人, 11月15日 @ 骑士, 11月18日 @ 马刺

在过去七场比赛中输掉六场的灰熊队,即将踏上一段四连客之旅,其中三个对手(尼克斯、骑士和马刺)目前都在各自赛区排名前三。贾·莫兰特在周五输给独行侠的比赛中,拿下了个人赛季首次20+得分的两双,而新秀塞德里克·考沃德 (Cedric Coward) 则继续展现出巨大的潜力。尽管如此,莫兰特本赛季只有两场比赛的投篮命中率达到或超过50%,并且在过去两场比赛中,他总计38投仅10中。 – 莱特


22. 洛杉矶快船

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 3-7
  • 上期排名: 12
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 掘金, 11月14日 @ 独行侠, 11月16日 @ 凯尔特人, 11月17日 @ 76人

快船队的赛程并未变得轻松。他们周三将在主场迎战联盟净胜分第二高的掘金队(场均净胜对手13.2分),随后将开启一波七连客之旅。更糟糕的是什么?诺曼·鲍威尔 (Norman Powell) 在热火队的火热开局。洛杉矶在一笔三方交易中送走了这位后卫,以换来约翰·柯林斯 (John Collins) 并腾出薪金空间签下布拉德利·比尔 (Bradley Beal),而鲍威尔在迈阿密赛季初场均贡献24.5分,三分命中率高达45.8%。 – 麦克梅纳明


23. 夏洛特黄蜂

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 3-7
  • 上期排名: 24
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 雄鹿, 11月14日 @ 雄鹿, 11月15日 vs. 雷霆, 11月17日 @ 猛龙

黄蜂队在过去七场比赛中输掉了六场,但在这漫长的隧道尽头或许有一线曙光。球队周二宣布,拉梅洛·鲍尔 (LaMelo Ball) 和梅森·普拉姆利 (Mason Plumlee) 已被下放至格林斯伯勒蜂群队进行训练。鲍尔此前场均能得到23分、10次助攻和8个篮板,自11月1日以来因右脚踝撞击综合征连续缺席了四场比赛。不过,首轮秀康·克努佩尔 (Kon Knueppel) 一直是个亮点。在周一输给湖人的比赛中,他得到19分、10个篮板和9次助攻,险些拿到三双;在鲍尔缺阵期间,他场均贡献23.2分、9个篮板和4.7次助攻。 – 扬米苏克


24. 萨克拉门托国王

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 3-8
  • 上期排名: 25
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 老鹰, 11月14日 @ 森林狼, 11月16日 @ 马刺

在上周末连续第二场主场惨败的下半场,国王队的球迷对球队毫无生气的防守报以嘘声。在对阵雷霆和森林狼的96分钟比赛里,他们的防线总共丢掉了276分。赛后,扎克·拉文 (Zach LaVine) 以一种令人沮丧但又坦诚的方式,基本承认了球队阵容中没有解决这个问题的要素:“我们都在努力,”拉文说。“我在防守端拼尽了全力,但这需要团队的集体努力和正确的定位。有时你需要合适的球员在场上。你不会要求鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert) 上场去场均拿30分。” – 斯莱特


25. 达拉斯独行侠

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 3-8
  • 上期排名: 22
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 太阳, 11月14日 vs. 快船, 11月16日 vs. 开拓者, 11月17日 @ 森林狼

不言而喻,这并不是库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 设想中的NBA生涯开端,导致总经理尼科·哈里森 (Nico Harrison) 被解雇的混乱局面给球队内的每个人都带来了压力。但这名18岁新秀的前景有很多值得期待的地方,他近期的表现也充分展现了他的潜力。自从主教练杰森·基德 (Jason Kidd) 叫停让他首发打控卫的试验后,弗拉格的数据统计全面提升,过去四场比赛场均贡献17.5分、7.8个篮板、3.5次助攻、2.0次抢断和1.0次盖帽。“他将成为这个联盟中一位非凡的球员,他会继续做出了不起的事情,”独行侠前锋P.J.·华盛顿 (P.J. Washington) 在弗拉格周一输给雄鹿的比赛后说道。那场比赛弗拉格砍下生涯新高的26分,其亮点是在关键时刻迎着扬尼斯·阿德托昆博完成终结。 – 麦克马洪


