NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Denver Nuggets
Houston Rockets
Detroit Pistons
Minnesota Timberwolves
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs
Cleveland Cavaliers
Golden State Warriors
Orlando Magic
LA Clippers
Philadelphia 76ers
Miami Heat
Memphis Grizzlies
Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Atlanta Hawks
Dallas Mavericks
Toronto Raptors
Milwaukee Bucks
Portland Trail Blazers
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Sacramento Kings
New Orleans Pelicans
Indiana Pacers
Brooklyn Nets
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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10.9
3.3
7.7
100.0
93.3
80.1
68.4
60.4
5.8
7.3
-1.5
99.5
67.1
32.1
10.2
6.3
5.8
3.2
2.6
99.5
67.0
32.6
10.4
6.7
4.3
0.3
4.0
100.0
73.6
47.0
28.7
7.8
3.9
1.7
2.2
97.3
48.4
16.4
4.2
2.1
3.8
3.9
-0.2
99.7
65.8
38.0
20.7
4.8
3.4
4.4
-1.0
99.1
61.8
32.6
16.7
3.5
3.4
1.6
1.7
99.2
51.1
17.6
3.3
1.7
3.2
2.9
0.2
97.2
55.1
27.2
13.8
2.6
3.0
0.4
2.6
83.1
27.5
9.1
1.9
0.9
1.9
-0.5
2.4
89.9
38.4
16.3
6.5
1.0
1.7
1.5
0.2
30.0
5.0
1.7
0.4
0.2
1.5
1.0
0.5
89.2
37.0
15.5
6.1
1.0
1.3
-1.1
2.4
88.0
33.2
12.3
4.3
0.6
1.1
-0.0
1.2
21.1
2.7
0.9
0.2
0.1
1.1
2.5
-1.4
78.3
18.8
4.9
0.6
0.2
0.9
-0.6
1.5
79.7
18.2
4.5
0.5
0.1
0.8
0.3
0.4
48.7
14.4
5.3
1.8
0.1
-0.7
-2.0
1.3
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.8
-2.5
1.7
74.0
18.7
5.4
1.4
0.1
-1.9
-0.9
-1.1
8.5
1.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
-2.2
-1.8
-0.4
11.9
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
-2.6
-0.6
-2.0
2.2
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
-4.4
-2.1
-2.3
3.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.4
-3.2
-3.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.4
-2.3
-4.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.4
-5.1
-1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.9
-4.3
-2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.5
-1.9
-6.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.5
-5.5
-5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: January 19, 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.