Chris Paul, who is on track to be selected to his twelfth All-Star team, leads the Phoenix Suns to the top spot in Aaron’s power rankings (Instagram/@Suns).
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We have officially crossed the halfway point of the NBA’s 1,230-game regular season, and to celebrate the occasion and welcome our show back from its hibernation, Aaron is excited to present a special solo episode of his (subjective) power rankings of the league’s 30 teams, organized into five tiers. Along the way, Aaron will also share his thoughts on a select number of teams and offer other interesting nuggets about the season so far.
Full Power Rankings and Tier List
(All Offensive, Defensive and Net Ratings from nba.com/stats, filtered for games from 1/1/2022 to 1/19/2022)
| Rank | Team | 2022 Net Rating (Rank) | 2022 Off. Rating (Rank) | 2022 Def. Rating (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Suns | +13.6 (1) | 118.2 (1) | 104.6 (3) |
| 2 | Memphis Grizzlies | +5.7 (6) | 111.8 (16) | 106.1 (6) |
| 3 | Golden State Warriors | +1.6 (13) | 105.9 (28) | 104.3 (2) |
| 4 | Miami Heat | +6.6 (4) | 115.8 (4) | 109.2 (12) |
| 5 | Dallas Mavericks | +11.1 (2) | 109.4 (22) | 98.2 (1) |
| 6 | Philadephia 76ers | +9.2 (3) | 114.8 (7) | 105.6 (4) |
| 7 | Brooklyn Nets | -0.6 (16) | 116.3 (3) | 116.8 (26) |
| 8 | Utah Jazz | -3.0 (20) | 113.2 (11) | 116.2 (24) |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | -2.6 (18) | 113.7 (9) | 116.4 (25) |
| 10 | Cleveland Cavaliers | +2.7 (10) | 111.9 (14) | 109.2 (11 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | +2.3 (12) | 110.3 (20) | 108.1 (7) |
| 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | +2.3 (11) | 110.9 (17) | 108.5 (9) |
| 13 | Denver Nuggets | +5.1 (7) | 115.4 (5) | 110.3 (15) |
| 14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | +6.6 (5) | 116.3 (2) | 109.7 (13) |
| 15 | Toronto Raptors | +3.5 (9) | 111.9 (15) | 108.4 (8) |
| 16 | Boston Celtics | +4.4 (8) | 110.1 (21) | 105.7 (5) |
| 17 | Washington Wizards | +1.6 (14) | 114.4 (8) | 112.9 (18) |
| 18 | New York Knicks | +0.7 (15) | 110.6 (18) | 110.0 (14) |
| 19 | Los Angeles Clippers | -5.6 (26) | 107.3 (25) | 112.9 (19) |
| 20 | Los Angeles Lakers | -3.7 (21) | 113.5 (10) | 117.2 (28) |
| 21 | Portland Trail Blazers | -2.9 (19) | 110.4 (19) | 113.3 (20) |
| 22 | Atlanta Hawks | -5.0 (24) | 115.0 (6) | 120.0 (30) |
| 23 | New Orleans Pelicans | -4.9 (23) | 108.9 (24) | 113.8 (21) |
| 24 | Sacramento Kings | -2.6 (17) | 113.0 (12) | 115.6 (23) |
| 25 | San Antonio Spurs | -4.7 (22) | 107.0 (26) | 111.7 (16) |
| 26 | Indiana Pacers | -5.1 (25) | 112.0 (13) | 117.1 (27) |
| 27 | Houston Rockets | -8.9 (29) | 108.9 (23) | 117.8 (29) |
| 28 | Detroit Pistons | -9.4 (30) | 106.2 (27) | 115.6 (22) |
| 29 | Oklahoma City Thunder | -7.3 (28) | 105.2 (29) | 112.5 (17) |
| 30 | Orlando Magic | -6.7 (27) | 102.1 (30) | 108.8 (10) |
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