NBA Pre-Season Power Rankings - Part III

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the final installment of a 3-pack of pre-season power rankings. Parts I and II have been posted. These power rankings will be used to determine draft order for our first NBA Mock Draft.]

At the end of the day, PHSports is predicting what many others are - a Lakers championship. And why not? IF (and that's a 4-year, $58M IF) Andrew Bynum stays healthy have an interior defensive presence that dissuades the opposition, the Lakers, who already play the most aesthetically pleasing form of basketball since the Showtime days of Magic, Worthy and Kareem, are the frontrunners. As for Boston, they are a very disciplined team with the best leadership. At the end of the day, it's about talent, and the Celtics are a player away (losing James Posey).

1. LA Lakers
2. Boston
3. Utah
4. Cleveland
5. New Orleans
6. Houston
7. Detroit
8. Phoenix
9. San Antonio
10. Orlando
11. Dallas
12. Chicago
13. Portland
14. Toronto
15. Miami
16. Philadelphia
17. Atlanta
18. Denver
19. Washington
20. Milwaukee
21. LA Clippers
22. Golden State
23. Indiana
24. New Jersey
25. Memphis
26. Sacramento
27. Charlotte
28. Oklahoma City
29. New York
30. Minnesota