Philly and Boston, however, have been terrible, but are a controlled terrible and have a rebuilding plan in mind. The reason why the Philly, Boston, and Toronto teams can be title contenders in a couple of years while the Knicks and Nets are in turmoil is because of the Front Offices in charge of each squad. The Knicks and Nets are led by James Dolan (probably the most incompetent owner in all of sports right now) and Mikhail Prokhorov (who spends about one week a year in the United States) respectively, and each man seems more interested in anything but the teams they run. Philly, Boston, and Toronto have Sam Hinkie, Danny Ainge, and Masai Uriji as their GMs, all of whom are widely respected across the league.
While the Atlantic Division is absolutely terrible now, it could be the best division in basketball in three years because of the planning and rebuilding that the 76ers, Celtics, and Raptors GMs are able to do.
Without further ado, here are your Week 18 NBA Reverse Power Rankings:
The Contenders:
30) Indiana Pacers (42-13)
29) Oklahoma City Thunder (43-14)
28) Miami Heat (40-14)
27) San Antonio Spurs (40-16)
26) Houston Rockets (38-18)
25) Los Angeles Clippers (39-20)
The Rest Of The Best Out West:
24) Portland Trailblazers (38-18)
23) Golden State Warriors (35-22)
22) Dallas Mavericks (35-23)
21) Phoenix Suns (33-22)
20) Memphis Grizzlies (31-24)
The Slightly Above Average Teams In The East:
19) Toronto Raptors (31-25)
18) Chicago Bulls (29-26)
17) Washington Wizards (28-28)
Just Below .500:
16) Minnesota Timberwolves (27-29)
15) Brooklyn Nets (26-28)
14) Charlotte Bobcats (27-30)
13) Atlanta Hawks (26-29)
Can We Maybe Try This Season Again?:
12) Denver Nuggets (25-30)
11) New Orleans Pelicans (23-33)
10) Detroit Pistons (23-34)
9) Cleveland Cavaliers (22-35)
8) New York Knicks (21-36)
Tankapalooza Contestants:
7) Utah Jazz (20-36)
6) Sacramento Kings (20-36)
5) Los Angeles Lakers (19-37)
4) Boston Celtics (19-39)
3) Orlando Magic (17-41)
2) Philadelphia 76ers (15-42)
1) Milwaukee Bucks (11-45)
By: Dan Goggin