NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons
Houston Rockets
New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs
Denver Nuggets
Boston Celtics
Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Lakers
Cleveland Cavaliers
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Miami Heat
Toronto Raptors
Phoenix Suns
Golden State Warriors
Atlanta Hawks
Memphis Grizzlies
LA Clippers
Portland Trail Blazers
Milwaukee Bucks
Dallas Mavericks
Chicago Bulls
Charlotte Hornets
Brooklyn Nets
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
New Orleans Pelicans
Sacramento Kings
Indiana Pacers
W-LOVR W-LWIN DIV%PLAYOFF%TOP6%PLAYIN%PROJ SEEDPROJ DRAFT1ST PICK%
31-7
63.9-18.1
99.6
100.0
100.0
0.0
1.0
29.9
0.0
28-9
55.9-26.1
97.7
100.0
99.9
0.1
1.4
27.4
0.0
22-12
54.7-27.3
67.5
100.0
99.4
0.6
2.8
26.7
0.0
24-13
52.4-29.6
60.3
99.9
98.8
1.2
2.5
24.9
0.0
26-11
52.2-29.8
32.5
99.3
95.6
4.4
3.8
24.7
0.0
25-12
51.8-30.2
0.4
99.7
95.8
4.2
3.9
24.4
0.0
23-13
50.8-31.2
33.7
99.3
95.9
4.1
3.3
23.5
0.0
25-13
50.3-31.7
0.1
98.0
87.4
12.6
4.8
22.9
0.0
23-12
47.8-34.2
58.8
92.8
65.6
34.3
5.9
20.3
0.1
21-18
46.6-35.4
2.3
92.0
64.5
35.5
5.7
19.1
0.1
21-17
46.3-35.7
51.6
90.9
64.3
35.7
5.7
19.0
0.1
20-15
46.2-35.8
4.6
89.0
61.7
38.2
5.9
18.7
0.1
20-17
45.9-36.1
43.6
88.7
58.8
41.1
6.0
18.8
0.1
23-15
44.9-37.1
1.5
82.5
46.8
53.0
6.6
17.5
0.2
22-15
44.7-37.3
20.7
75.9
27.7
70.9
7.4
17.1
0.2
20-18
44.5-37.5
20.1
78.2
26.1
72.4
7.3
17.0
0.2
18-21
40.9-41.1
4.9
43.2
8.9
87.9
8.5
14.0
0.8
16-21
39.5-42.5
0.0
28.0
1.5
79.6
9.3
12.8
1.4
13-23
37.8-44.2
0.4
16.4
0.6
58.5
10.0
11.6
2.1
18-20
37.7-44.3
0.0
10.3
0.4
53.1
10.2
11.3
2.3
16-21
36.8-45.2
0.0
12.2
0.5
73.2
9.9
10.9
2.6
14-24
33.3-48.7
0.0
1.6
0.0
9.4
11.6
8.6
5.1
17-20
33.2-48.8
0.0
1.8
0.0
22.7
11.0
8.8
5.0
13-25
31.0-51.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
6.6
11.8
7.3
6.8
11-23
27.0-55.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
13.0
5.2
9.9
13-24
26.3-55.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13.3
4.8
10.5
10-26
22.6-59.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.2
2.9
12.9
8-31
22.3-59.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.3
2.8
13.0
8-29
22.0-60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.4
2.7
13.1
7-31
21.0-61.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.5
2.2
13.4
Last Updated: 9 January 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.