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2016-17 NBA Power Rankings: Cavaliers Or Warriors On Top In Week 1?

By Gerald Bourguet

Sep 26, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) poses for a photo during media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) poses for a photo during media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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With the 2016-17 NBA season set to begin Tuesday night, here’s a look at Week 1 of HoopsHabit’s weekly NBA Power Rankings.

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Sep 26, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) poses for a photo during media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

After months of waiting, the 2016-17 NBA season is finally set to get under way!

With an opening night docket of Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs, it’s only a matter of hours before professional basketball fans get to scratch their summer-long itch.

Over the last few months, we’ve agonized over NBA draft results, handed out free agency grades, poured over NBA Summer League results, read way too much into training camp and preseason storylines and filled the rest of our free time with NBA Awards predictions, season previews and pretty much every other manner of speculation you could think of.

With the offseason reaching its merciful end today, however, it’s time to take one final look at where every team stands heading into the new campaign.

Without further ado, here’s a look at Week 1 NBA Power Rankings for the 2016-17 season.