We’ve officially turned the calendar to November, and the early portion of the season is beginning to reveal which teams are emerging as legitimate contenders and which still have plenty of work to do before entering that conversation. The first two weeks have brought a mix of dominance, surprise, and growing pains across the league, as some squads continue to build on strong starts while others search for answers. The Thunder remain the gold standard through an unbeaten start as reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander passes Oscar Robertson for the third-most consecutive 20-point performances in NBA history, while others like the Pistons, Rockets, Lakers are starting to piece things together after up-and-down opening weeks and have quickly joined the conversation as serious threats in their own right. Meanwhile, a handful of preseason hopefuls are already feeling the weight of inconsistency as they try to find their footing. With the first weekend of the NBA Cup now tipping off, the league’s in-season tournament that runs through November and December, every game from here on out carries an added layer of meaning and opportunity, so here are the teams that you should keep an eye on that are trying to claim early bragging rights as we continue on with the rest of the season:

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (7-0)

Last Week’s Record: 3-0

Wins: vs. Kings, vs. Wizards, vs. Pelicans

Losses: None

This Week: @ Clippers (11/4), @ Trail Blazers (11/5), @ Kings (11/7), @ Grizzlies (11/9)

2. San Antonio Spurs (5-1)

Last Week’s Record: 1-1

Wins: vs. Heat

Losses: @ Suns

This Week: @ Lakers (11/5), vs. Rockets (11/7), vs. Pelicans (11/8), @ Bulls (11/10)

3. Detroit Pistons (5-2)

Last Week’s Record: 3-0

Wins: vs. Magic, vs. Mavericks (in Mexico City, MEX), @ Grizzlies

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Jazz (11/5), @ Nets (11/7), @ 76ers (11/9), vs. Wizards (11/10)

4. Los Angeles Lakers (6-2)

Last Week’s Record: 4-0

Wins: @ Timberwolves, @ Grizzlies, vs. Heat, @ Trail Blazers

Losses: None

This Week: vs. Spurs (11/5), @ Hawks (11/8), @ Hornets (11/10)

5. Houston Rockets (4-2)

Last Week’s Record: 3-0

Wins: @ Raptors, @ Celtics, vs. Mavericks

Losses: None

This Week: @ Grizzlies (11/5), @ Spurs (11/7), @ Bucks (11/9)

6. Milwaukee Bucks (5-2)

Last Week’s Record: 3-1

Wins: vs. Knicks, vs. Warriors, @ Pacers

Losses: vs. Kings

This Week: @ Raptors (11/4), vs. Bulls (11/7), vs. Rockets (11/9), @ Mavericks (11/10)

7. Denver Nuggets (4-2)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: vs. Pelicans, vs. Kings

Losses: @ Trail Blazers

This Week: vs. Heat (11/5), vs. Warriors (11/7), vs. Pacers (11/8)

8. Chicago Bulls (5-1)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: vs. Kings, vs. Knicks

Losses: @ Knicks

This Week: vs. 76ers (11/4), @ Bucks (11/7), @ Cavaliers (11/8), vs. Spurs (11/10)

9. Miami Heat (4-3)

Last Week’s Record: 2-2

Wins: vs. Hornets, @ Clippers

Losses: @ Spurs, @ Lakers

This Week: @ Nuggets (11/5), vs. Hornets (11/7), vs. Trail Blazers (11/8), vs. Cavaliers (11/10)

10. New York Knicks (4-3)

Last Week’s Record: 2-2

Wins: @ Bucks, @ Bulls

Losses: vs. Bulls, vs. Wizards

This Week: vs. Timberwolves (11/5), vs. Nets (11/9)

11. Cleveland Cavaliers (4-3)

Last Week’s Record: 1-2

Wins: vs. Hawks

Losses: @ Celtics, vs. Raptors

This Week: vs. 76ers (11/5), @ Wizards (11/7), vs. Bulls (11/8), @ Heat (11/10)

12. Philadelphia 76ers (5-1)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: @ Wizards, @ Nets

Losses: vs. Celtics

This Week: @ Bulls (11/4), @ Cavaliers (11/5), vs. Raptors (11/8), @ 76ers (11/9)

13. Minnesota Timberwolves (4-3)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: @ Hornets, @ Nets

Losses: vs. Lakers

This Week: @ Knicks (11/5), vs. Jazz (11/7), @ Kings (11/9), @ Jazz (11/10)

