*Photo via USA Today The Houston Rockets had an impressive 2014-15 season and made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals with a...

*Photo via USA Today Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans finished last season sneaking into the postseason and losing to the...

*Photo via Getty Images Hey Giannis Antetokounmpo and Michael Carter-Williams, what are you guys looking at? Oh, you’re looking up at...

*Photo via USA Today The Washington Wizards ended the 2014-15 NBA season at the claws of the Atlanta Hawks in heartbreaking fashion....

*Photo via NBAE The Chicago Bulls couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity to overthrow LeBron James’ Eastern Conference dominance....

*Photo via Getty Images Just a year ago, the Phoenix Suns revamped their backcourt with the addition of Isaiah Thomas. With only one...

The Boston Celtics surprised a lot of folks last season and snuck into the postseason as the seventh seed in the East. Once there, they...

*Photo via NBAE The Utah Jazz were in the midst of another lost season at 18-35 when a midseason trade altered their fortunes. Utah chose...

*Photo via USA Today The Orlando Magic finished their third consecutive, Dwight Howard-less season, with 25 wins or less. Their sustained...

*Photo via USA Today After a blistering start to the 2014-15 NBA season, the Toronto Raptors stumbled during second half of the year,...

*Photo via AP Despite being one of the top teams in the league, the Memphis Grizzlies couldn’t quite squeeze into the top 15 of the...

*Photo via USA TODAY Sports The Philadelphia 76ers just completed their second straight season with fewer than 20 wins, and that was...

*Photo via Getty Images The Atlanta Hawks may have been the NBA’s biggest surprise last season, besting their 2013-14 record by 22 wins....

*Photo via Getty Images After making the playoffs ten straight years, the Denver Nuggets have now failed to reach the postseason in...

*Photo via USA Today The Oklahoma City Thunder are one of the toughest teams to rank in our future power rankings. With two of the best...

*Photo via NBC With the departure of LeBron James, the Miami Heat fell from their Eastern Conference throne and into the lottery. With a...

*Photo via Getty Images Despite having the eighth worst record in the NBA at 32-50, the Detroit Pistons had their best record since...

*Photo via AP After making the 2013-14 postseason with a 43-39 record, the rebranded Charlotte Hornets were poised to improve with the...

*Photo via USA Today The Indiana Pacers are a difficult team to rank because of the uncertainty of Paul George. Before George’s gruesome...

*Photo via USA Today After many frustrating years, new team president, Phil Jackson, finally appears to have a plan in place to rebuild...