It's no surprise that the Charlotte Hornets are tumbling toward the bottom of most power rankings on the internet, including ESPN's. This week, the Hornets check in at No. 27, sitting ahead of only the Toronto Raptors,

After an impressive 12-3 start to the 2024-25 season, the Golden State Warriors were consistently listed near the top of early season power rankings. However, their recent slide has seen them plummet down any type of power ranking list.

With 2025 officially here, numerous experts and analysts ranked the 30 total NBA teams from best to worst entering the new year. Although it is not 2024 anymore, the Oklahoma City Thunder have not moved or changed in the slightest.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and LaMelo Ball also join Jokić and Antetokounmpo as top vote-getters for guards in the East and West.

The NBA released the early returns on All-Star fan voting on Thursday and Giannis Antetokounmpo is the leading vote-getter thus far. The Milwaukee Bucks star has received 1,710,630 votes to lead the overall balloting. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić is the top player among Western Conference stars with 1,422,121 votes.

Antetokounmpo, an eight-time all-star who was last year’s overall leading vote-getter, topped the polls again with approximately 1.71 million votes since balloting opened Dec. 1