NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
San Antonio Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder
Minnesota Timberwolves
Philadelphia 76ers
Detroit Pistons
Houston Rockets
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Toronto Raptors
Cleveland Cavaliers
Golden State Warriors
Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles Lakers
Portland Trail Blazers
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
Orlando Magic
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
LA Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Memphis Grizzlies
Charlotte Hornets
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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7.0
3.1
3.9
100.0
81.1
52.6
32.0
20.7
6.4
1.2
5.2
99.7
71.6
39.7
20.6
11.9
5.6
2.0
3.6
99.4
68.3
36.2
18.5
10.4
5.0
1.5
3.5
99.4
66.1
38.6
21.9
10.2
5.2
0.5
4.7
99.8
70.4
40.1
21.8
10.0
5.3
3.2
2.1
99.8
69.7
35.6
17.2
9.5
4.8
3.1
1.7
99.7
66.9
36.3
19.1
8.5
3.7
1.6
2.1
97.9
51.5
25.2
12.2
5.0
3.6
1.1
2.6
96.3
48.8
23.7
10.9
4.4
2.8
2.5
0.4
97.6
47.6
21.6
9.7
3.4
3.5
2.9
0.6
77.4
27.3
10.8
4.0
1.9
1.9
3.3
-1.4
84.3
24.4
8.0
2.6
1.0
2.2
3.0
-0.8
82.6
23.7
7.3
2.2
1.0
2.0
0.3
1.7
81.9
23.1
7.8
2.5
0.9
1.0
-0.2
1.1
74.8
19.8
6.3
2.1
0.6
0.3
1.1
-0.8
68.0
17.4
5.5
1.7
0.3
-0.6
-0.9
0.4
39.4
6.4
1.3
0.3
0.1
-0.9
-0.1
-0.8
21.0
4.1
0.9
0.2
0.1
-0.9
-1.0
0.1
30.6
5.6
1.4
0.3
0.1
-4.7
-2.6
-2.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.3
-3.4
-3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.0
-2.7
-2.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.0
-3.8
-4.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.2
-4.8
-2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.9
-0.5
-2.3
7.5
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.0
-11.9
-5.3
-6.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.3
-1.1
-3.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.0
-0.9
-2.1
5.3
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
-1.5
-0.7
-0.8
27.2
3.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-2.3
-2.4
0.1
9.6
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: November 1, 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.