NBA Power Rankings: Injury outlook for all 30 teams - ESPN

The end of the NBA regular season is a month away and one team (the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers) has already clinched a playoff spot with several more on the brink.

As is usually the case, the teams with the best chances in the playoffs are those that can stay healthy. We've seen teams like the New Orleans Pelicans and the Dallas Mavericks stumble down the standings due to mounting injuries.

For this week's Power Rankings, we're taking stock of each team's health and how each should approach the final weeks of the season. Is it worth prioritizing player development (and potential draft positioning) by sitting starters? Or try to keep up in the standings and get a healthy roster for the playoffs?

Let's dive into this week's updated Power Rankings for all 30 NBA teams.

Note: Team rankings are based on where members of our panel (ESPN's Tim Bontemps, Jamal Collier, Michael Wright, Tim MacMahon, Dave McMenamin, Ohm Youngmisuk and Chris Herring) think teams belong this season.

Previous rankings: Preseason | Oct. 30 | Nov. 5 | Nov. 13 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 27 | Dec. 4 | Dec. 11 | Dec. 18 | Dec. 25 | Jan. 1 | Jan. 8 | Jan. 15 | Jan. 22 | Jan. 29 | Feb. 5 | Feb. 12 | Feb. 26 | Mar. 5

Jump to a team:
ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTA | WAS

1. Cleveland Cavaliers

2024-25 record: 55-10

Previous ranking: 1

Next games: @ MEM (Mar. 14), vs. ORL (Mar. 16), @ LAC (Mar. 18)

The Cavaliers are so healthy that coach Kenny Atkinson was able to play 14 players against Milwaukee on Sunday as Cleveland ran its win streak to 14 straight games. With an eight-game lead for No. 1 in the East with 17 games left to play, the Cavs