NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
Los Angeles Lakers
San Antonio Spurs
Golden State Warriors
Denver Nuggets
Boston Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers
Houston Rockets
New York Knicks
Minnesota Timberwolves
Portland Trail Blazers
Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons
Toronto Raptors
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
Miami Heat
Atlanta Hawks
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
Memphis Grizzlies
Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards
LA Clippers
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Utah Jazz
Charlotte Hornets
Brooklyn Nets
Milwaukee Bucks
Sacramento Kings
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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4.3
4.6
-0.3
96.9
38.4
13.2
4.5
1.9
8.3
4.2
4.1
100.0
81.9
56.5
36.3
23.6
6.2
3.9
2.3
94.8
47.0
21.6
9.8
4.9
2.0
3.6
-1.6
74.8
16.9
4.6
1.3
0.4
6.4
3.2
3.2
100.0
84.1
56.1
34.5
17.0
2.7
2.8
-0.1
97.8
42.2
14.8
5.4
1.7
5.3
2.7
2.6
99.2
54.9
24.8
10.4
5.3
5.0
2.5
2.5
99.8
70.7
37.6
19.1
8.5
6.3
2.1
4.2
98.4
56.9
28.1
13.2
7.0
3.5
1.8
1.7
91.3
29.0
9.3
2.9
1.1
7.3
1.3
6.0
99.7
70.5
41.2
21.5
12.6
5.8
1.0
4.8
100.0
77.7
46.7
24.3
11.0
3.0
1.0
2.0
94.8
37.9
14.7
5.6
1.6
3.7
0.7
3.0
98.7
52.9
22.4
9.2
3.1
-1.9
-0.1
-1.8
8.8
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
-1.2
-0.3
-0.8
55.6
7.4
1.4
0.4
0.0
0.4
-0.3
0.7
83.3
18.2
4.6
1.1
0.2
0.2
-0.6
0.8
30.2
3.4
0.7
0.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.7
0.3
34.5
5.0
1.1
0.3
0.1
-2.4
-0.8
-1.6
5.9
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.4
-1.9
0.5
32.6
3.7
0.7
0.1
0.0
-4.8
-2.3
-2.6
1.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.1
-2.3
-2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.5
-2.7
-4.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.7
-2.7
-5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.1
-3.2
-2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.6
-3.7
-0.9
1.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.7
-4.1
-2.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.5
-4.5
-5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-11.0
-5.2
-5.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: November 12, 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.