Hoop Talk Ep. 161: Post NBA Trade Deadline Reactions & Top-5 Power Rankings

The 2021 NBA Trade Deadline has officially up and passed. The best players available on the NBA Buyout Market have been grabbed up and signed. Now with 20+ games left to go, teams across the league will continue to jockey for playoff position with hopes of being one of the final 16 teams in the postseason. On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, Jay and Ryan discuss and react to some of the biggest trades and buyout signings including Blake Griffin and Lamarcus Aldridge to the Brooklyn Nets, Aaron Gordon to the Denver Nuggets, Andre Drummond to the Los Angeles Lakers and many others. Then in the latter end of the episode, the fellas share their Top-5 Post NBA Trade Deadline Power Rankings. These rankings are based on how they have played so far this season, the moves made at the deadline and how they are projected to finish out the season. Will your favorite team make the Top-5 cut? Will the teams we had on our last Power Rankings remain in the same order or even still be on this version of the list? Stay Tuned to find out!