26. 犹他爵士

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 4-7
  • 上期排名: 26
  • 未来赛程: 11月13日 vs. 老鹰, 11月16日 vs. 公牛, 11月18日 @ 湖人

在沃克·凯斯勒 (Walker Kessler) 接受赛季报销的肩部手术后,优素福·努尔基奇 (Jusuf Nurkic) 进入了爵士队的首发中锋位置。这令人担忧,因为自上赛季初以来已辗转三支球队的努尔基奇,一直是联盟中进攻效率最低的大个子之一。他在六场首发比赛中场均仅得到6.6分,投篮命中率只有30.8%。这也造成了护筐方面的明显空缺。凯斯勒是NBA最高产的盖帽手之一,而努尔基奇自上赛季开始以来的61场比赛中总共只有38次盖帽。 – 麦克马洪


27. 新奥尔良鹈鹕

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 2-8
  • 上期排名: 29
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 vs. 开拓者, 11月14日 vs. 湖人, 11月16日 vs. 勇士, 11月17日 vs. 雷霆

鹈鹕队上周接连战胜夏洛特和达拉斯所建立起的任何势头,都在周一三连客的最后一场被太阳队血洗后烟消云散。这场失利让新奥尔良在西部独自垫底,球队-13.2的净胜分在NBA排名第28位,仅优于为乐透区而战的球队(布鲁克林和华盛顿)。不过,这样的处境也让他们的年轻球员获得了更多的上场时间,包括乐透秀耶利米·菲尔斯 (Jeremiah Fears) 和德里克·奎恩 (Derik Queen)。萨迪克·贝 (Saddiq Bey) 一直是个亮点,在他从前交叉韧带手术中恢复的过程中,已经连续四场比赛得分上双。 – 佩尔顿


28. 印第安纳步行者

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 1-10
  • 上期排名: 27
  • 未来赛程: 11月13日 @ 太阳, 11月15日 vs. 猛龙, 11月17日 @ 活塞

得益于席卷印第安纳阵容的伤病潮,年轻的步行者球员们正获得前所未有的上场时间。例如,2023年的8号秀贾雷斯·沃克 (Jarace Walker),他的场均上场时间几乎翻了一番,从上赛季的15.8分钟增加到本赛季的30.1分钟,而且他本赛季的首发场次已经超过了职业生涯此前的总和。“过渡赛季”的一个好处就是能够考察像沃克这样的球员——职业生涯40%的三分射手,尽管本赛季下滑至32.1%——是否长期适合印第安纳的前场。 – 克拉姆


29. 布鲁克林篮网

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 1-10
  • 上期排名: 30
  • 未来赛程: 11月14日 @ 魔术, 11月16日 @ 奇才, 11月18日 vs. 凯尔特人

真正的救兵可能要到乐透抽签时才会降临篮网,但在上周与同样境况不佳的步行者队的史诗级大战中,总得有一方胜出。(篮网队以112-103取得了赛季唯一一胜。)然而,不幸仍在累积,头号得分手卡梅隆·托马斯 (Cam Thomas) 因左腿筋拉伤将缺阵三到四周,这让小迈克尔·波特 (Michael Porter Jr.) 成为这支进攻效率已排名第25的球队的主要进攻引擎。在周日对阵尼克斯的比赛中,波特上半场表现出色,得到22分。但下半场他被限制到只得3分,篮网最终惨败36分。所以,这就是2025-26赛季篮网队的现状。 – 古德维尔


30. 华盛顿奇才

  • 2025-26赛季战绩: 1-10
  • 上期排名: 28
  • 未来赛程: 11月12日 @ 火箭, 11月16日 vs. 篮网

奇才队在过去一周0胜4负,将连败场次扩大到九场,但在连续五场以17分以上的分差输球后,他们至少打出了几场有竞争力的表现。华盛顿在对阵达拉斯和底特律的比赛中都曾在关键时刻取得领先,但最终都输掉了比赛——后者更是经历了加时,尽管老将后卫CJ·麦科勒姆 (CJ McCollum) 砍下了42分。麦科勒姆贡献更多高光表现,可能对奇才队有利,因为他们正寻求在交易截止日前换取未来的选秀权。 – 克拉姆

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NBA Power Rankings: Pistons and Bucks climb in the East

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It’s already been an interesting couple of weeks in the Association as we approach the one-month mark since the start of the 2025-26 regular season.

