Power ranking the teams at each hotel in NBA’s Disney re-launch

Yacht Club teams

Finally, we come to the teams in the Yacht Club. Of the three hotels in the mix, the Yacht Club is the one that Disney expects to get back into public use the earliest, so teams that make it into the playoffs may find themselves on the move just like the Grand Floridian teams.

Let’s rank the teams trying to move up and out of the Yacht Club.

1. New Orleans Pelicans

Perhaps the team more responsible than any for the league’s decision to expand the re-launch to 22 teams, the Pelicans have a shot at putting a scare into the eight-seeded Grizzlies. We won’t have long to wait until we see what pre-playoff Zion Williamson looks like.

2. Portland Trail Blazers

The Blazers have top-end talent in Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, as well as offensive help from Carmelo Anthony, and they expect to see Jusuf Nurkic return to action as well. This may be a significantly better team once the re-start begins than they were when we hit the hiatus in March.

3. Sacramento Kings

The Kings have shown flashes of being a tough team to beat, perhaps more so than their 28-36 record indicates. They’re young and talented, and with a short sprint to the playoffs they may be able to make some teams uncomfortable at least.

4. Phoenix Suns

The Suns are similar to the Kings in that they’re young and might be able to make life difficult for teams. Don’t expect much more than that, but you can anticipate seeing some fast-paced action in Suns games.

5. Washington Wizards

John Wall won’t be playing, but even if he was it’s safe to say the Wizards wouldn’t be a serious contender for anything in Orlando. Bradley Beal will score a ton of points, but that’s likely all that will be notable from their visit to Florida.

6. San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs are 27-36 and now will have to face life without LaMarcus Aldridge for the rest of this season. This shorthanded squad is easily the worst of the bunch and it shouldn’t be a big surprise if they go winless.