The 2023-24 NBA season is just weeks old, but the competition already is red-hot.
The Denver Nuggets and the Dallas Mavericks have made themselves early front-runners in the West, while the Minnesota Timberwolves, after making a surprising leap in the rankings last week, have won seven in a row and employ the league’s stingiest defense.
Meanwhile, the ascending duo of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey are leading the Philadelphia 76ers to Eastern Conference dominance, but the Sixers lost Tuesday to an upstart Indiana Pacers squad, fueled by an absurd performance from All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton – 33 points, 15 assists … zero turnovers.
Note: Throughout the regular season, our panel (Kendra Andrews, Tim Bontemps, Jamal Collier, Andrew Lopez, Tim MacMahon, Dave McMenamin and Ohm Youngmisuk) is ranking all 30 teams from top to bottom, taking stock of which teams…
