http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/FuturePowerRankings-1-130530/1-5 Anybody willing to show the top 15?
whoa...they placed us #3, lols That's a huge prediction considering it is primarily like a vaporware promise. It is predicting Morey to get a top tier FA or a top tier PF in trade to warrant this #3. A top tier FA or a top tier PF are two things the Rockets have never done before since trading for Barkley.
1. Miami 2. OKC 3. Houston 4. San Antonio 5. Golden State 6. Indiana 7. Chicago 8. Cleveland 9. Denver 10. Utah 11. Memphis 12. Los Angeles Clippers 13. Dallas 14. Portland 15. Boston 16. Washington 17. Los Angeles Lakers 18. Atlanta 19. New Orleans 20. Detroit 21. Brooklyn 22. Orlando 23. Minnesota 24. Philadelphia 25. New York 26. Toronto 27. Milwaukee 28. Sacramento 29. Phoenix 30. Charlotte
B/c of this season's results, it's understandable that the Lakers are 17. They're in a horrible position and they would require help from a stupid team to be remotely relevant in the foreseeable future.
They're copying the Rockets mediocre days, but they aren't doing a good job by being in the top 10 of the lottery.
Well there goes the theory that ESPN hates the rockets. If Morey has a successful next year it could this franchise for a very very long run.
*The Memphis Grizz stands up......smiles and sits down again....*not this time but I see a stupid team helping them.The Rockets might be in play for the player the Lakers recieved in that trade with the grizz.
Agreed. That ranking seems to have a rather large caveat attached it. I generally agree with the perks attached to the team but it feels like this ranking is premature.
I have a pretty hard time believing that the Spurs are going to be a top team and the Lakers aren't in five years. Stuff like that just works out for LA. So really what I'm saying is that they undervalued market. Look at the Knicks. In 2006 they were paying $90 million to Allan Houston, Stephon Marbury, Penny Hardaway, Mo Taylor, Shandon Anderson, Eddy Curry, and Antonio Davis. The cap was $49 million. That was a million times worse than the Lakers situation. And look at the Knicks now. Two major guys made their way there just for the city. Things are a little different with the new CBA, but that's not going to stop ESPN from talking about Lebron to LA in for 2 full years until they force it to become reality.
I think the Spurs are still going to be better than the Warriors "three years from now," according to the author. If Duncan play at around the level he played this year, for the next few years, and along with a game Parker and Pop, the Spurs will continue to be great.
How is Detroit so low. They have a good core Drummond, Knight, Monroe. and they have a huge expiring contract in Villanova.
20. Detroit Pistons | Future Power Rating: 558 PLAYERS MANAGEMENT MONEY MARKET DRAFT 283 (17th) 69 (22nd) 131 (5th) 20 (28th) 56 (13th) The Pistons continue to be mired in the 20s despite a string of great draft choices the past few years. Their Players score rose dramatically this time, from 26 to 17, thanks in large part to the impressive rookie season of Andre Drummond, who at 19 years old looks like a potential star. With Drummond, Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight, they have mined three straight gems outside of the top five of the draft. If they can land another at No. 8 overall this year, they'll have a terrific young core. The team also has, for the first time in a while, money to spend. After suffering some serious buyer's remorse the last time they had tons of cap space (remember Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva?), expect the Pistons to be much more cautious this time around. Overall, our ranking might be a bit pessimistic. Despite some lean years, Detroit is now one, maybe two young pieces away from competing for the playoffs. If they can continue finding young talent, this is probably the last time the Pistons are in the 20s for a while. -- Chad Ford (Previous rank: 22)
