NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
Sacramento Kings
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Chicago Bulls
LA Clippers
New Orleans Pelicans
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Phoenix Suns
Charlotte Hornets
Memphis Grizzlies
Orlando Magic
Indiana Pacers
Dallas Mavericks
Miami Heat
Atlanta Hawks
Denver Nuggets
Portland Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers
Cleveland Cavaliers
Toronto Raptors
New York Knicks
Golden State Warriors
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia 76ers
Houston Rockets
Detroit Pistons
Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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-11.9
-5.3
-6.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.2
-3.8
-4.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.4
-4.9
-2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.4
-3.4
-4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.3
-3.1
-2.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.7
-2.5
-2.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.4
-1.2
-3.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.9
-0.8
-2.1
7.1
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
-2.9
-0.5
-2.4
6.3
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
-2.4
-2.4
0.1
10.3
1.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
-1.3
-0.6
-0.7
28.5
3.4
0.7
0.1
0.0
-1.0
-1.0
0.0
28.4
4.7
1.0
0.2
0.0
-0.8
-0.0
-0.8
20.9
3.9
1.1
0.2
0.1
-0.5
-0.8
0.3
35.6
5.4
1.2
0.4
0.1
0.2
1.0
-0.9
68.7
17.3
5.4
1.6
0.4
0.9
-0.3
1.1
74.4
20.0
6.2
1.8
0.4
2.0
3.3
-1.3
84.2
26.0
8.4
2.9
1.1
2.1
0.4
1.7
77.0
21.6
6.6
2.1
0.8
2.6
3.1
-0.5
85.4
25.2
8.4
2.7
1.0
2.8
2.5
0.3
97.9
46.7
20.4
8.8
3.0
3.4
0.9
2.5
94.9
45.9
21.7
9.9
3.7
3.8
1.7
2.1
98.3
53.2
25.6
12.3
5.0
4.0
3.2
0.8
83.8
32.6
13.4
5.4
2.5
5.0
3.1
1.9
99.8
68.9
39.3
21.2
9.7
5.0
1.4
3.6
99.4
65.6
37.1
20.2
9.3
5.2
3.2
2.0
99.7
67.4
34.3
16.1
9.1
5.3
0.6
4.7
99.9
71.6
41.9
23.8
11.1
5.7
2.0
3.7
99.1
67.6
36.3
18.1
10.1
6.2
1.0
5.1
99.6
69.3
37.1
19.5
11.1
7.0
3.2
3.9
100.0
80.8
53.5
32.7
21.4
Last Updated: November 2, 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.