NBA Power Rankings: Magic Making Moves Into Top 10?

The Orlando Magic won five straight before losing to the Sacramento Kings. Where does that put the team in the latest power rankings?

Jeremy Brener | Mar 26, 2024

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is picking up the pieces after seeing its win streak snapped at the hands of the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.

Despite the loss, however, the Magic is seen as a team on the rise.

Sacramento Kings v Orlando Magic / Rich Storry/GettyImages

In CBS Sports' latest power rankings, the Magic moved up two spots and cracking the top 10, finishing at No. 9 on the list.

"Orlando had multiple attempts to beat the Kings in the final seconds, but couldn't complete a perfect week after wins over the Hornets and Pelicans," CBS Sports writes. "Still, the Magic are one of the league's hottest teams, winners of 11 of their last 15 games. Jonathan Isaac has quietly put up a tremendous (healthy!) season defensively, and he showed off his offensive chops with a career-high 25 points in the loss to Sacramento."

The Magic is behind the Kings, New York Knicks, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets in the power rankings.

This week, the Magic hopes to move even further up the ladder with four home games against the Golden State Warriors (Wed.), Los Angeles Clippers (Fri.), Memphis Grizzlies (Sat.) and Portland Trail Blazers (Mon.).

Published Mar 26, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.