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2016-17 NBA Power Rankings: How All 30 Teams Shake Out at Christmas
- Updated: December 23, 2016
The NBA season officially began at the end of October, but Christmas Day marks its real commencement.
Christmas is the “wink, wink, nudge” point at which serious followers of the league quietly agree to start scrutinizing the action more closely. It’s when the kinks are supposed to be worked out and the true natures of the 30 clubs competing for playoff position start to …