NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
Boston Celtics
Charlotte Hornets
LA Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Minnesota Timberwolves
Atlanta Hawks
Houston Rockets
Toronto Raptors
Philadelphia 76ers
Orlando Magic
Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns
Golden State Warriors
Portland Trail Blazers
New Orleans Pelicans
Dallas Mavericks
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks
Indiana Pacers
Memphis Grizzlies
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Brooklyn Nets
Washington Wizards
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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8.9
2.8
6.1
100.0
90.0
73.7
54.2
39.5
6.8
2.7
4.1
100.0
82.2
62.4
26.9
16.5
6.6
1.4
5.2
100.0
80.0
51.7
33.0
14.2
6.0
2.4
3.6
100.0
78.9
47.0
24.6
9.6
5.4
4.9
0.5
100.0
75.4
36.6
18.3
6.5
5.0
5.0
-0.1
100.0
67.5
19.7
8.1
3.9
4.4
1.0
3.4
100.0
70.7
35.0
15.2
4.6
4.0
1.8
2.2
53.4
20.2
8.9
3.6
1.0
3.9
2.0
1.8
76.2
18.2
9.4
2.7
0.9
3.4
2.6
0.8
100.0
56.1
15.7
4.1
1.3
3.0
0.5
2.4
100.0
41.2
10.0
2.1
0.7
2.8
0.9
1.8
95.5
27.3
9.6
3.0
0.6
2.5
-0.0
2.5
100.0
35.2
6.7
1.6
0.4
1.3
-0.2
1.5
94.4
20.0
5.1
1.1
0.2
0.9
1.5
-0.7
77.5
15.1
3.6
0.7
0.1
0.5
-0.2
0.7
38.9
6.2
1.4
0.3
0.0
0.2
-0.3
0.6
40.4
6.2
1.1
0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
0.2
79.0
7.2
1.7
0.2
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
14.5
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.7
-2.7
2.0
30.3
1.8
0.4
0.1
0.0
-2.7
-0.8
-2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.7
-2.3
-1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.8
-2.0
-2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.1
-1.2
-3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.2
-1.3
-3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.3
-1.0
-4.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.9
-2.5
-5.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.4
-2.7
-5.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.5
-6.8
-3.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.6
-5.3
-5.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: April 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.