After one week of the season, which could best be described as bittersweet between the passing of team owner Paul Allen and relatively comfortable home wins versus the Lakers and Spurs, let's take a look at where the Portland Trail Blazers standing in the weekly Power Rankings going into their first road trip of the season...
• The panel of voters at ESPN.com have the Trail Blazers at No. 9 this week, two spots better than last week..
The folks at ESPN have the Trail Blazers behind the Bucks at No. 8 and ahead of the 76ers at No. 10.
• John Schuhmann of NBA.com has the Blazers all the way up at 7th this week, five spots better than last week...
Schuhmann has Portland behind Milwaukee at No. 6 and ahead of Utah at No. 8. Bucks, ahead Jazz• Khadrice Rollins of SI.com has Portland at 8th this week, a four-spot improvement from last week...
Rollins also has the Trail Blazers behind the Bucks at No. 7 and ahead of the Nuggets at No. 9.• Reid Forgrave of CBS Sports.com has Portland at 12th, just one spot better than last week...
Forgrave has the Trail Blazers BEHIND the winless Lakers (go figure) at No. 11 and ahead of the Thunder at No. 13.
• Tommy Beers of Rotoworld has the Trail Blazers in the No. 9 spot this week...
Beers has the Blazers behind the Bucks at No. 8 and ahead of the Pacers at No. 10.
• Brad Rowland of UPROXX gives Portland their worst ranking of the week at No. 13, though that is one spot better than last week...
Rowland has the Trail Blazers behind Wizards at No. 12 and ahead of the Grizzlies at No. 14.• Ian Levy at Fansided has Portland at No. 8 this week, a five-spot improvement over last week...
Levy lists the Trail Blazers behind the 76ers at No. 7 and ahead of the Rockets at No. 9. • Gerald Bourguet of Hoops Habit has Portland in the No. 11 spot this week, one spot better than last week...
Bourguet has the Trail Blazers behind at No. 10 and ahead of the Clippers at No. 12.