NBA Power Rankings, way-too-early edition - Our post-Finals look at all 30 teams' 2024-25 - ESPN

The 2023-24 NBA season came to an end Monday with the Boston Celtics defeating the Dallas Mavericks, 106-88, to claim their NBA-record 18th championship.

With the title, the Celtics retain the top spot, which they've held since November, in our way-too-early Power Rankings for next season. But, after Boston the debate begins heading into next season.

Will Luka Doncic and the Mavericks be able to recapture the magic that led them on a Finals run? Can Oklahoma City's youth continue to develop after earning the top seed in the West? And which teams in the East are best positioned to knock Boston from its perch?

Our writers lay the groundwork for what should be a competitive, unpredictable 2024-25 NBA season.

Note: Our panel (Kendra Andrews, Tim Bontemps, Jamal Collier, Andrew Lopez, Tim MacMahon, Dave McMenamin, Ohm Youngmisuk, Chris Herring, Kevin Pelton and Bobby Marks) is ranking all 30 teams from top to bottom heading into the 2024 offseason.

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. Boston Celtics
2023-24 record: 64-18
Result: NBA champions
2024 draft picks: No. 30 (own) and No. 54 (via DAL)

After winning title No. 18, the focus for the Celtics will now be on trying to repeat and move two titles ahead of their forever rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, in the all-time title ranks. With the top seven players fully locked in and under contract, though, and Jayson Tatum a lock to sign a supermax extension this summer, the two questions about the Celtics come in the form of extensions. Specifically: Will Boston be able to get Derrick White, who has one year left on his deal, and Sam Hauser,