NBA Power Rankings: Where do the Pelicans rank 10 games in?
By Nick Alvarez
26. Chicago Bulls (4-7)
Now we’re getting to the real bottom of the league in our NBA Power Rankings. Starting with the Chicago Bulls at number 26, who look like the same old Bulls we’ve seen the last few seasons.
Sure, Zach Lavine gets his numbers, and Billy Donovan is on the sidelines now, but it’s still much of the same. Poor defense, and undisciplined basketball. In my estimation though, this Arturas Karnisovas’ plan. He wants to spend the first half of the season scouting his own team and determining who stays and who goes. At the deadline, the Bulls will sell-off some players, and a top draft pick could net them a star in 2021. There’s hope for the future, but that doesn’t help the Bulls right now.
27. Minnesota Timberwolves (3-8)
Given all the talent this Timberwolves team has, it’s disappointing that they’re 3-8, and unlikely to make the playoffs this season.
The main issue with the Timberwolves is the fact that they still haven’t fixed their defense. Sure, Karl Anthony-Towns, D’Angelo Russell, and Anthony Edwards are offensive studs, but this team’s defense is still putrid. That’s what the Timberwolves get though for investing in a team of younger players and having a coach who only focuses on offense. If I’m the Timberwolves, I hope to turn things around quickly considering they already gave the Golden State Warriors their first-round pick this season.
28. Toronto Raptors (3-8)
How the mighty have fallen, the Toronto Raptors are 3-8 on the season, and fortunes are looking bleak for the team.
Sure, Nick Nurse is still a brilliant head coach, but Kyle Lowry is beginning to show his age, and Pascal Siakam is playing poorly to open the season. Secondly, the loss of Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol has left this team without a veteran frontcourt capable of running the complex schemes that Nurse prefers. It might be time for the Raptors to sell off their pieces and begin rebuilding for the future. Pretty grave considering this team won the Finals just two years ago.