Mike Roemer/AP The Milwaukee Bucks are off and running to start the season.
- The NBA season is nearly a quarter complete.
- The league has seen a big, unexpected shake-up, with presumed contenders like the Warriors, Celtics, and Rockets struggling to start the season.
- Meanwhile, three teams some in the NBA world thought would miss the playoffs in the Western Conference are now competing for the No. 1 seed.
The NBA season is nearly a quarter of the way through, and wow, this is not what we expected.
The Warriors are going through turbulence as we've never seen before, the Celtics haven't jelled, and three teams many expected to miss the playoffs now lead the Western Conference.
It's early, and things can change rapidly in the NBA, but four of our top 10 teams from our training camp rankings have already fallen out of the top 10.
With one month of the NBA season completed, here's where all 30 teams stand right now: