NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets
Denver Nuggets
New York Knicks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Los Angeles Lakers
Orlando Magic
San Antonio Spurs
Detroit Pistons
Boston Celtics
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Golden State Warriors
Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors
Memphis Grizzlies
Dallas Mavericks
Phoenix Suns
LA Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks
Portland Trail Blazers
Chicago Bulls
Indiana Pacers
Sacramento Kings
Charlotte Hornets
New Orleans Pelicans
Utah Jazz
Brooklyn Nets
Washington Wizards
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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11.3
3.5
7.8
100.0
96.2
82.6
63.8
53.6
7.8
4.1
3.7
100.0
83.4
56.1
20.7
14.3
5.9
7.0
-1.1
100.0
70.4
26.8
8.6
5.5
5.1
4.7
0.4
99.2
68.5
44.3
27.8
7.8
4.3
3.1
1.2
96.2
60.0
33.8
18.7
4.7
3.9
4.1
-0.2
99.7
56.5
14.6
3.6
1.9
3.8
0.2
3.6
96.2
56.7
31.0
16.3
4.0
2.9
2.4
0.6
98.0
37.9
7.6
1.7
0.9
2.7
0.5
2.2
97.8
50.5
23.2
10.5
2.0
2.6
2.9
-0.3
84.8
39.7
18.2
7.6
1.6
2.6
-0.0
2.6
91.2
41.5
18.0
7.4
1.5
2.6
1.2
1.3
94.7
29.6
6.4
1.0
0.4
2.0
-1.2
3.2
78.1
15.8
4.2
0.6
0.2
2.0
0.6
1.4
75.3
29.7
11.9
5.0
0.8
1.6
1.4
0.2
71.8
26.3
10.8
4.0
0.6
0.6
-0.6
1.2
73.9
24.4
8.2
2.6
0.4
-0.0
-0.5
0.5
31.0
2.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-2.4
2.3
16.1
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.1
-0.4
54.7
5.3
1.0
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.4
-0.9
11.5
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.5
-1.2
12.7
2.6
0.7
0.1
0.0
-2.1
-1.4
-0.7
16.2
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
-4.3
-2.7
-1.6
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.0
-4.3
-1.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.2
-3.4
-2.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.2
-3.2
-3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.3
-2.4
-3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.5
-3.3
-4.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.0
-4.8
-4.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-12.4
-6.4
-6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: December 5, 2025
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.