On January 18, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the latest issue of the 30 team strength list, in this list, the Grizzlies became the top of the list, which is the first time this season that the Grizzlies have become the first place in the NBA's officially announced strength list. The Suns are in second place, the Warriors have slipped from the first place in the previous period to the third place due to their recent sluggish performance, the Nets are in 7th place, and the Lakers have slipped from 17th in the previous period to 20th.
First, let's take a look at the top 10 teams: Grizzlies, Suns, Warriors, Philadelphia, Heat, Bucks, Nets, Bulls, Cavaliers and Jazz. The Grizzlies have seen their performance in the past period of time, the youth team has beaten the league's top teams in a row, has won the longest wave of 11 consecutive wins in the history of the team, although the team's winning streak has been ended, but with the past period of play, they have also successfully risen to the top of the list.
The Warriors slipped from the first place in the previous period to the third place, the team's recent performance is not ideal, after Clay's comeback, he has not been able to integrate into the team's tactical system, personal shooting efficiency is not high, which also led to the Warriors' recent record of winning less and losing more, their ranking has declined, which is understandable.
The Nets are relatively stable in the rankings, they ranked 8th in the previous period, and in this period they rose to 7th, and the team once beat the Bulls by a large score, showing a tough overall strength, which is also the key reason why the team can improve in the ranking.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the Jazz, who ranked 5th in the previous period, have lost consecutive games due to the recent downturn in performance, and their ranking has also declined significantly. Slipping from No. 5 to No. 10, the Jazz had the biggest drop in the rankings of the top 10 teams. The other teams have not changed much from the previous season's strength rankings, basically in the top 10 of the league, and they are all strong contenders for this season's playoffs and even championships.
The Lone Rangers are 11th, the Hornets are 12th, the Raptors are 13th, the Nuggets are 14th, the Knicks are 16th, the Timberwolves are 17th, the Clippers are 18th, the Wizards are 19th, and the Lakers are 20th.
Among these teams, the Lakers' ranking has slipped again, they were ranked 17th in the previous period, and the team's recent losing streak has led to another decline in their ranking, and now this team is in 20th place, in the middle and lower levels of the league. Among all the teams competing for the championship, the Lakers are ranked the lowest, for now, the Lakers' performance this season is very bad, and NBA officials are not very optimistic about the development prospects of this team this season. Even though they have multiple stars, the team's chemistry has been less than ideal, which has led to a very bad record this season.
Ranked 21st to 30th are the Blazers, Pelicans, Hawks, Kings, Spurs, Pacers, Thunder, Rockets, Pistons and Magic. None of these teams have had a good record this season, and they've also been terrible recently, ranking last in the East and West. For these teams, it is very difficult for them to impact the playoffs this season, and the signing may be their pursuit this season.