The Detroit Pistons, who just two seasons ago set the league record with 27 consecutive losses, top the Eastern Conference with the second-best record behind the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Thunder remain the only team in the league with one loss, but the West doesn’t seem to be letting up as the tougher conference. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are on a five-game winning streak, and the Los Angeles Lakers have won six of their past seven games as they await the return of LeBron James.

Our NBA insiders break down this week’s power rankings and where all 30 teams land, including what is happening in Dallas and what teams are being ravaged by injury.

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

Previous rankings: Preseason | Oct. 29 | Nov. 5

Jump to a team:
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 | UTAH | WAS

1. Oklahoma City Thunder

  • 2025-26 record: 11-1
  • Previous ranking: 1
  • Next games: vs. LAL (Nov. 12), @ CHA (Nov. 15), @ NO (Nov. 17)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s scoring average across 12 games this season is 33.2, third best in the league. The Thunder’s hot start, despite Jalen Williams missing every game and several other rotation players missing chunks, can be credited to their unusual depth. But everything is riding on the continued greatness of the league’s most consistent scorer. Gilgeous-Alexander won the scoring title a season ago, producing 32.7 points per game and has upped that output early in his eighth season. It appears he’s getting better. – Anthony Slater


2. Denver Nuggets

  • 2025-26 record: 8-2
  • Previous ranking: 3
  • Next games: @ LAC (Nov. 12), @ MIN (Nov. 15), vs. CHI (Nov. 17)

Three-time MVP Jokic is playing his preferred brand of offense, operating as a facilitator first and foremost. He is averaging 25.2 points, but his field goal attempts (15.0) were down more than four per game from last season. Jokic is averaging a career-best 11.9 assists, which leads the league. He also leads the league in potential assists (19.2 per game) and points created off assists (28.8). – Tim MacMahon


3. Detroit Pistons

  • 2025-26 record: 9-2
  • Previous ranking: 10
  • Next games: vs. CHI (Nov. 12), vs. PHI (Nov. 14), vs. IND (Nov. 17), @ ATL (Nov. 18)

Amid the surprising six-game winning streak for the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons has been a major leap for big man Jalen Duren. During the run, Duren has averaged 23.3 points (shooting 86% from the foul line) and 13.5 rebounds, and the pick-and-roll with Eastern Conference Player of the Week Cade Cunningham (31.0 points, 9.8 assists last week) has become lethal in short order. Their depth will be tested, though, with Tobias Harris, Isaiah Stewart and Ausar Thompson dealing with injuries, in addition to Jaden Ivey yet to make his season debut. – Vincent Goodwill


4. Cleveland Cavaliers

  • 2025-26 record: 7-4
  • Previous ranking: 7
  • Next games: @ MIA (Nov. 12), vs. TOR (Nov. 13), vs. MEM (Nov. 15), vs. MIL (Nov. 17)

After some early season struggles, the Cavs’ offense has started to cook. Their offense ranks eighth entering Wednesday’s game in Miami, and they’re about to begin a seasonlong six-game homestand. That resurgence has coincided with the return of Darius Garland before the seventh-year guard left Monday’s game with a left toe injury in only his third game back from having surgery on the toe in June. – Jamal Collier


5. New York Knicks

  • 2025-26 record: 7-3
  • Previous ranking: 11
  • Next games: vs. ORL (Nov. 12), vs. MIA (Nov. 14), @ MIA (Nov. 17)

There’s no place like home for the Knicks, unbeaten at Madison Square Garden and in the middle of a seven-game homestand. Scoring 137 and 134, respectively, against the Timberwolves and Nets, shows the offense is at least effective, if not fully embraced. Their pace still ranks 22nd. Quietly, Josh Hart has returned to his usual form. After a miserable scoreless, 15-minute game in Chicago, he’s put up nearly 14 and eight boards and shot 53% from 3-point range. This was after admitting he’s got the “biggest adjustment” of anyone since moving to the bench. – Goodwill


6. San Antonio Spurs

  • 2025-26 record: 8-2
  • Previous ranking: 2
  • Next games: vs. GS (Nov. 12), vs. GS (Nov. 14), vs. SAC (Nov. 16), vs. MEM (Nov. 18)

