NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
San Antonio Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons
Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Philadelphia 76ers
Boston Celtics
Golden State Warriors
New York Knicks
Toronto Raptors
Los Angeles Lakers
Portland Trail Blazers
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Indiana Pacers
Dallas Mavericks
Orlando Magic
Memphis Grizzlies
Washington Wizards
Phoenix Suns
Charlotte Hornets
New Orleans Pelicans
Utah Jazz
LA Clippers
Brooklyn Nets
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks
Sacramento Kings
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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7.5
3.2
4.3
100.0
80.5
53.1
33.1
21.0
6.3
1.3
5.0
99.7
69.0
37.1
18.9
10.3
6.2
1.0
5.2
100.0
80.7
52.3
32.3
16.6
5.8
3.4
2.4
99.9
68.7
36.1
17.5
9.7
5.7
1.8
3.8
99.3
64.1
33.3
16.4
9.0
5.2
1.8
3.4
99.8
69.8
40.2
21.6
10.0
4.4
2.8
1.6
99.7
63.4
31.6
14.9
6.2
4.0
3.1
0.8
88.9
33.3
13.3
5.0
2.2
3.7
1.4
2.3
99.1
54.4
26.0
11.8
4.5
3.5
1.2
2.2
97.6
48.7
22.5
9.7
3.9
3.0
3.7
-0.7
93.0
31.8
10.7
3.7
1.5
2.7
0.8
1.8
90.1
28.6
9.8
3.4
1.4
2.6
2.6
-0.0
96.9
41.3
16.5
6.7
2.2
1.6
3.2
-1.6
76.2
18.6
5.5
1.7
0.6
0.7
-0.7
1.4
78.5
19.1
5.7
1.5
0.4
-0.4
1.0
-1.5
60.3
12.9
3.3
1.0
0.2
-0.8
-0.3
-0.5
23.2
4.1
0.9
0.2
0.1
-1.3
-1.3
0.0
20.0
2.1
0.4
0.1
0.0
-1.3
-1.5
0.2
26.7
3.8
0.8
0.2
0.1
-1.4
-0.2
-1.2
25.2
2.7
0.6
0.1
0.0
-2.7
-1.0
-1.7
13.6
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
-2.9
-0.5
-2.4
6.6
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.0
-3.5
-3.1
-0.5
4.6
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
-4.5
-2.1
-2.4
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.6
-1.6
-3.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.4
-2.9
-2.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.5
-5.1
-2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.7
-3.4
-4.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.1
-3.9
-4.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.9
-4.9
-6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: 3 November 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.