The NBA season officially began at the end of October, but Christmas Day marks its real commencement.
Christmas is the "wink, wink, nudge" point at which serious followers of the league quietly agree to start scrutinizing the action more closely. It's when the kinks are supposed to be worked out and the true natures of the 30 clubs competing for playoff position start to clarify themselves.
It's about to get real.
That's good news for the Washington Wizards and Milwaukee Bucks, who are hitting their strides, and bad news for the Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers...who aren't.
It's also good news for the Golden State Warriors, who just keep hitting everyone in the mouth.
Rankings are informed by records, advanced stats and current overall health—with an eye toward recent performance. If a team is suddenly missing a key star, it's weaker than its numbers indicate, and that'll be reflected here. The idea is to organize these squads into an order that reflects their potency right now.
Here's where we stand heading into Christmas.
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