The Rockets see the biggest climb in these Power Rankings. They've been terrific defensively, led by Ime Udoka's approach of switching heavily while keeping Alperen Sengun stationed near the basket. Tari Eason has exploded into an All-Defensive candidate.

Teams are competing and not blatantly exercising organizational priorities, and in a culture where we’re waiting for the next “trades we want to see” piece to drop, I like that NBA Cup games take place just after the glorified feel-out games that mark the opening weeks of the season and wrap up just before all of those new contracts become tradeable.

Despite a 2-2 week with two losses in the final seconds, the Houston Rockets (12-6) showed enough to hold at No. 5 in the NBA’s weekly power rankings.

With the first five weeks of the season in the books, our latest NBA power rankings reveal who the 10 best and 10 worst NBA teams right now.

As Victor Wembanyam and the Spurs continue to rise up the NBA power rankings, Joel Embiid and the 76ers are on the verge of total collapse.

The Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over the Knicks. Lauri Markkenen went off for 34 points. Collin Sexton has also had a positive season. He could be traded to a contender. Meanwhile, Cody Williams has had an inconsistent start to his season.

The Los Angeles Clippers were a surprise, going a perfect 4-0 last week, and ending the week with an 11-7 record. Here is an updated look at the NBA power rankings heading into Week 6.