NBA Season Preview Power Rankings

The NBA season is approaching, and there are many questions lingering about playoff teams and title contenders. As many fans are hoping their team makes the playoffs, there are other who are hoping their team does as bad as possible, because the upcoming NBA Draft is supposed to be one for the decades. There are many teams that have a quality young core, but the players are young and haven't reached their potential, so their teams aren't title contenders yet. Their are only a few true title contenders as well. Therefore, The Power Rankings below list my predictions for the 2013-2014 NBA season. *= young core #=title contender

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