Victor Wembanyama doused more water on any consternation regarding his shot diet Monday against the Bulls: He hit a pair of late 3’s to fuel a 12-3 run that propelled San Antonio to a 121-117 win. The Frenchman became the first player in NBA history to score 35-plus points (38) in a game with 5-plus blocks, 10-plus rebounds (12) and 5-plus 3-pointers (6) as San Antonio rolled to its third consecutive victory and first 8-2 start since the 2015-16 season. The Spurs start a five-game homestand Wednesday against Golden State. – Michael C. Wright


7. Houston Rockets

  • 2025-26 record: 6-3
  • Previous ranking: 5
  • Next games: vs. WAS (Nov. 12), vs. POR (Nov. 14), vs. ORL (Nov. 16)

The Rockets completed a three-game road trip Sunday with a 2-1 record after shooting 15-of-21 in the final frame of a 122-115 win over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. The Rockets dominated the glass 50-27. Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun became the first Rockets duo since 2003 (Steve Francis and James Posey) to rack up at least 20 points and 5 assists on 65% shooting. In the win, Durant, 37, recorded his 51st 30-point outing since turning 35, which ranks as fourth most in NBA history. – Wright


8. Los Angeles Lakers

  • 2025-26 record: 8-3
  • Previous ranking: 4
  • Next games: @ OKC (Nov. 12), @ NO (Nov. 14), @ MIL (Nov. 15), vs. UTAH (Nov. 18)

The Lakers are No. 4 in the West after an 8-3 start and reinforcements are on the way. Gabe Vincent, sidelined the past two weeks with an ankle sprain, is about a week away from returning, according to coach JJ Redick. Rookie Adou Thiero, who has missed the entire season while recovering from knee surgery, could make his debut on L.A.'s current five-game road trip, per Redick. And oh yeah, LeBron James is trending toward practicing with the South Bay Lakers later this week, sources told ESPN, setting up his return from sciatica in the near future. – Dave McMenamin


9. Minnesota Timberwolves

  • 2025-26 record: 7-4
  • Previous ranking: 16
  • Next games: vs. SAC (Nov. 14), vs. DEN (Nov. 15), vs. DAL (Nov. 17)

After a slow start, Minnesota has taken off in November. The Timberwolves began the month 5-1 and have the league’s second-ranked offense, outscoring teams by 84 points across those six games. There’s plenty of opportunity for the Timberwolves to build on this, too, with the upcoming schedule featuring five of their next six against teams that missed the playoffs last season. – Tim Bontemps


10. Miami Heat

  • 2025-26 record: 7-4
  • Previous ranking: 15
  • Next games: vs. CLE (Nov. 12), @ NYK (Nov. 14), vs. NYK (Nov. 17)

The Heat rallied around Erik Spoelstra, whose house burned down in the middle of the night Thursday, and haven’t lost since, going on a three-game winning streak. Their No. 11 offense continues to hum as Miami averaged 134 points in the wins, including 140 in a two-point overtime win over Cleveland that culminated with an excellent playcall by the Heat that freed up Andrew Wiggins for the game-winning alley-oop dunk off the inbounds pass. – Ohm Youngmisuk

11. Milwaukee Bucks

  • 2025-26 record: 7-4
  • Previous ranking: 9
  • Next games: @ CHA (Nov. 12), vs. CHA (Nov. 14), vs. LAL (Nov. 15), @ CLE (Nov. 17)

Giannis Antetokounmpo has adopted an early saying that has become a rallying cry for the Bucks to start the season: Good teams don’t lose two in a row. Milwaukee has yet to drop consecutive games this season, responding to each loss last week with a victory. Now the Bucks are hoping to string together a few wins in a row, with two games against the Hornets before they face the Lakers and Cavs. – Collier


12. Chicago Bulls

  • 2025-26 record: 6-4
  • Previous ranking: 8
  • Next games: @ DET (Nov. 12), @ UTAH (Nov. 16), @ DEN (Nov. 17)

The Bulls have cooled off from their hot start and dropped three in a row to Milwaukee, Cleveland and San Antonio. The fourth quarter in each of those losses has followed a common thread: The Bulls haven’t been able to stop the opposing team’s star player – Antetokounmpo, Donovan Mitchell and Wembanyama – down the stretch. Chicago will aim to bounce back as it begins a four-game road trip, but the slide could continue, as coach Billy Donovan hinted that guard Josh Giddey’s ankle injury could keep him out for at least the first game Wednesday night in Detroit. – Collier


