Welcome to our weekly look at the teams that are the most dramatic risers and fallers in the NBC Sports NBA Power Rankings. Undefeated Memphis is flying up the rankings, while a lot of injured teams are falling back.
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Memphis Grizzlies
The last undefeated team in the NBA shot up 12 spots in the NBA power rankings this week to No. 5, and this is a team I had ranked 25th before the season started. The soft schedule to start the season helps, but the chemistry of the front line between Cameron Boozer and Zach Edey has been phenomenal, and Ty Jerome could not have had a better start to the season.
Portland Trail Blazers
Maybe the best story at the start of the season is the entertaining Portland Trail Blazers, who jumped up seven spots in this week’s rankings to No. 9. The good news is how well Ja Morant, Damian Lillard and Deni Avdija are playing off each other. The bad news is Morant is out with a hamstring strain and will miss a month or more.
Golden State Warriors
Nobody flew up the rankings faster this week than the Warriors, who jumped 16 spots to No. 12. Golden State looked shorthanded and dead in the water while losing its first three games, then Stephen Curry started p...