NBA 2018-19: Eastern Conference Power Rankings Week 7

#2 Philadelphia 76ers

Utah Jazz v Philadelphia 76ers

Week 7 win-loss record: 3-0

The Philadelphia 76ers were expected to get better after acquiring Jimmy Butler from the T-Wolves in a trade that sent Dario Saric and Robert Covington to the Wolves. The 76ers have been performing just the way everyone expected them to and are 8-2 with Jimmy Butler in the starting lineup.

After losing their first home game of the season against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 76ers won in Brooklyn against the Nets on Jimmy Butler's game-winning three-pointer. Both Embiid and Butler posted 30-point double-doubles in the contest.

The 76ers then came back to the Wells Fargo Center for a three-game homestand that began with their first game against the New York Knicks. They cruised to victory blowing out the Knicks by 26 points, even though Jimmy had a forgettable night.

Then they hosted a struggling Washington Wizards and annihilated them to register their third win in as many games. Butler has looked good so far with the 76ers and the new Big 3 are definitely getting along which is evident from the chemistry that we see on the court.