Quick recap of the past week of story lines before getting into the Western Conference Rankings. Ben Simmons arrives in Philadelphia which brings an end in his holdout to force a trade (0:45-1:31). Kyrie Irving ruled out to play for the Nets until he gets the vaccine or NBA protocols change. (1:32-3:20). The 2018 rookie class extension deadline was at 6 P.M. today, 10/18/22 (3:20-4:31). Move into talking about the championship caliber teams like the Suns, Lakers and Jazz (4:40-15:54). The teams just out of the play-in fray like the Nuggets and Warriors (15:54-24:08). Teams that are just a hair below are made up of the Blazers, Mavericks, and Grizzlies (24:08-34:13). The teams that just made the cut to be in the play in are made up of the Clippers and Kings (34:13-41:30). The final grouping is made up of the “tankathon” teams, which are the Pelicans, Spurs, Timberwolves, Thunder and Rockets (41:30-56:51).