Courtrend Power Rankings — 2026-27 (Way-Too-Early Edition)
As of (2026-27 regular season), Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) lead the Courtrend Power Rankings at #1 with a Courtrend Blended Score of +6.89 (raw 10-game net rating +17.3 across 4 games), followed by #2 Portland Trail Blazers (+5.17) and #3 Oklahoma City Thunder (+4.13). Early-season Way-Too-Early blending is active (league average 3.7 of 10 calibration games across 30 active teams; smaller samples are shrunk toward the -0.03 league baseline).
| Rank | Team | Games | Blended Score | Raw 10G Net Rtg | SOS Score | 1D Move | 7D Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) | 4 / 10 | +6.89 | +17.3 | +9.80 | 0 | n/a |
| #2 | Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 3 / 10 | +5.17 | +17.3 | +3.88 | 0 | n/a |
| #3 | Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC) | 4 / 10 | +4.13 | +10.4 | +2.88 | 0 | -2 |
| #4 | Houston Rockets (HOU) | 4 / 10 | +3.89 | +9.8 | +7.99 | +1 | n/a |
| #5 | Memphis Grizzlies (MEM) | 4 / 10 | +3.78 | +9.5 | -2.20 | +1 | n/a |
| #6 | Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 4 / 10 | +3.67 | +9.2 | +7.71 | +2 | n/a |
| #7 | Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 4 / 10 | +3.62 | +9.1 | +9.26 | -3 | n/a |
| #8 | Boston Celtics (BOS) | 4 / 10 | +3.34 | +8.4 | -0.43 | +1 | +21 |
| #9 | Toronto Raptors (TOR) | 3 / 10 | +2.74 | +9.2 | +8.21 | +1 | n/a |
| #10 | San Antonio Spurs (SAS) | 4 / 10 | +2.42 | +6.1 | +3.24 | +5 | +20 |
| #11 | Detroit Pistons (DET) | 4 / 10 | +2.24 | +5.7 | -0.63 | -4 | -9 |
| #12 | Philadelphia 76ers (PHI) | 4 / 10 | +1.06 | +2.7 | +1.91 | -1 | -9 |
| #13 | LA Clippers (LAC) | 3 / 10 | +0.88 | +3.0 | +6.37 | -1 | n/a |
| #14 | Indiana Pacers (IND) | 4 / 10 | +0.67 | +1.7 | -3.49 | -1 | n/a |
| #15 | Washington Wizards (WAS) | 4 / 10 | -0.03 | -0.0 | +1.78 | -1 | n/a |
| #16 | Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 3 / 10 | -0.31 | -1.0 | +2.20 | 0 | n/a |
| #17 | New Orleans Pelicans (NOP) | 3 / 10 | -0.72 | -2.3 | -5.21 | 0 | n/a |
| #18 | New York Knicks (NYK) | 4 / 10 | -0.74 | -1.8 | -1.38 | +3 | +10 |
| #19 | Dallas Mavericks (DAL) | 4 / 10 | -1.32 | -3.3 | -3.99 | -1 | n/a |
| #20 | Golden State Warriors (GSW) | 4 / 10 | -1.39 | -3.4 | -4.58 | -1 | n/a |
| #21 | Orlando Magic (ORL) | 3 / 10 | -1.61 | -5.3 | +1.65 | -1 | n/a |
| #22 | Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 4 / 10 | -2.24 | -5.5 | -6.03 | 0 | n/a |
| #23 | Charlotte Hornets (CHA) | 4 / 10 | -2.91 | -7.2 | -4.67 | 0 | n/a |
| #24 | Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 3 / 10 | -3.20 | -10.6 | -3.19 | 0 | n/a |
| #25 | Utah Jazz (UTA) | 4 / 10 | -3.45 | -8.6 | -0.05 | 0 | n/a |
| #26 | Brooklyn Nets (BKN) | 4 / 10 | -3.64 | -9.1 | -3.78 | 0 | n/a |
| #27 | Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 3 / 10 | -4.02 | -13.3 | -4.26 | 0 | n/a |
| #28 | Miami Heat (MIA) | 4 / 10 | -5.37 | -13.4 | -7.76 | +1 | n/a |
| #29 | Sacramento Kings (SAC) | 4 / 10 | -6.83 | -17.0 | +0.31 | -1 | n/a |
| #30 | Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 4 / 10 | -7.32 | -18.3 | -8.48 | 0 | n/a |
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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