NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Indiana Pacers
LA Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Orlando Magic
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Memphis Grizzlies
Charlotte Hornets
Dallas Mavericks
Miami Heat
Atlanta Hawks
Portland Trail Blazers
Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Cleveland Cavaliers
Toronto Raptors
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
Houston Rockets
Philadelphia 76ers
Oklahoma City Thunder
Minnesota Timberwolves
Detroit Pistons
San Antonio Spurs
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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-4.7
-2.5
-2.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.4
-3.4
-4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.8
-0.0
-0.8
20.6
3.8
0.9
0.2
0.0
-5.3
-3.1
-2.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.2
-3.8
-4.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.4
-4.9
-2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
-1.0
0.0
28.6
4.9
1.0
0.2
0.0
-2.9
-0.5
-2.4
6.4
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
-11.9
-5.3
-6.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.4
-1.2
-3.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.9
-0.8
-2.1
6.9
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
-1.3
-0.6
-0.7
28.2
3.4
0.7
0.2
0.0
-2.4
-2.4
0.1
10.5
1.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.8
0.3
35.7
5.3
1.0
0.3
0.1
0.2
1.0
-0.9
68.7
16.8
4.9
1.5
0.4
0.9
-0.3
1.1
74.5
19.8
6.0
2.0
0.6
2.1
0.4
1.7
78.1
21.9
6.8
2.1
0.8
2.0
3.3
-1.3
84.0
25.0
8.6
2.9
1.0
2.6
3.1
-0.5
85.2
26.9
8.9
2.9
1.2
4.0
3.2
0.8
83.7
32.7
13.7
5.7
2.6
2.8
2.5
0.3
97.9
47.2
20.3
8.5
2.9
3.4
0.9
2.5
95.0
46.0
21.8
10.2
3.9
3.8
1.7
2.1
98.1
52.6
25.8
12.4
5.2
5.0
3.1
1.9
99.9
69.0
38.7
20.4
9.1
5.2
3.2
2.0
99.7
67.1
34.3
16.2
9.1
5.0
1.4
3.6
99.2
65.3
37.1
20.7
10.0
6.2
1.0
5.1
99.6
69.1
37.4
19.1
10.7
5.7
2.0
3.7
98.9
67.7
35.7
18.6
10.8
5.3
0.6
4.7
100.0
72.7
43.2
23.8
11.0
7.0
3.2
3.9
100.0
80.3
52.8
32.1
20.6
Last Updated: November 2, 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.