NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons
Minnesota Timberwolves
San Antonio Spurs
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
New York Knicks
Portland Trail Blazers
Boston Celtics
Atlanta Hawks
Orlando Magic
Houston Rockets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers
Dallas Mavericks
Charlotte Hornets
Miami Heat
Indiana Pacers
Denver Nuggets
Phoenix Suns
LA Clippers
Memphis Grizzlies
Washington Wizards
Chicago Bulls
Brooklyn Nets
New Orleans Pelicans
Utah Jazz
Milwaukee Bucks
Sacramento Kings
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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9.1
1.8
7.2
100.0
87.2
62.6
40.7
28.5
5.5
1.6
3.9
99.8
69.5
41.2
22.9
9.6
5.8
2.0
3.8
99.9
72.1
35.5
17.0
10.0
6.6
2.9
3.7
100.0
79.8
49.7
25.9
16.7
5.2
1.5
3.7
97.8
64.6
38.0
22.0
9.3
2.6
-0.6
3.2
92.3
42.8
18.3
8.0
2.5
3.3
1.1
2.1
92.8
47.9
23.0
10.6
3.7
2.2
0.3
1.9
92.8
29.3
8.7
2.5
1.0
4.9
3.2
1.7
99.4
67.3
38.8
21.2
8.5
2.5
1.0
1.6
91.7
41.6
17.9
7.3
2.3
0.2
-1.2
1.4
45.7
11.4
3.4
1.1
0.2
3.9
2.5
1.4
99.5
53.7
19.6
6.8
3.2
2.0
1.6
0.4
86.0
32.7
13.2
5.0
1.2
0.7
1.0
-0.3
40.7
6.8
2.1
0.5
0.1
2.7
3.0
-0.3
96.1
33.9
10.4
3.2
1.4
-2.3
-1.8
-0.4
26.0
2.6
0.6
0.1
0.0
-1.7
-1.2
-0.5
18.7
3.5
0.8
0.3
0.1
-0.7
-0.2
-0.5
24.8
5.7
1.5
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.8
-0.6
48.1
12.8
3.9
1.3
0.2
2.3
3.0
-0.8
92.6
30.7
10.2
3.2
1.4
-2.6
-1.3
-1.3
24.7
2.3
0.5
0.0
0.0
-3.2
-1.7
-1.5
8.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
-3.6
-1.4
-2.1
13.8
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
-3.4
-0.6
-2.8
2.9
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
-7.3
-4.0
-3.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.9
-4.4
-3.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.3
-1.7
-3.6
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.7
0.5
-4.2
4.9
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
-7.1
-2.8
-4.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.7
-4.8
-5.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: October 27, 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.