NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
LA Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Charlotte Hornets
Memphis Grizzlies
Phoenix Suns
Orlando Magic
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
Miami Heat
Denver Nuggets
Atlanta Hawks
Portland Trail Blazers
Toronto Raptors
Los Angeles Lakers
Cleveland Cavaliers
Golden State Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers
Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Thunder
New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons
San Antonio Spurs
Boston Celtics
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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-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
-5.1
-2.3
-2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.5
-4.5
-5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.7
-4.1
-2.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-11.0
-5.2
-5.7
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
-4.8
-2.3
-2.6
1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.6
-3.7
-0.9
1.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.4
-0.8
-1.6
5.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.9
-0.1
-1.8
9.0
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
-1.4
-1.9
0.5
31.5
3.4
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.2
-0.6
0.8
28.8
3.7
0.8
0.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.7
0.3
33.7
4.8
1.1
0.3
0.0
-1.2
-0.3
-0.8
57.1
7.9
1.6
0.3
0.0
2.0
3.6
-1.6
75.1
17.3
4.8
1.2
0.5
0.4
-0.3
0.7
83.5
17.5
4.2
1.2
0.2
3.5
1.8
1.7
90.8
29.1
9.0
2.8
1.1
3.0
1.0
2.0
94.8
37.7
14.1
4.9
1.6
4.3
4.6
-0.3
97.3
38.9
14.1
4.8
2.0
2.7
2.8
-0.1
97.7
42.2
15.0
5.5
1.6
6.2
3.9
2.3
96.1
48.1
22.0
9.7
4.8
3.7
0.7
3.0
98.6
52.6
21.9
9.2
3.1
5.3
2.7
2.6
99.0
54.4
24.2
10.3
4.9
6.3
2.1
4.2
98.5
56.4
27.3
12.3
6.6
7.3
1.3
6.0
99.7
69.4
41.0
21.8
13.0
5.0
2.5
2.5
99.9
71.3
37.7
19.2
8.2
5.8
1.0
4.8
100.0
78.0
47.5
25.1
11.3
8.3
4.2
4.1
100.0
81.8
56.8
37.1
24.0
6.4
3.2
3.2
100.0
84.7
56.2
34.2
17.0
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.