#1 and #30 are clear, but you may be surprised by the rest. Schedule strength is critical to properly evaluate teams early in the season.
| Rank | Team | Off | Def | Rating | Off Rank | Def Rank |
| 1 | Golden State Warriors | 10.93 | -0.61 | 11.55 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | San Antonio Spurs | -0.10 | -10.07 | 9.97 | 17 | 2 |
| 3 | Miami Heat | -4.69 | -11.29 | 6.60 | 26 | 1 |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4.58 | -1.10 | 5.68 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9.80 | 4.52 | 5.29 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Boston Celtics | 0.42 | -4.86 | 5.27 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | Utah Jazz | -2.58 | -7.68 | 5.10 | 22 | 3 |
| 8 | Charlotte Hornets | 2.89 | -2.20 | 5.09 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Toronto Raptors | 1.66 | -3.04 | 4.70 | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Indiana Pacers | -0.61 | -3.15 | 2.54 | 19 | 7 |
| 11 | Atlanta Hawks | 2.78 | 0.53 | 2.25 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | Phoenix Suns | 0.45 | -1.76 | 2.21 | 13 | 11 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 0.50 | -1.42 | 1.92 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Detroit Pistons | -4.35 | -6.17 | 1.83 | 25 | 4 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | -3.12 | -3.24 | 0.12 | 23 | 6 |
| 16 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 3.47 | 3.58 | -0.12 | 6 | 22 |
| 17 | Los Angeles Clippers | 3.21 | 3.86 | -0.65 | 7 | 23 |
| 18 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4.08 | 4.91 | -0.83 | 4 | 25 |
| 19 | Dallas Mavericks | -2.19 | -1.02 | -1.17 | 21 | 14 |
| 20 | Orlando Magic | -2.14 | -0.43 | -1.71 | 20 | 16 |
| 21 | Washington Wizards | 3.64 | 8.02 | -4.38 | 5 | 29 |
| 22 | Memphis Grizzlies | -8.24 | -3.07 | -5.17 | 30 | 8 |
| 23 | Denver Nuggets | -5.15 | 0.06 | -5.21 | 27 | 17 |
| 24 | New Orleans Pelicans | 0.20 | 6.05 | -5.85 | 15 | 27 |
| 25 | Los Angeles Lakers | -0.29 | 5.58 | -5.87 | 18 | 26 |
| 26 | Sacramento Kings | 2.28 | 8.19 | -5.91 | 10 | 30 |
| 27 | Milwaukee Bucks | -3.25 | 3.20 | -6.45 | 24 | 21 |
| 28 | Houston Rockets | -0.03 | 7.89 | -7.91 | 16 | 28 |
| 29 | Brooklyn Nets | -6.74 | 2.17 | -8.91 | 28 | 19 |
| 30 | Philadelphia 76ers | -7.40 | 2.56 | -9.96 | 29 | 20 |