NBA Power Rankings February 12th 2018

The NBA trade deadline might actually be the most meaningful one in all of pro sports.  Baseball often sees prospects go, and the NFL really doesn't do in season trades.  The NBA though  can see huge shakeups as there are really only about 6 or 7 players per team that have an out-sized impact each night.  So now that the trade deadline has passed, its time to start looking at teams like new teams.  The Cavs especially have been completely re-molded, with about half the roster being moved last week.  I'll use this to monitor teams to see how they fair after the deadline, and it will help us see some teams that have gone into tank mode as well.  The post deadline rank is going to fluctuate quite a bit in the next couple of weeks as we get more data from these new teams, so its important to note the Celtics likely aren't one of the worst team sin the league now.

Team	Overall Season	Rank Post Deadline	Difference
Houston Rockets	1	1	0
Toronto Raptors	2	2	0
Golden State Warriors	3	9	-6
Boston Celtics	4	22	-18
Oklahoma City Thunder	5	19	-14
Minnesota Timberwolves	6	8	-2
Philadelphia 76ers	7	3	4
San Antonio Spurs	8	15	-7
Washington Wizards	9	5	4
Utah Jazz	10	4	6
Indiana Pacers	11	13	-2
Denver Nuggets	12	16	-4
Portland Trail Blazers	13	25	-12
Detroit Pistons	14	17	-3
Los Angeles Clippers	15	6	9
Cleveland Cavaliers	16	11	5
Milwaukee Bucks	17	18	-1
New Orleans Pelicans	18	21	-3
Charlotte Hornets	19	26	-7
Miami Heat	20	10	10
Dallas Mavericks	21	14	7
Los Angeles Lakers	22	7	15
New York Knicks	23	27	-4
Memphis Grizzlies	24	29	-5
Brooklyn Nets	25	24	1
Orlando Magic	26	12	14
Atlanta Hawks	27	20	7
Chicago Bulls	28	23	5
Phoenix Suns	29	30	-1
Sacramento Kings	30	28	2