NBA Power Rankings: Warriors and Cavaliers fall out of the top four

One week into the season and already the cream is starting to rise to the top. Where do the Rockets, Warriors, and Cavaliers fall in this week’s power rankings?

As always, the NBA provided no shortage of storing it’s storylines during its opening week. It started with a punch in Chicago, moved to a devastating injury for the Celtics and an upset in Golden State. Along the way, all 30 teams made some sort of statement about their 2017-18 season. Here’s how they stack up.

30. Phoenix Suns

There is no team in the league that had a worse week than Phoenix Suns and it’s not close. Off the court, Eric Bledsoe is seemingly tweeting a trade request. An hour or so after that tweet was sent out, the Suns fired Earl Watson in the second earliest firing in NBA history. This is peak dysfunction.

On the court, it’s not much better. As of Sunday, Phoenix had the league’s worst net rating by a wide margin. Sure, they hung tough with the Lakers and only lost by two. But when they played good teams — the Blazers and the Clippers — the Suns were outclassed on both ends. Right now, it’s hard to find something good to say about them.

Maybe a new coach will help. Maybe Watson, who was seemingly liked by players, was so bad tactically that anyone can improve on what he did. But, in all likelihood, this is the start of a long, long season in Arizona.