Injuries are impacting the race for NBA Most Valuable Player. And now, Jayson Tatum's return from injury could also affect the race.

Kevin Durant surges into the MVP race while Luka Dončić slips from the top five in the latest NBA MVP Power Rankings shakeup.

The Hornets have hit an area of the power rankings we never imagined possible.

The accolades continue to stack for Knueppel, who has been a lethal shooter, leading the NBA in 3-pointers made with 216 and setting the rookie record for 3-pointers made in a season. When you pull the curtain back behind the scoring and the shooting, his steady play has been a key piece in elevating the Hornets.

The latest NBA Rookie Power Rankings see Dylan Harper surge up the list as Kon Knueppel stays firmly at No. 1. The rookie class is heating up at exactly the right time. With the regular season entering its final stretch,

Welcome to March, where we can fully focus on basketball instead of whatever we were talking about in the middle of February.

The play-in tournament will begin on April 14, running through April 17. The traditional NBA postseason begins a day later, on April 18, running through the rest of April, all of May and well into June. The NBA Finals are scheduled to start on June 3, with Game 7 happening as late as June 19 if necessary.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have won six of their last seven games, and Anthony Edwards is excelling as both a scorer and a passer during this stretch.

With six weeks left until the NBA playoffs, what are the most intriguing games left on the schedule for all 30 teams?

I'm not saying the Spurs will do that, but if they don't it won't be because they're not ready. The West is just a torture chamber. Only one team can survive. But that's still a month and change down the road.