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NBA Power Rankings: Where Mavs, Hawks and others stack up ahead of trade deadline
Marc J. Spears examines Trae Young's mindset about a possible trade from the Hawks. (0:36)
There is less than one month until the 2026 NBA trade deadline, and already, big names are floating around the market. Most notably, as reported by ESPN's Shams Charania on Monday, the Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young are open to trade talks as the four-time All-Star will explore his options to start the year.
It's yet to be seen how the trade deadline will impact the standings, but until then, both the Detroit Pistons and Oklahoma City Thunder stand firmly at the top of their conferences. However, the race for the postseason is beginning to heat up as we slowly approach the midseason mark of the 2025-26 regular season.
Power Rankings, Week 12: Spurs stay in lead; Rockets, Pistons in Top 5
San Antonio keeps rolling at the top as Detroit, Houston and Phoenix are among the big risers as Week 12 begins.
The Rockets and Pistons both rise into the Top 5 in this week’s Power Rankings.
But sometimes, a team’s record doesn’t tell the whole story. At this point of the season (43% of the way through), there can be a pretty big disparity in how tough schedules have been.
Point differential also adds context and can help us determine if a team’s record is sustainable.
Here are the three teams with the biggest differentials between their actual wins and their “expected” wins (based on point differential) …
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NBA Power Rankings: Pistons take No. 1 spot, Thunder slip out of top five
In last week's Power Rankings the Knicks came out in the No. 1 slot mostly by default. They had won three straight, but more importantly the Thunder were sliding (they still are) while the Nuggets, Pistons and Spurs each lost two straight to give up the inside track on the top spot.
The Knicks just sort of woke up in the penthouse, only to step off the balcony and drop like a lead balloon with four straight losses. The most recent defeat was a blowout at the hands of the Pistons, who are, once again sort of by default as all the top West teams outside of Houston continue to struggle, the latest No. 1.
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