Courtrend Power Rankings — 2026-27 (Way-Too-Early Edition)
As of (2026-27 regular season), Houston Rockets (HOU) lead the Courtrend Power Rankings at #1 with a Courtrend Blended Score of +6.96 (raw 10-game net rating +14.1 across 5 games), followed by #2 Minnesota Timberwolves (+6.36) and #3 Memphis Grizzlies (+5.77). Early-season Way-Too-Early blending is active (league average 4.7 of 10 calibration games across 30 active teams; smaller samples are shrunk toward the -0.18 league baseline).
| Rank | Team | Games | Blended Score | Raw 10G Net Rtg | SOS Score | 1D Move | 7D Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Houston Rockets (HOU) | 5 / 10 | +6.96 | +14.1 | +10.07 | 0 | +6 |
| #2 | Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) | 5 / 10 | +6.36 | +12.9 | +8.62 | 0 | +3 |
| #3 | Memphis Grizzlies (MEM) | 5 / 10 | +5.77 | +11.7 | +2.30 | +3 | +5 |
| #4 | Toronto Raptors (TOR) | 4 / 10 | +5.37 | +13.7 | +9.50 | -1 | -3 |
| #5 | Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 5 / 10 | +5.09 | +10.4 | +10.71 | 0 | +1 |
| #6 | Boston Celtics (BOS) | 4 / 10 | +3.25 | +8.4 | -0.55 | +1 | +14 |
| #7 | Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 4 / 10 | +3.02 | +7.8 | +3.13 | -3 | -5 |
| #8 | Detroit Pistons (DET) | 5 / 10 | +3.01 | +6.2 | -0.63 | 0 | +3 |
| #9 | San Antonio Spurs (SAS) | 5 / 10 | +2.91 | +6.0 | +2.56 | 0 | +13 |
| #10 | Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 6 / 10 | +2.81 | +4.8 | +4.95 | 0 | +3 |
| #11 | Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) | 5 / 10 | +1.61 | +3.4 | +0.01 | 0 | -8 |
| #12 | Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) | 5 / 10 | +1.37 | +2.9 | +2.35 | 0 | -3 |
| #13 | Dallas Mavericks (DAL) | 5 / 10 | +1.06 | +2.3 | -0.19 | 0 | +12 |
| #14 | Indiana Pacers (IND) | 5 / 10 | +0.22 | +0.6 | -3.38 | +1 | 0 |
| #15 | Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 5 / 10 | +0.11 | +0.4 | +3.07 | -1 | +4 |
| #16 | New York Knicks (NYK) | 5 / 10 | -0.23 | -0.3 | -3.15 | 0 | +2 |
| #17 | LA Clippers (LAC) | 4 / 10 | -0.75 | -1.6 | +5.32 | 0 | -13 |
| #18 | Washington Wizards (WAS) | 5 / 10 | -0.90 | -1.6 | +0.64 | 0 | -8 |
| #19 | Golden State Warriors (GSW) | 5 / 10 | -1.00 | -1.8 | -1.88 | 0 | +7 |
| #20 | New Orleans Pelicans (NOP) | 5 / 10 | -1.10 | -2.0 | -8.31 | +1 | -5 |
| #21 | Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 4 / 10 | -1.90 | -4.5 | -2.18 | -1 | +2 |
| #22 | Brooklyn Nets (BKN) | 4 / 10 | -3.73 | -9.1 | -3.90 | 0 | -5 |
| #23 | Charlotte Hornets (CHA) | 5 / 10 | -3.82 | -7.5 | -4.81 | 0 | -11 |
| #24 | Utah Jazz (UTA) | 5 / 10 | -4.08 | -8.0 | -0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| #25 | Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 3 / 10 | -4.13 | -13.3 | -4.40 | 0 | +4 |
| #26 | Miami Heat (MIA) | 5 / 10 | -4.32 | -8.5 | -5.45 | 0 | +1 |
| #27 | Orlando Magic (ORL) | 4 / 10 | -4.42 | -10.8 | -0.32 | 0 | -11 |
| #28 | Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 5 / 10 | -5.45 | -10.7 | -7.83 | 0 | -7 |
| #29 | Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 5 / 10 | -7.97 | -15.8 | -9.32 | +1 | +1 |
| #30 | Sacramento Kings (SAC) | 5 / 10 | -7.98 | -15.8 | -1.96 | -1 | -2 |
How the Courtrend Blended Score works
Each team's score is w × S_team + (1 − w) × B_league, where
w = min(games_played, 10) / 10,
S_team is the team's latest 10-game regular-season net rating, and
B_league is the mean across active teams. From game 10 onward,
w = 1 and the score equals the team's own rolling net rating. No win-loss record,
conference bonus, or human vote enters the calculation. See the
Power Rankings section of the Methodology
for full details and caveats.
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