13. Philadelphia 76ers

  • 2025-26 record: 7-4
  • Previous ranking: 6
  • Next games: @ DET (Nov. 14), vs. LAL (Nov. 17)

It wouldn’t be a 76ers season if there weren’t nonstop injury questions. Joel Embiid and Paul George have uncertain timelines to return to the court with knee issues, as George still has yet to make his season debut after offseason surgery. The dynamic combo of Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe, however, has allowed Philly to get off to a far better start than expected. – Bontemps


14. Golden State Warriors

  • 2025-26 record: 6-6
  • Previous ranking: 13
  • Next games: @ SA (Nov. 12), @ SA (Nov. 14), @ NO (Nov. 16), @ ORL (Nov. 18)

The upside and downside of this older team have shown themselves in their two matchups with the Nuggets this season. Stephen Curry scored 42 points in an overtime win in late October, receiving fresh and motivated closing performances from Jimmy Butler III, Al Horford and Draymond Green. Two weeks later, Curry – exhausted by an illness – didn’t make the return trip to Denver, Horford rested with a sore foot, Butler was working through back stiffness and Green had a sore rib. The Warriors, receiving inconsistent production from their young players, were blown out by 25 points. – Slater


15. Portland Trail Blazers

  • 2025-26 record: 5-5
  • Previous ranking: 14
  • Next games: @ NO (Nov. 12), @ HOU (Nov. 14), @ DAL (Nov. 16), vs. PHX (Nov. 18)

After coming from behind to hand the Thunder their lone loss this season last Wednesday, the Blazers couldn’t convert strong performances into wins in Florida. Portland was tied with 2:16 left on Saturday at Miami and lost, and with two seconds left Monday in Orlando, when Desmond Bane beat the buzzer and the Blazers with a 3. The rest of this five-game trip looks more favorable with trips to New Orleans and Dallas but sandwiched in between is a key game at Houston as Portland tries to stay atop a loaded NBA Cup group. – Kevin Pelton


16. Atlanta Hawks

  • 2025-26 record: 6-5
  • Previous ranking: 18
  • Next games: @ SAC (Nov. 12), @ UTAH (Nov. 13), @ PHX (Nov. 16), vs. DET (Nov. 18)

Despite not having Trae Young and other key players, the Hawks have won three of their past four. After a loss to Toronto for the second time this season, the Hawks routed the Lakers at home without Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard and then beat the Clippers in Los Angeles two days later with Porzingis, Johnson and Kennard back in the lineup. Backup wing Vit Krejci was huge in the victory over the Clippers, scoring 28 points, while Alexander-Walker remains out with lower back spasms. With three winnable games this week - at Sacramento, Utah and Phoenix – those role players will continue to play a vital role if the Hawks want to keep rising in the East. – Youngmisuk


17. Toronto Raptors

  • 2025-26 record: 6-5
  • Previous ranking: 20
  • Next games: @ CLE (Nov. 13), @ IND (Nov. 15), vs. CHA (Nov. 17)

The Raptors have rebounded from a 1-4 start, taking advantage of absences from opposing star guards (Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Ja Morant and Trae Young all missed recent Raptors wins) to climb back above .500. Between now and the end of the month, Toronto has games against Indiana twice, Charlotte twice, Washington and Brooklyn, meaning the Raptors have the runway to keep pushing up the standings. – Zach Kram


18. Boston Celtics

  • 2025-26 record: 5-7
  • Previous ranking: 19
  • Next games: vs. MEM (Nov. 12), vs. LAC (Nov. 16), @ BKN (Nov. 18)

The Celtics no longer have Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday and Al Horford, and Jayson Tatum might be sitting out with a torn Achilles, but Boston has still stuck to coach Joe Mazzulla’s principles – specifically getting up 3-point shots. Boston entered Tuesday’s action second to the Cavaliers in 3-point attempts per game despite losing all of that offensive firepower in the offseason. – Bontemps


19. Phoenix Suns

  • 2025-26 record: 6-5
  • Previous ranking: 23
  • Next games: @ DAL (Nov. 12), vs. IND (Nov. 13), vs. ATL (Nov. 16), @ POR (Nov. 18)

