NBA Power Rankings Week 2: Scorching hot Miami Heat and what scares me

Last Week: (W) over NYK, (L) to MIA, (L) to CHA, (L) to TOR, (L) to DET

I thought the Orlando Magic would be the worst team in the league this season, and so far, so depressingly accurate. They cast off their shackles for a few days by winning against the New York Knicks, but it was a short-lived freedom once all of the teams around them lost.

Cleaning the Glass has their adjusted point differential at -12.4, the second-worst in the league. They have the league’s worst defense and the 21st offense, propped up by some hot shooting from Cole Anthony. Mo Bamba has been fun to watch early in the year, averaging career-highs across the board as he finally starts to embrace the potential he entered the year with.

Scares Me: That Jalen Suggs was the wrong pick. Look, I am still a big supporter of Suggs, and a shaky start to the season for a one-and-done freshman means nothing. Yet the emergence of Cole Anthony (17.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.3 assists with a 42.2 percent 3-point mark) and the presence of Markelle Fultz crowds the point guard room. Given the play of Josh Giddey who went one pick later, would the Magic have better roster balance with Giddey instead of Suggs? Maybe, but long-term I’m still a believer in Suggs’ upside, even if he is shooting 30 percent from the floor to start things off.