NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
San Antonio Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Minnesota Timberwolves
Houston Rockets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Philadelphia 76ers
Los Angeles Lakers
Miami Heat
Toronto Raptors
Golden State Warriors
Orlando Magic
Portland Trail Blazers
Atlanta Hawks
Indiana Pacers
Phoenix Suns
Charlotte Hornets
Utah Jazz
Dallas Mavericks
Washington Wizards
New Orleans Pelicans
LA Clippers
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Sacramento Kings
Memphis Grizzlies
W-LOVR W-LWIN DIV%PLAYOFF%TOP6%PLAYIN%PROJ SEEDPROJ DRAFT1ST PICK%
0-0
59.1-22.9
97.6
100.0
100.0
0.0
1.7
28.8
4.4
0-0
60.7-21.3
96.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
1.5
29.2
11.0
0-0
51.7-30.3
43.6
97.7
92.3
7.4
3.0
24.4
0.0
0-0
51.3-30.7
38.5
97.2
91.4
8.3
3.1
23.9
0.3
0-0
48.7-33.3
2.2
96.9
85.8
14.0
4.5
22.0
0.0
0-0
49.4-32.6
56.1
93.4
82.9
16.2
4.1
22.2
0.6
0-0
47.8-34.2
1.7
95.5
81.1
18.8
4.9
21.2
0.0
0-0
46.7-35.3
2.4
92.5
73.7
25.8
5.4
20.0
12.0
0-0
47.9-34.1
38.4
88.4
72.3
25.9
4.9
20.4
0.0
0-0
47.5-34.5
12.0
88.3
69.6
27.9
5.1
25.9
0.1
0-0
45.4-36.6
55.2
88.3
64.6
34.2
5.8
18.7
1.1
0-0
45.6-36.4
49.9
76.3
53.2
41.3
6.2
17.0
2.2
0-0
45.5-36.5
5.8
75.6
50.9
43.1
6.4
17.0
0.0
0-0
43.6-38.4
32.1
79.1
45.6
51.8
6.7
16.4
1.9
0-0
42.9-39.1
23.5
54.4
29.3
55.1
7.8
13.8
3.8
0-0
41.4-40.6
0.1
62.6
26.0
67.0
7.7
14.0
3.1
0-0
42.2-39.8
17.9
48.7
23.5
57.2
8.2
13.0
0.0
0-0
42.0-40.0
5.5
47.3
22.7
57.6
8.3
12.7
4.5
0-0
40.4-41.6
12.7
53.1
19.5
69.9
8.2
13.0
0.0
0-0
39.9-42.1
8.4
30.6
11.5
51.2
9.3
10.8
5.9
0-0
35.4-46.6
0.0
17.2
2.4
52.5
10.2
10.2
0.0
0-0
33.8-48.2
0.0
10.1
1.2
38.6
10.8
8.6
7.6
0-0
32.4-49.6
0.3
1.8
0.3
7.4
12.2
7.7
0.0
0-0
28.1-53.9
0.0
1.0
0.1
5.8
13.0
7.7
16.1
0-0
30.1-51.9
0.1
2.2
0.1
12.3
12.3
7.8
0.0
0-0
28.3-53.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.1
13.3
7.6
8.4
0-0
26.3-55.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
13.8
7.7
0.0
0-0
25.0-57.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
14.2
7.8
0.2
0-0
21.7-60.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
14.7
7.9
6.7
0-0
29.4-52.6
0.0
1.5
0.0
9.3
12.5
7.7
9.9
Last Updated: October 6, 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.