A Suns team that finished last season by losing nine of their last 10 games has won five of their past six to get above .500. Making it more impressive is that they’ve done it with Jalen Green playing only one full game because of a right hamstring strain. He scored 29 points in his season debut against the Clippers last week before aggravating the injury his next time out and going back to the sidelines. – McMenamin


20. Orlando Magic

  • 2025-26 record: 5-6
  • Previous ranking: 17
  • Next games: @ NYK (Nov. 12), vs. BKN (Nov. 14), @ HOU (Nov. 16), vs. GS (Nov. 18)

It was a roller-coaster 72 hours for the Magic. On Friday, they beat Boston in an NBA Cup game in which Desmond Bane played his best in a Magic uniform, posting 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Two days later, though, the Magic lost to the same Jayson Tatum-less Celtics in a game so frustrating that head coach Jamahl Mosley said that the team had 17 turnovers for 29 points seven times in his postgame news conference. On Monday, the Magic blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead only to beat the Blazers with a buzzer-beating 3 from Bane. For Orlando to stabilize its position in the East, it will need Bane’s shot (27.7% from 3 so far this season) to do the same. – Youngmisuk


21. Memphis Grizzlies

  • 2025-26 record: 4-8
  • Previous ranking: 21
  • Next games: @ BOS (Nov. 12), @ CLE (Nov. 15), @ SA (Nov. 18)

Losers of six of their past seven games, the Grizzlies embark on a four-game road trip that features three opponents (the Knicks, Cavaliers and Spurs) currently ranked in the top three of their respective conferences. Ja Morant, for his part, posted his first 20-point double-double of the season in Friday’s loss to the Mavericks, while rookie Cedric Coward continues to show considerable potential. Still, Morant has shot 50% or better in just two games this season, and he’s 10 of 38 in his past two outings. – Wright


22. LA Clippers

  • 2025-26 record: 3-7
  • Previous ranking: 12
  • Next games: vs. DEN (Nov. 12), @ DAL (Nov. 14), @ BOS (Nov. 16), @ PHI (Nov. 17)

The Clippers schedule doesn’t get any easier. They host a Nuggets team with the second-best point differential in the league Wednesday, beating their opponents by an average of 13.2 points, and then embark on a seven-game road trip. Making matters worse? Norman Powell’s hot start for the Heat. L.A. traded the guard as part of a three-team deal to acquire John Collins and afford Bradley Beal, and Powell has gone on to average 24.5 points while shooting 45.8% from 3 in the early going for Miami. – McMenamin


23. Charlotte Hornets

  • 2025-26 record: 3-7
  • Previous ranking: 24
  • Next games: vs. MIL (Nov. 12), @ MIL (Nov. 14), vs. OKC (Nov. 15), @ TOR (Nov. 17)

The Hornets have dropped six of seven games, but there is perhaps light at the end of this long tunnel. The team announced Tuesday that LaMelo Ball and Mason Plumlee were assigned to practice with the Greensboro Swarm. Ball, who had averaged 23 points, 10 assists and 8 assists, has not played since Nov. 1, missing four straight games due to right ankle impingement. First-round pick Kon Knueppel, though, has been a bright spot. He just missed a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a loss to the Lakers on Monday, and has averaged 23.2 points, nine rebounds and 4.7 assists in Ball’s absence. – Youngmisuk


24. Sacramento Kings

  • 2025-26 record: 3-8
  • Previous ranking: 25
  • Next games: vs. ATL (Nov. 12), @ MIN (Nov. 14), @ SA (Nov. 16)

In the second half of a second straight blowout home loss this past weekend, Kings fans rained down boos on a lifeless defense. It had given up 276 combined points in 96 minutes to the Thunder and Timberwolves. Afterward, in deflating but transparent fashion, Zach LaVine basically admitted the roster didn’t have the ingredients to solve the issue: “We’ve all been trying,” LaVine said. “I’ve been trying my ass off on defense, but you need a team collective, the right identity. Sometimes you need the right personnel out there. You’re not going to ask Rudy Gobert to go out there and average 30.” – Slater


25. Dallas Mavericks

  • 2025-26 record: 3-8
  • Previous ranking: 22
  • Next games: vs. PHX (Nov. 12), vs. LAC (Nov. 14), vs. POR (Nov. 16), @ MIN (Nov. 17)

