NBA Power Rankings: Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers at the center of chaos

Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons (Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons (Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
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New York Knicks Kemba Walker (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

13. New York Knicks

Coming off a breakout season last year, it’ll be interesting to see how the New York Knicks look this season. They have enough talent to be a playoff team in the Eastern Conference but there are still plenty of questions for this team.

Can Julius Randle continue to play at the pace he played at last year? Is this finally the year that RJ Barrett is going to make the big jump in his game? Can Kemba Walker have a big bounce-back season in New York?

The Knicks will have a good shot to be a top 5 seed in the East again, but I still have my doubts about this team being a true contender this season. Of course, that all changes if Barrett makes the jump to superstardom this season.