NBA Week 11 Power Rankings – Where National Scribes Rank OKC Thunder

The Thunder went 1-3 to start off the New Year and as a result slipped in the power rankings this week.

It was a rough week for the Thunder who saw their hopes of moving into the top 5 in some of the power rankings take a huge hit. They started off the week losing to Milwaukee despite jumping out to an early lead after a hot start. Followed it up by getting dominated in the 4th by Charlotte to lose by 11 and then the next night lost a close game in Houston.

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The Thunder were able to salvage the week against Denver at home Saturday behind a barrage of Russell Westbrook three’s. With that in mind, here’s how the national pundits ranked the OKC Thunder:

NBA.com – John Schuhmann

The Thunder move down four spots in Schuhmann’s power rankings dropping to number 10.

Sports Illustrated – Jeremy Woo

Jeremy Woo also dropped the Thunder in his power rankings, dropping them three spots to number nine.

ESPN – Marc Stein

Marc Stein drops the Thunder four spots in his power rankings all the way down to number 12.

CBS Sports – Matt Moore

Matt Moore of CBS goes the easiest on the Thunder this week in his power rankings only dropping them two spots to number 10.

The Thunder have another difficult week ahead of them as they try and survive an impossible January schedule. They start off the week at Chicago on Monday followed by, home against Memphis Wednesday, at Minnesota Friday and at Sacramento Sunday. Check back next week to see how they did.

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