NBA Power Rankings: Here come the Golden State Warriors

team. 110. The Miami Heat are tanking and I can’t be convinced otherwise. The Philadelphia 76ers “process” has seemingly worked out now that the world is finally getting a look at Joel Embiid. With Dwyane Wade now playing for his hometown Chicago Bulls, Pat Riley could be eyeing the 2017 NBA Draft class to replenish South Beach with a superstar–there’s no chance that Chris Bosh ever suits up again in a Miami Heat uniform. Markelle Fultz has looked superb and he’ll likely be the player that most teams are after in the chase for the number one pick in the upcoming draft. Dion Waiters has free reign to do as he pleases (which is all Dion Waiters has ever wanted to do on a basketball court) and Hassan Whiteside’s empty stats (17.7 PPG, 16.2 RPG and 2.8 BPG) have not led to many wins for his team. Whiteside is a high-level player in the NBA, but it looks like he does not have what it takes to be the face of a franchise–though he has made less and less appearances on DJ Khaled’s Snapchat story, which is a plus for everyone involved. However, the race for the number one pick is going to be a tighter than initially believed.. (4-9). Previous: . Miami Heat. 26