NBA: Grading every team through the first quarter of 2018-19

With the first quarter of the 2018-19 NBA season officially in the books, we grade every team and preview what the rest of the year could look like

Nearly every team in the NBA has played 20, or so, games. Essentially, we’re officially a quarter of the way into the 2018-19 season. And while the Golden State Warriors are still the overwhelming favorites to win the championship this season, there are certainly many other talking points through the first quarter of the season.

There are many teams that haven’t played up to their pre-season expectations and then some that were expected to be bad, but somehow are leading the conference.

(*cough* Los Angeles Clippers *cough*)

On top of all this, we’ve already seen a big name get traded less than a quarter into the season. How many more big moments will we get during the last three-fourths of the year? Probably more than a handful.

But, for now, we’re going to grade how every team is doing through the first 20 games of the 2018-19 NBA season.