NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons
San Antonio Spurs
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
Charlotte Hornets
Denver Nuggets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Houston Rockets
Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic
Los Angeles Lakers
Minnesota Timberwolves
Atlanta Hawks
LA Clippers
Miami Heat
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors
New Orleans Pelicans
Dallas Mavericks
Chicago Bulls
Utah Jazz
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks
Washington Wizards
Brooklyn Nets
Sacramento Kings
Memphis Grizzlies
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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11.0
3.9
7.2
100.0
100.0
89.8
62.7
47.2
10.6
4.9
5.7
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.0
4.5
4.5
100.0
100.0
87.9
33.9
22.0
8.4
3.8
4.6
100.0
100.0
65.2
54.4
20.5
7.0
3.5
3.4
100.0
75.4
32.4
24.5
6.9
6.0
3.8
2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.6
5.9
-0.4
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
5.1
0.4
100.0
61.0
42.4
10.6
1.6
4.9
1.8
3.1
100.0
30.9
4.4
1.0
0.3
4.7
2.5
2.2
100.0
39.0
25.2
5.2
0.6
4.4
2.1
2.3
100.0
100.0
32.4
4.4
0.4
3.3
2.4
0.8
100.0
69.1
5.8
1.3
0.4
2.7
0.0
2.7
100.0
100.0
12.1
1.2
0.2
1.9
0.1
1.8
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
1.9
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.5
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.4
0.6
100.0
24.6
2.4
0.9
0.1
1.0
0.3
0.7
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
-2.1
2.2
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.3
-0.9
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.2
-0.9
-2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-4.1
-1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.0
-4.5
-2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.2
-2.3
-5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.1
-4.1
-4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.4
-5.2
-5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-11.0
-4.4
-6.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-11.0
-7.5
-3.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-12.0
-5.5
-6.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-13.5
-7.0
-6.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: May 1, 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.