NBA Week 10 Power Rankings – Where National Scribes Rank OKC Thunder

Dec 31, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Victor Oladipo (5) handles the ball against LA Clippers guard Austin Rivers (25) during the first quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports

The OKC Thunder finished their week 2-1 and look to move up the power rankings with a big New Year’s Eve win over the Clippers.

Oklahoma City took care of business in South Beach to start the week, but ruined their chance at shooting up the power rankings after getting blown out by the Grizzlies sans Mike Conley. Victor Oladipo made his way back after missing nine games with an injury and helped the Thunder to a good win against the Clippers.

With that in mind, here’s how the national pundits ranked the OKC Thunder:

Sports Illustrated Power Rankings – Jeremy Woo

The Thunder hold steady at number six, but Jeremy had a lot to say about the Russell Westbrook show.

NBA.com Power Rankings – John Schuhmann

The godfather of the League Pass Alert moved the Thunder up one spot in his rankings to number six and noted that their January schedule is the toughest in the league.

ESPN Power Rankings– Marc Stein

Marc Stein held steady and kept the Thunder in eighth in his power rankings.

CBS Sports Power Rankings – Matt Moore

The Thunder fall two spots in Moore’s power ranking to number eight.

The Thunder start the week with three road games and finish it with a home game against Denver. The week could finish with the Thunder getting fully healthy as Cameron Payne is projected to play Saturday after a short stint with the Oklahoma City Blue. Check back next week to see how they did.

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