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NBA Player Power Rankings: One Week Left!

By Greg Chin

Jan 21, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball against the Houston Rockets during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won 126-113. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball against the Houston Rockets during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won 126-113. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 8, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles the ball next to Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) in the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 106-89. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 8, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles the ball next to Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) in the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 106-89. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

The regular season ends in one week, and the race for the final playoff spots is getting hotter. Teams that have already qualified are already looking to preserve the health of their stars, preferring to rest them or limiting their minutes in an attempt to ensure that they enter the playoffs with a clean bill of health.

However, for those that haven’t cemented a playoff berth, they do not have the luxury of doing so. As a result, could we see players on lesser teams climb the rankings simply due to having more playing time?

Read on to find out!

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