Needless to say, this isn’t the situation that Cooper Flagg envisioned for the start of his NBA career, as the chaos that led to GM Nico Harrison’s firing has weighed on everyone within the franchise. But there is a lot to like about the 18-year-old rookie’s promise, and his recent production has provided plenty of hints at his promise. Flagg has upped his box scores since coach Jason Kidd pulled the plug on the experiment of having him start at point guard, averaging 17.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks in the past four games. “He’s going to be an extraordinary player in this league, and he’s going to continue to do great things,” Mavs forward P.J. Washington said after Flagg’s career-best 26-point performance, highlighted by a clutch finish over Giannis Antetokounmpo, in Monday’s loss to the Bucks. – MacMahon


26. Utah Jazz

  • 2025-26 record: 4-7
  • Previous ranking: 26
  • Next games: vs. ATL (Nov. 13), vs. CHI (Nov. 16), @ LAL (Nov. 18)

After Walker Kessler underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, Jusuf Nurkic moved into the Jazz’s starting center role. That’s a concern because Nurkic, who is on his third team since the start of last season, has been one of the league’s least effective offensive big men. He has averaged 6.6 points on 30.8% shooting in six starts. It also creates a glaring void in rim protection. While Kessler is one of the NBA’s most prolific shot blockers, Nurkic has only 38 blocks in 61 games since the start of last season. – MacMahon


27. New Orleans Pelicans

  • 2025-26 record: 2-8
  • Previous ranking: 29
  • Next games: vs. POR (Nov. 12), vs. LAL (Nov. 14), vs. GS (Nov. 16), vs. OKC (Nov. 17)

Any momentum the Pelicans built during back-to-back wins last week over Charlotte and Dallas dissipated Monday when they were blown out by the Suns in the last game of a three-game road trip. The result left New Orleans all alone in the West cellar, and the team’s minus-13.2 point differential ranks 28th in the NBA, ahead of teams playing for lottery position (Brooklyn and Washington). Such a position has allowed for increased playing time for their young players, though, including lottery picks Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen. Saddiq Bey has been a bright spot, scoring in double figures in four consecutive games as he works back from ACL surgery. – Pelton


28. Indiana Pacers

  • 2025-26 record: 1-10
  • Previous ranking: 27
  • Next games: @ PHX (Nov. 13), vs. TOR (Nov. 15), @ DET (Nov. 17)

Young Pacers are getting more playing time than ever before, thanks to the barrage of injuries that have hurt Indiana’s roster. For instance, Jarace Walker, the No. 8 pick in the 2023 draft, has nearly doubled his minutes, from 15.8 last season to 30.1 this season, and he’s already started more games in his career. One benefit of a “gap year” is the ability to see whether players such as Walker – a career 40% 3-point shooter, albeit down at 32.1% this season – is a long-term fit in Indiana’s frontcourt. – Kram


29. Brooklyn Nets

  • 2025-26 record: 1-10
  • Previous ranking: 30
  • Next games: @ ORL (Nov. 14), @ WAS (Nov. 16), vs. BOS (Nov. 18)

True help might not arrive for the Nets until lottery time, but someone had to win the epic battle between them and the similarly woeful Pacers last week. (The Nets registered their only win of the season 112-103.) Still, the misfortune continues to mount as top scorer Cam Thomas will be sidelined for three to four weeks with a left hamstring strain, leaving Michael Porter Jr. as the main offensive engine for a team that already ranks 25th. Porter was up to the task for a half against the Knicks on Sunday, when he scored 22. But then he was limited to three points in the second half and the Nets lost by 36. So, that’s how it goes for the 2025-26 Nets. – Goodwill


30. Washington Wizards

  • 2025-26 record: 1-10
  • Previous ranking: 28
  • Next games: @ HOU (Nov. 12), vs. BKN (Nov. 16)

The Wizards went 0-4 in the past week to push their losing streak to nine games, but they’ve at least turned in a couple of competitive performances after five consecutive defeats by 17-plus points. Washington led Dallas and Detroit in crunch time before ultimately losing – the latter in overtime, despite a 42-point effort from veteran guard CJ McCollum. More highlights from McCollum could benefit the Wizards as they seek future picks at the trade deadline. – Kram

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