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Billups Flies To Detroit, Questionable Saturday
Is it unknown as to when Billups will rejoin the team. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Wolves Waive Ratliff, Will Sign With Pistons
The signing cannot take place until Ratliff clears waivers in 48 hours. Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Lakers Sit Atop RealGM Team Rankings
1. (2) Los Angeles Lakers 39-17 The Lakers have been absurdly hot since the Pau Gasol trade. Imagine how sick they are going to be when Andrew Bynum returns. 2. (1) Detroit Pistons 41-15 Detroit made minor tweaks at the deadline and virtually swapped Juan Dixon for Flip Murray and added beef to the front line with Dale Davis. 3. (8) San Antonio Spurs 38-17 The Spurs stormed their way back to the top of the West with a 6-game winning streak and 10 wins in their past 11. The Kurt Thomas and Damon Stoudamire pickups were at no cost and will pay huge dividends in the playoffs. 4. (3) Utah Jazz 36-20 As much as you've heard about the Jazz turnaround after the acquisition of Kyle Korver (20-4 since), he may very well challenge Gasol as the top addition of the season. 5. (4) New Orleans Hornets 37-18 A 3-game losing streak gives the Hornets their first bump in the road since the start of the year. Mike James and Bonzi Wells should step in to provide some scoring and pop off the bench. - Click 'Read' to see where the other 25 teams are ranked. Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Pistons Feb 2008 Archive
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Chauncey Billups is questionable for the Pistons' game against the Clippers in Los Angeles on Saturday after flying home for a personal matter, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have bought out the remainder of Theo Ratliff's contract, and according to the Detroit News the veteran center will sign with the Detroit Pistons.
This edition of the RealGM Team Rankings will speak to this past week’s deadline deals that were made and that weren’t made. We have a new fiery-hot team at the top of the list and an old familiar face breaking its way back into the top 5. The biggest rise in the rankings this week goes to the money-pick again for this year’s champion, the San Antonio Spurs (up from No. 8 to No. 3) while the biggest drop belongs to the sagging Atlanta Hawks (No. 19 to No. 13).
The format is simple. The rankings reflect each team’s current ranking, along with their ranking from the last week (LW), and their current win-loss record.