SI senior writer Chris Mannix reveals his latest NBA power rankings and explain why he believes the Thunder should be regarded as one of the best teams in the NBA.
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00:00 Brand new NBA power rankings up right now at SI.com.
00:04 The biggest riser this week, Oklahoma City, which has a top five defense and is the number
00:10 one three-point shooting team in the league in terms of accuracy.
00:13 Shea Gildas Alexander having another fantastic two-way season.
00:18 Chet Holmgren, leader in the clubhouse right now, four-rookie of the year, so a tremendous
00:22 start in Oklahoma.
00:24 On the flip side, you've got the Houston Rockets, who have now lost three straight.
00:29 They dropped two in Los Angeles, one up in the Bay Area.
00:33 I'm still bullish though on the Rockets' chances of making a playoff run this year.
00:37 Alperin Sangun has been terrific.
00:40 There are some real Nikola Jokic-like qualities to his game.
00:44 If he can just add a consistent three-point shot, we could be looking at the next dynamic
00:50 offensive player in the NBA.
00:52 So I think the Rockets are going to be okay when they head home and are still going to
00:57 make a run at the playoffs.
00:58 So shout out to Houston, shout out to Blockbuster.
01:00 We'll do this next week.
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