It has been a full team effort on both ends of the floor for the Thunder — a team that is missing one of its best players in Chet Holmgren. Everyone has stepped up to make life a little bit easier. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP campaign has completely taken off,

Before we step into 2025, let's take stock of where each NBA team stands, from the top (Cavs) to bottom (Pels).

Last week in the NBA featured some amazing Christmas Day games, but that wasn’t the only time players stepped up their games. We had two players average over 60 fantasy points last week – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama. This marks Wembanyama’s second straight week averaging over 60 FP/G, but SGA gets the top spot.

Here are the USA TODAY Sports NBA power rankings at the turn of the calendar, with resolutions each team should carry into 2025.

The Houston Rockets have dropped their last two games after winning four in a row following their elimination from the NBA Emirates Cup in the semifinal against

Given their string of questionable losses, the Celtics' chances of winning another championship have taken a hit in the NBA power rankings.

Welcome back to another installment of HoopsHype’s power rankings! Last time, we performed a quick pulse check on a star for each team. This week, we’ll make New Year’s resolutions for each squad.

Who’s rising and falling in our latest NBA power rankings? Which teams have the longest winning and losing streaks?

Even though the Bucks have won two out of their last three games, Bleacher Report dropped them in their most recent power rankings. They moved from eighth to seventh in the power rankings. That is a bit surprising considering they haven't hit a big losing streak.

Last week featured the Bucks winning the NBA Cup, but more amazing action soon followed. This week’s edition of the Fantasy Basketball Power Rankings is led by massive performances from Victor Wembanyama and Jayson Tatum, who both averaged over 60 fantasy points in their two games.

The Cavaliers and Thunder weren’t chosen to play on the holiday despite making the conference semifinals last season. Guess Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Donovan Mitchell aren’t marquee enough, but the NBA can’t overlook their teams next season considering how they’re having the best seasons in the league right now.