In Week 9 of NBA Power Rankings, the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks are starting to prove themselves in the East.
The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors still run the Western Conference, while the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are staking their claims out in the East. However, it’s the dark horse contenders rising up the latest NBA Power Rankings that grab our attention in Week 9.
The Indiana Pacers are defying the odds after the Paul George trade was supposed to send them spiraling into a rebuild, but thanks to Victor Oladipo‘s breakout year, they’re on a four-game tear and recently snapped Cleveland’s 13-game win streak.
The Milwaukee Bucks have become a different team since the Eric Bledsoe trade, while the Toronto Raptors are quietly one of the hottest teams in basketball that no one’s talking about.
The question is, where do they all end up in Week 9? Here are the latest NBA Power Rankings.