NBA FUTURE POWER RANKINGS

FULL SCORES BY CATEGORY

What goes into the NBA Future Power Rankings point totals?

Here's how I did it.

FUTURE POWER RATING

PLAYERS (worth 58.3 percent of score):Current players and their potential for the future, factoring in expected departures

MANAGEMENT (worth 16.7 percent of score): Quality and stability of front office, ownership, coaching

MONEY (worth 8.3 percent of score):Projected salary-cap situation; ability and willingness to exceed cap and pay luxury tax

MARKET (worth 8.3 percent of score):Appeal to future acquisitions based on team quality, franchise reputation, city's desirability as a destination, market size, taxes, business and entertainment opportunities, arena quality, fans

DRAFT (worth 8.3 percent of score): Future draft picks; draft positioning

I determined that the most important category is a team's current roster and the future potential of those players. That category accounts for more than 50 percent of each NBA team's overall Future Power Rating.

At the same time, I looked at many other factors, such as management, ownership, coaching, a team's spending habits, its cap situation, the reputation of the city and the franchise, and what kind of draft picks I expect the team to have in the future.

The full scores for every team in each category are below.

PLAYERS (58.3 PERCENT)

PLAYERS

TEAM	RATING
1. Denver	87.5
2. Philadelphia	85.0
T-3. Golden State	80.0
T-3. Milwaukee	80.0
T-5. Boston	77.5
T-5. Oklahoma City	77.5
T-7. Utah	75.0
T-7. Houston	75.0
9. Portland	72.5
10. L.A. Lakers	65.0
11. Dallas	62.5
12. Sacramento	60.0
T-13. Brooklyn	55.0
T-13. San Antonio	55.0
T-13. Toronto	55.0
T-16. L.A. Clippers	52.5
T-16. Indiana	52.5
T-16. Minnesota	52.5
19. Atlanta	50.0
20. Miami	42.5
T-21. Chicago	40.0
T-21. Detroit	40.0
T-23. Orlando	37.5
T-23. Washington	37.5
T-23. Phoenix	37.5
26. New Orleans	35.0
27. Memphis	27.5
28. New York	22.5
T-29. Cleveland	20.0
T-29. Charlotte	20.0
Current players and potential for the future

MANAGEMENT (16.7 PERCENT)

MANAGEMENT

TEAM	RATING
1. Golden State	90.0
T-2. Houston	87.5
T-2. Milwaukee	87.5
4. Boston	82.5
5. L.A. Clippers	80.0
6. Denver	77.5
7. Indiana	75.0
T-8. San Antonio	72.5
T-8. Portland	72.5
T-8. Oklahoma City	72.5
T-8. Utah	72.5
12. Toronto	70.0
13. Philadelphia	67.5
T-14. Brooklyn	65.0
T-14. Dallas	65.0
16. Miami	60.0
17. Orlando	50.0
18. Detroit	47.5
T-19. Atlanta	45.0
T-19. Sacramento	45.0
21. New York	42.5
T-22. L.A. Lakers	30.0
T-22. Washington	30.0
24. Cleveland	27.5
25. New Orleans	25.0
T-26. Charlotte	22.5
T-26. Minnesota	22.5
28. Memphis	20.0
29. Chicago	17.5
30. Phoenix	10.0
QUALITY/STABILITY OF FRONT OFFICE, OWNERSHIP, COACHING

MONEY (8.3 PERCENT)

MONEY

TEAM	RATING
1. New York	97.5
2. L.A. Clippers	95.0
3. Atlanta	90.0
4. Dallas	82.5
T-5. L.A. Lakers	80.0
T-5. Indiana	80.0
7. Brooklyn	77.5
8. Utah	70.0
9. Sacramento	67.5
10. New Orleans	62.5
11. Chicago	57.5
12. Toronto	55.0
13. Phoenix	52.5
14. Memphis	50.0
T-15. Miami	45.0
T-15. Orlando	45.0
T-15. Washington	45.0
T-18. San Antonio	40.0
T-18. Cleveland	40.0
20. Detroit	37.5
T-21. Denver	32.5
T-21. Portland	32.5
T-23. Milwaukee	27.5
T-23. Charlotte	27.5
T-25. Boston	25.0
T-25. Minnesota	25.0
27. Philadelphia	22.5
28. Golden State	20.0
T-29. Oklahoma City	12.5
T-29. Houston	12.5
Projected salary-cap situation

MARKET (8.3 PERCENT)

MARKET

TEAM	RATING
T-1. L.A. Lakers	90.0
T-1. Golden State	90.0
3. New York	85.0
T-4. L.A. Clippers	82.5
T-4. Miami	82.5
6. Brooklyn	75.0
7. Houston	65.0
T-8. Boston	60.0
T-8. Chicago	60.0
10. Dallas	55.0
11. San Antonio	52.5
T-12. Phoenix	50.0
T-12. Orlando	50.0
T-12. Toronto	50.0
T-12. Philadelphia	50.0
T-16. Washington	47.5
T-16. Portland	47.5
18. Denver	45.0
T-19. Atlanta	42.5
T-19. Oklahoma City	42.5
21. Detroit	40.0
T-22. Cleveland	35.0
T-22. Charlotte	35.0
T-22. Milwaukee	35.0
T-25. New Orleans	30.0
T-25. Utah	30.0
T-25. Indiana	30.0
T-25. Memphis	30.0
29. Sacramento	25.0
30. Minnesota	15.0
APPEAL TO FUTURE ACQUISITIONS

DRAFT (8.3 PERCENT)

DRAFT

TEAM	RATING
1. Atlanta	92.5
T-2. Cleveland	90.0
T-2. Boston	90.0
4. Phoenix	85.0
T-5. New York	77.5
T-5. Chicago	77.5
7. L.A. Clippers	70.0
8. New Orleans	67.5
T-9. L.A. Lakers	65.0
T-9. Brooklyn	65.0
T-9. San Antonio	65.0
12. Washington	57.5
13. Charlotte	55.0
T-14. Orlando	52.5
T-14. Minnesota	52.5
16. Detroit	50.0
17. Utah	47.5
T-18. Indiana	45.0
T-18. Memphis	45.0
T-20. Sacramento	40.0
T-20. Miami	40.0
T-20. Portland	40.0
23. Golden State	35.0
T-24. Toronto	32.5
T-24. Philadelphia	32.5
26. Denver	27.5
T-27. Oklahoma City	25.0
T-27. Houston	25.0
29. Milwaukee	17.5
30. Dallas	10.0
Future draft picks; draft positioning