14. Golden State Warriors (4-3)

Last Week’s Record: 1-2

Wins: vs. Clippers

Losses: @ Bucks, @ Pacers

This Week: vs. Suns (11/4), @ Kings (11/5), @ Nuggets (11/7), vs. Pacers (11/9)

15. Los Angeles Clippers (3-3)

Last Week’s Record: 1-2

Wins: vs. Pelicans

Losses: @ Warriors, vs. Heat

This Week: vs. Thunder (11/4), @ Suns (11/6), vs. Suns (11/8), vs. Hawks (11/10)

16. Portland Trail Blazers (4-3)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: @ Jazz, vs. Nuggets

Losses: vs. Lakers

This Week: vs. Thunder (11/5), @ Heat (11/8), @ Magic (11/10)

17. Atlanta Hawks (3-4)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: @ Nets, @ Pacers

Losses: @ Cavaliers

This Week: vs. Magic (11/4), vs. Raptors (11/7), vs. Lakers (11/8), @ Clippers (11/10)

18. Orlando Magic (3-4)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: @ Hornets, @ Wizards

Losses: @ Pistons

This Week: @ Hawks (11/4), vs. Celtics (11/7), vs. Celtics (11/9), vs. Trail Blazers (11/10)

19. Charlotte Hornets (3-4)

Last Week’s Record: 1-3

Wins: vs. Jazz

Losses: @ Heat, vs. Magic, vs. Timberwolves

This Week: @ Pelicans (11/4), @ Heat (11/7), vs. Lakers (11/10)

20. Toronto Raptors (3-4)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: @ Cavaliers, vs. Grizzlies

Losses: vs. Rockets

This Week: vs. Bucks (11/4), @ Hawks (11/7), @ 76ers (11/8)

21. Utah Jazz (3-4)

Last Week’s Record: 1-3

Wins: @ Celtics

Losses: vs. Trail Blazers, @ Suns, @ Hornets

This Week: @ Pistons (11/5), @ Timberwolves (11/7), vs. Timberwolves (11/10)

22. Boston Celtics (3-5)

Last Week’s Record: 2-2

Wins: vs. Cavaliers, @ 76ers

Losses: vs. Rockets, vs. Jazz

This Week: vs. Wizards (11/5), @ Magic (11/7), @ Magic (11/9)

23. Memphis Grizzlies (3-5)

Last Week’s Record: 1-3

Wins: @ Suns

Losses: vs. Lakers, @ Raptors, vs. Pistons

This Week: vs. Rockets (11/5), vs. Mavericks (11/7), vs. Thunder (11/9)

24. Phoenix Suns (3-4)

Last Week’s Record: 2-1

Wins: vs. Jazz, vs. Spurs

Losses: vs. Grizzlies

This Week: @ Warriors (11/4), vs. Clippers (11/6), @ Clippers (11/8), vs. Pelicans (11/10)

25. Sacramento Kings (2-5)

Last Week’s Record: 1-3

Wins: @ Bucks

Losses: @ Thunder, @ Bulls, @ Nuggets

This Week: vs. Warriors (11/5), vs. Thunder (11/7), vs. Timberwolves (11/9)

26. Dallas Mavericks (2-5)

Last Week’s Record: 1-2

Wins: vs. Pacers

Losses: vs. Pistons (in Mexico City, MEX), @ Rockets

This Week: vs. Pelicans (11/5), @ Grizzlies (11/7), @ Wizards (11/8), vs. Bucks (11/10)

27. Indiana Pacers (1-6)

Last Week’s Record: 1-3

Wins: vs. Warriors

Losses: @ Mavericks, vs. Hawks, vs. Bucks

This Week: vs. Nets (11/5), @ Nuggets (11/8), @ Warriors (11/9)

28. Washington Wizards (1-6)

Last Week’s Record: 0-4

Wins: None

Losses: vs. 76ers, @ Thunder, vs. Magic, @ Knicks

This Week: @ Celtics (11/5), vs. Cavaliers (11/7), vs. Mavericks (11/8), @ Pistons (11/10)

29. New Orleans Pelicans (0-6)

Last Week’s Record: 0-3

Wins: None

Losses: @ Nuggets, @ Clippers, @ Thunder

This Week: vs. Hornets (11/4), @ Mavericks (11/5), @ Spurs (11/8), @ Suns (11/10)

30. Brooklyn Nets (0-7)

Last Week’s Record: 0-3

Wins: None

Losses: vs. Hawks, vs. 76ers, @ Timberwolves

This Week: @ Pacers (11/5), vs. Pistons (11/7), @ Knicks (11/9)