NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
San Antonio Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons
Los Angeles Lakers
Minnesota Timberwolves
New York Knicks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Toronto Raptors
Atlanta Hawks
Denver Nuggets
Houston Rockets
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
Golden State Warriors
Indiana Pacers
LA Clippers
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Memphis Grizzlies
Charlotte Hornets
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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9.2
4.8
4.4
100.0
98.9
83.8
31.4
19.9
11.5
4.0
7.5
100.0
96.2
88.1
64.0
47.8
8.3
4.5
3.8
100.0
90.9
57.3
33.1
11.7
8.4
2.8
5.6
100.0
86.4
68.6
38.5
12.3
3.5
2.7
0.8
100.0
84.8
8.4
1.5
0.4
2.9
0.3
2.7
100.0
77.4
10.0
1.0
0.2
7.8
3.5
4.3
100.0
74.7
36.0
19.4
6.1
4.2
3.7
0.5
100.0
58.2
15.6
4.0
0.5
3.5
1.1
2.3
100.0
41.8
10.8
2.5
0.3
3.1
0.8
2.4
100.0
25.4
5.2
1.3
0.1
5.9
6.2
-0.3
100.0
22.7
5.9
1.4
0.6
5.1
2.1
3.0
100.0
15.2
2.2
0.6
0.2
2.6
0.3
2.3
100.0
13.6
5.0
1.0
0.1
0.6
0.5
0.1
100.0
9.2
1.5
0.2
0.0
0.9
0.1
0.8
100.0
3.8
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.4
-1.8
2.2
100.0
1.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
-3.0
-0.7
-2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.7
-4.1
-2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.1
-3.7
-1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.1
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.8
-3.8
-4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.0
-4.9
-5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-11.3
-7.5
-3.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-11.7
-5.3
-6.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.3
-2.2
-5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.7
-4.2
-6.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-13.4
-6.8
-6.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
4.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: April 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.