NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs
Boston Celtics
Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Orlando Magic
Toronto Raptors
Portland Trail Blazers
Charlotte Hornets
Atlanta Hawks
Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Philadelphia 76ers
Cleveland Cavaliers
LA Clippers
Miami Heat
Denver Nuggets
Golden State Warriors
Dallas Mavericks
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Brooklyn Nets
Indiana Pacers
Utah Jazz
Milwaukee Bucks
Sacramento Kings
Washington Wizards
Memphis Grizzlies
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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11.1
4.0
7.1
100.0
100.0
89.3
61.5
44.2
8.4
2.5
5.9
100.0
80.3
64.7
35.4
12.8
8.6
3.9
4.7
100.0
100.0
64.8
39.1
14.6
9.0
4.6
4.4
100.0
100.0
88.3
34.8
21.3
7.2
3.7
3.5
100.0
74.6
32.7
17.6
5.5
5.6
2.5
3.1
100.0
49.1
6.4
1.7
0.5
2.8
0.1
2.7
100.0
100.0
11.7
1.0
0.2
2.0
-0.3
2.4
100.0
19.8
6.5
0.9
0.1
5.5
3.2
2.2
100.0
38.9
10.6
2.2
0.2
0.2
-2.1
2.2
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.1
3.9
2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.2
1.7
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
3.2
0.8
100.0
50.9
4.3
1.0
0.2
1.1
0.4
0.7
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.5
0.6
100.0
25.4
2.6
0.5
0.0
6.2
5.8
0.4
100.0
61.1
18.2
4.4
0.5
1.9
2.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.6
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.6
6.0
-0.4
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.3
-0.8
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-4.0
-1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.1
-0.8
-2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.9
-4.4
-2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.9
-7.3
-3.6
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
-7.0
-2.1
-4.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.3
-5.1
-5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-11.9
-5.5
-6.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.9
-4.3
-6.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-13.5
-7.0
-6.6
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.