NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons
Denver Nuggets
Boston Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers
San Antonio Spurs
Minnesota Timberwolves
Houston Rockets
LA Clippers
Charlotte Hornets
Golden State Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Orlando Magic
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns
Toronto Raptors
Milwaukee Bucks
Dallas Mavericks
Portland Trail Blazers
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Indiana Pacers
Sacramento Kings
Brooklyn Nets
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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10.1
3.5
6.5
100.0
92.5
78.2
66.7
52.8
5.8
3.6
2.2
100.0
81.0
47.5
25.6
9.0
5.7
0.8
4.8
100.0
80.4
47.5
26.4
9.6
5.4
6.5
-1.1
99.8
70.8
31.2
12.2
6.3
5.2
3.6
1.7
100.0
78.5
41.9
21.4
6.9
5.2
4.0
1.2
100.0
79.5
41.3
21.2
6.6
4.4
1.6
2.8
100.0
69.2
38.8
9.8
4.1
3.6
1.1
2.5
99.5
50.3
15.2
3.8
1.3
3.5
1.0
2.4
99.8
52.5
17.0
4.3
1.6
2.9
1.2
1.7
62.4
17.4
7.8
1.7
0.6
2.1
1.3
0.8
59.1
16.7
6.0
2.0
0.4
1.7
0.4
1.2
61.7
13.0
4.3
0.8
0.3
1.5
1.5
-0.0
86.5
21.8
6.8
1.9
0.3
0.7
2.0
-1.2
93.8
24.3
5.6
0.6
0.1
0.5
1.2
-0.8
1.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
-1.7
2.1
58.3
11.1
2.6
0.5
0.1
0.3
-0.1
0.4
39.9
6.6
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.3
-1.0
1.2
66.2
11.3
2.4
0.4
0.1
-1.1
-1.0
-0.1
69.2
9.5
1.9
0.1
0.0
-1.1
-1.9
0.8
87.1
12.9
2.5
0.5
0.0
-1.8
-0.3
-1.6
2.9
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
-2.2
-1.5
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.8
-2.4
-0.4
12.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
-3.6
-1.0
-2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.2
-2.3
-2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.4
-3.2
-2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.6
-3.6
-5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.8
-5.8
-3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.1
-2.5
-6.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.5
-5.1
-4.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: 2 March 2026
ESPN's NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength developed by the ESPN Analytics team. BPI is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance for the rest of the season. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. BPI accounts for game-by-game efficiency, strength of schedule, pace, days of rest, game location and preseason expectations.