With one month remaining in the NBA regular-season, Monte Poole ranks all 32 teams as they fight for playoff and play-in positioning.

Before the NBA trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors were stuck in the mud and battling and battling to just be in the play-in region of the Western Conference standings. Several weeks later, the Dubs are the 6-seed in the West and rapidly rising in the NBA power rankings,

The Oklahoma City Thunder are the favorites, deservedly so, but underneath them the power structure is shifting rapidly. Fading are the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets, who have been so great all season,

It's time to cram with fewer than 20 games left. Three teams, including the Lakers, get an A for their recent work.

The Lakers and Warriors have been rolling and are moving up the NBA power rankings with just about one month left in the 2024-25 season.

The 2024-25 season has now flipped the calendar to March. The league is entering into the final third of the season as teams begin to gear up to make a run at the playoffs, or for some, the play-in tournament.

The Cavs are in a class by themselves but the Central is also one of the deepest divisions in the NBA this season.