NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs
Detroit Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers
Minnesota Timberwolves
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
LA Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Toronto Raptors
Memphis Grizzlies
Charlotte Hornets
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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11.7
4.7
7.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.4
48.1
9.4
4.7
4.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
71.5
27.0
9.5
4.8
4.7
100.0
100.0
92.1
31.1
17.8
8.4
2.8
5.7
100.0
100.0
37.1
16.7
5.3
4.6
4.0
0.6
100.0
100.0
62.9
11.8
1.7
2.5
-0.1
2.6
100.0
100.0
7.9
0.5
0.1
2.1
0.4
1.8
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.1
3.6
3.5
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.0
-0.7
-2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.7
-4.2
-2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.2
-3.8
-1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
6.2
-0.3
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.1
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
1.6
3.2
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.8
-3.9
-3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
2.7
0.6
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
1.9
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.1
-5.0
-5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.7
-7.2
-3.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
-0.2
2.3
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.8
0.1
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.5
0.7
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
-1.9
2.3
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-11.8
-5.3
-6.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.9
-2.0
-4.9
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
3.4
1.0
2.4
100.0
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: May 14, 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.