NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
Sacramento Kings
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks
LA Clippers
Utah Jazz
Brooklyn Nets
New Orleans Pelicans
Charlotte Hornets
Washington Wizards
Memphis Grizzlies
Phoenix Suns
Dallas Mavericks
Orlando Magic
Indiana Pacers
Miami Heat
Denver Nuggets
Portland Trail Blazers
Atlanta Hawks
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers
Toronto Raptors
Cleveland Cavaliers
Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Philadelphia 76ers
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons
San Antonio Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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-11.0
-4.9
-6.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.2
-3.6
-4.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.7
-4.2
-4.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.3
-3.1
-2.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-2.6
-2.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.1
-4.6
-2.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.6
-2.2
-2.4
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.4
-4.2
-1.2
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.6
-2.0
-2.6
3.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.8
-1.3
-1.5
5.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.9
-0.1
-1.9
12.0
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.9
-1.3
0.4
20.7
2.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-1.9
-2.0
0.1
20.8
2.3
0.4
0.1
0.0
-1.0
-0.8
-0.2
32.5
4.7
0.9
0.3
0.1
-1.1
-0.1
-1.0
57.4
9.0
1.8
0.6
0.1
2.8
4.1
-1.3
87.6
24.1
7.3
2.2
0.9
3.2
1.8
1.4
88.8
26.3
8.1
2.5
1.1
1.0
0.3
0.7
90.1
23.3
6.6
2.1
0.4
4.9
3.4
1.5
92.3
35.4
13.6
5.1
2.6
3.6
4.1
-0.5
94.5
32.4
10.3
3.3
1.4
3.6
1.8
1.8
97.5
44.9
20.5
8.6
2.9
3.2
3.0
0.2
98.5
45.5
20.1
8.6
2.7
5.3
3.3
2.0
99.1
58.0
25.3
10.6
5.9
6.3
2.5
3.8
99.2
62.6
29.8
14.3
7.7
4.3
0.9
3.4
99.3
57.9
28.4
13.8
5.4
4.7
2.2
2.4
99.6
62.5
32.9
16.9
6.5
5.2
2.9
2.3
99.9
72.0
41.0
22.0
9.1
6.0
0.9
5.0
100.0
77.7
47.4
27.2
11.8
7.4
3.6
3.8
100.0
76.6
49.0
26.5
17.1
8.6
2.1
6.5
100.0
81.2
56.1
35.4
24.3
Last Updated: November 8, 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.