Anyone and insider who can post this? http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/FuturePowerRankings-1-120815/1-5
Here are the top 5 if any one is interested. 1. Miami Heat | Future Power Rating: 843 After winning the championship and then backing up the truck to load in some more veteran talent, we're bullish on Miami's future, too. The Heat have the game's best player in LeBron James, and that doesn't seem likely to change in the near future. And, of course, they surround him with two other All-Stars still in their prime; those facts alone push Miami to second in the players category, even with little to show for its investments in the roster surrounding its three stars. But sun and sand will take care of that part. 2. Oklahoma City Thunder | Future Power Rating: 822 The Thunder have arguably the best players and management, so what's not to like here? Oklahoma City places second in our latest survey, as it won the Western Conference with a core group still in its early 20s and figures to remain elite for several years to come. 3. Los Angeles Lakers | Future Power Rating: 816 We liked L.A.'s players before, but now we love them -- only Brooklyn increased its score more in this category, leaving the Lakers a close third behind Miami and Oklahoma City. Obviously, the additions of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard are the reason. As long as the Lakers are willing to fork out $100 million in payroll and deal with the luxury-tax hit, they'll have one of the league's best rosters. 4. Utah Jazz | Future Power Rating: 774 A year and half ago, the Jazz looked dead in the water. Franchise legend Jerry Sloan retired in the middle of the season and All-Star point guard Deron Williams was abruptly shipped to the Nets at the trade deadline for a handful of prospects. But after two really solid summers and a better-than-expected season in 2011-12, our optimism for the Jazz has never been higher. How does a No. 8-seed in the Western Conference without any stars warrant such a position? Despite working in a less-than-desirable market, Jazz executive vice president Kevin O'Connor continues to be proactive in rebuilding this roster in a way that keeps the team winning while adding young pieces for the future. 5. Indiana Pacers | Future Power Rating: 702The Pacers might not be the Miami Heat, but with Chicago's Derrick Rose expected to miss a large chunk of the 2012-13 season and the Celtics continuing to show signs of aging, Indiana might be the second-best team in the East right now. Given how young most of the Pacers' current roster is, they should stay in that position for some time. The Jazz and Pacers are way to high.
How are the Jazz roster and future outlook so much better than ours? Will they get better draft picks and draft superstar talent? Will they attract superstar FAs? See, one 8th seed playoffs spot changes everyone's preception. If we are to make the playoffs this coming season, we would become the darlings of nba too ala the Jazz. I don't know why some people would be against the prospect of a possible 8th seed on this broad.
Ehhh... not sure about some of these. Utah at 4? Indiana at 5? Dallas at 6? Chicago at 8? Cavs at 12?
Whats wrong with Cavs at 12? They have Irving. He will probably leave though due to incompetent management.
We don't have Al Jefferson, Paul Milsap, Derick Favors or Enes Kanter. That's why they are rated so high. We do have someone who compares to Gordon Hayward though, their 5th best player.
Full List: Code: Players Mgmnt Money Market Draft Total 1 Heat 538 176 10 93 26 843 2 Thunder 543 190 25 44 20 822 3 Lakers 530 155 25 100 6 816 4 Jazz 353 145 179 32 65 774 5 Pacers 408 110 110 41 33 702 6 Mavericks 273 165 153 75 31 697 7 Nuggets 407 130 76 42 32 687 8 Bulls 392 130 37 77 48 684 9 Spurs 313 194 95 53 28 683 10 Celtics 304 170 100 66 40 680 11 Hornets 254 127 162 28 88 659 12 Cavaliers 251 94 190 37 86 658 13 Rockets 193 152 170 57 80 652 14 Nets 399 84 46 90 25 644 15 Hawks 213 106 197 46 49 611 16 Clippers 413 30 45 77 27 592 17 76ers 315 70 111 41 35 572 18 Timberwolves 360 47 93 16 49 565 19 Warriors 295 75 80 57 46 553 20 Knicks 303 92 22 98 19 534 21 Grizzlies 388 70 30 18 26 532 22 Pistons 173 85 156 24 68 506 23 Trail Blazers 268 74 56 44 44 486 24 Raptors 183 75 136 37 55 486 25 Bucks 168 88 136 23 60 475 26 Magic 105 50 147 53 93 448 27 Kings 265 17 58 19 76 435 28 Wizards 214 32 80 35 70 431 29 Suns 110 22 133 59 86 410 30 Bobcats 78 45 142 18 99 382 Keep in mind that each category that players are weighted heavily (50% of total score) Rankings by Category Code: Rank Players Mgmnt Money Market Draft 1 Thunder Spurs Hawks Lakers Bobcats 2 Heat Thunder Cavs Knicks Magic 3 Lakers Heat Jazz Heat Hornets 4 Clippers Celtics [B][COLOR="Red"]Rockets [/COLOR][/B]Nets Suns 5 Pacers Mavs Hornets Clippers Cavs 6 Nuggets Lakers Pistons Bulls [B][COLOR="red"]Rockets[/COLOR][/B] 7 Nets [B][COLOR="red"]Rockets [/COLOR][/B]Mavs Mavs Kings 8 Bulls Jazz Magic Celtics Wizards 9 Grizzlies Nuggets Bobcats Suns Pistons 10 Wolves Bulls Raptors [B][COLOR="red"]Rockets [/COLOR][/B]Jazz 11 Jazz Hornets Bucks Warriors Bucks 12 Sixers Pacers Suns Magic Raptors 13 Spurs Hawks Sixers Spurs Hawks 14 Celtics Cavs Pacers Hawks Wolves 15 Knicks Knicks Celtics Blazers Bulls 16 Warriors Bulls Spurs Thunder Warriors 17 Mavs Pistons Wolves Nuggets Blazers 18 Blazers Nets Warriors Sixers Celtics 19 Kings Warriors Wizards Pacers Sixers 20 Hornets Raptors Nuggets Cavs Pacers 21 Cavs Blazers Kings Raptors Mavs 22 Wizards Grizzlies Blazers Wizards Spurs 23 Hawks Sixers Nets Jazz Clippers 24 [B][COLOR="red"]Rockets [/COLOR][/B]Magic Clippers Hornets Heat 25 Raptors Wolves Bulls Pistons Grizzlies 26 Pistons Bobcats Grizzlies Bucks Nets 27 Bucks Wizards Thunder Kings Nuggets 28 Suns Clippers Lakers Bobcats Thunder 29 Magic Suns Knicks Grizzlies Knicks 30 Bobcats Kings Heat Wolves Lakers
does the dirknator not age? I see that team having the same problems we ran into after the passing of yao's foot. Cuban didn't find the german. The j*zz? Sure they have young kids with high upside, but harvesting that potential will require them getting rid of milsapp and jefferson. They're basically in the same boat we are except their kids were high lotto picks while ours were taken into adoption from all over the draft board. I trust our f.o's scouting department. The first three listed, sadly, are correct.