A handful of NBA teams continue to jockey for positioning atop each conference as we approach the final two weeks ahead of the Feb. 9 trade deadline, with the true contenders already separating themselves from the pretenders across the league.

Perhaps one of the middling teams will vault into the smaller group of title contenders with a big-name pickup before the deadline, but as of now, it’s hard to envision more than seven or eight teams with legitimate aspirations of hoisting the championship trophy in June.

Here is our late-January snapshot of teams that look as if they can win the title as presently constructed:

1. Celtics (35-14)