Utah Jazz: Pre-Camp Northwest Division Power Rankings

Jan 13, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) drives to the basket on Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood (5) and center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first quarter of the NBA game at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) drives to the basket on Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood (5) and center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first quarter of the NBA game at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
4 of 6
Next
Enes Kanter Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Playoffs Utah Jazz
Apr 23, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (left) and center Enes Kanter (right) react during the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

3) Oklahoma City Thunder

Losing a Top 10 player in the NBA is a killer, but Kevin Durant isn’t the only OKC mainstay to pack his bags for a new home this summer. Serge Ibaka also departed as part of the trade that netted Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova and Domantas Sabonis.

Nevertheless, Russell Westbrook remains in the Thunder fold and is also a Top 10 talent. He, along with Oladipo, Enes Kater and Steven Adams still make for a core of players that can get a team into the playoffs.

Thunder GM Sam Presti and head coach Billy Donavan may be playing with a different hand this season, but the cupboard is far from bare.

They won’t win the Northwest again — the competition is just too stiff — but they’ll definitely win some games.

Next: No. 2