NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
Detroit Pistons
Philadelphia 76ers
Minnesota Timberwolves
New York Knicks
Toronto Raptors
Boston Celtics
Houston Rockets
Orlando Magic
Portland Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Cleveland Cavaliers
Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles Lakers
Indiana Pacers
Dallas Mavericks
Charlotte Hornets
Denver Nuggets
Chicago Bulls
LA Clippers
Brooklyn Nets
Memphis Grizzlies
Washington Wizards
New Orleans Pelicans
Utah Jazz
Milwaukee Bucks
Sacramento Kings
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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8.3
2.7
5.6
100.0
82.2
62.2
39.9
28.4
7.4
3.2
4.2
100.0
78.3
57.5
33.0
22.3
3.3
0.2
3.2
93.4
51.4
26.4
12.8
4.9
5.2
2.9
2.2
88.3
54.1
32.5
19.7
8.6
2.9
0.7
2.1
95.5
48.8
17.8
6.1
2.7
4.5
2.4
2.1
97.7
60.9
35.4
19.6
8.0
1.9
0.1
1.8
75.6
32.7
14.3
6.0
1.7
4.2
2.5
1.6
97.2
59.6
33.3
18.4
7.4
2.2
0.7
1.5
92.5
41.5
13.6
5.0
2.1
0.6
-0.8
1.4
54.4
20.0
7.5
2.8
0.9
0.2
-0.9
1.1
62.6
17.2
5.3
1.4
0.5
1.7
0.8
0.9
79.1
28.2
9.6
3.0
1.1
0.4
-0.4
0.8
48.7
17.5
6.7
2.3
0.7
1.5
0.7
0.8
76.3
32.5
13.4
5.2
1.5
2.7
2.1
0.6
88.4
45.1
21.7
10.1
3.4
-0.6
-0.9
0.3
53.1
12.2
3.4
0.9
0.3
1.5
1.5
-0.1
88.3
35.3
11.0
3.6
1.5
0.2
0.2
-0.1
47.3
16.2
5.6
1.9
0.4
-3.0
-2.6
-0.4
10.1
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.2
-0.7
30.6
9.8
3.2
1.1
0.2
3.1
4.0
-0.9
96.9
52.0
18.5
7.0
3.4
-5.1
-2.6
-2.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.7
-2.0
-2.7
2.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.8
-4.1
-2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.9
-2.1
-2.9
1.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.3
-0.3
-3.0
1.8
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-2.4
-3.1
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.4
0.7
-3.1
17.2
2.5
0.6
0.2
0.1
-6.3
-2.8
-3.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.6
-3.9
-4.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: October 6, 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.