NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
Denver Nuggets
Oklahoma City Thunder
Boston Celtics
San Antonio Spurs
Philadelphia 76ers
Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Utah Jazz
Houston Rockets
Detroit Pistons
Charlotte Hornets
Indiana Pacers
Toronto Raptors
Washington Wizards
Atlanta Hawks
Orlando Magic
Portland Trail Blazers
Phoenix Suns
LA Clippers
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
Milwaukee Bucks
Sacramento Kings
Brooklyn Nets
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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3.0
4.0
-1.0
97.3
53.4
18.8
6.4
2.8
8.9
2.8
6.1
100.0
87.3
66.9
45.7
33.6
3.7
2.6
1.2
95.3
55.9
29.3
15.4
5.7
6.6
2.5
4.1
100.0
80.2
57.8
29.6
19.8
5.5
2.4
3.0
93.6
63.6
40.0
23.9
10.2
2.7
2.2
0.5
88.7
43.8
20.4
9.4
3.1
4.1
1.6
2.5
96.4
59.9
33.0
17.6
7.0
1.5
1.6
-0.1
89.9
35.1
10.8
3.4
1.5
1.7
0.8
0.9
66.4
20.2
6.8
2.1
0.7
1.5
0.8
0.7
75.7
30.8
13.2
5.5
1.4
2.9
0.8
2.1
96.3
50.0
17.0
6.1
2.8
-2.4
0.8
-3.1
17.8
2.1
0.4
0.1
0.0
2.2
0.7
1.5
93.7
42.8
13.7
4.7
2.2
3.7
0.6
3.1
95.8
55.4
28.8
14.8
5.4
-0.4
0.3
-0.7
28.8
8.8
3.0
1.0
0.2
0.2
0.3
-0.1
44.8
14.1
4.9
1.6
0.4
1.9
0.1
1.7
76.8
32.9
14.6
6.1
1.7
-3.3
-0.2
-3.0
2.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
-0.4
0.8
48.9
16.5
5.9
2.3
0.5
0.6
-0.8
1.4
52.9
17.9
6.7
2.4
0.7
0.2
-0.9
1.1
66.2
16.0
4.8
1.3
0.4
-0.6
-0.9
0.3
56.7
11.8
2.9
0.6
0.2
-4.5
-1.9
-2.7
2.4
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-4.9
-2.0
-2.9
1.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-2.3
-3.1
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.1
-2.5
-2.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.0
-2.5
-0.4
10.9
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.0
-6.3
-2.7
-3.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.5
-3.8
-4.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.7
-4.0
-2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: October 21, 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.