NBA Basketball Power Index 2024-25

Team
Philadelphia 76ers
San Antonio Spurs
Utah Jazz
Phoenix Suns
Chicago Bulls
Washington Wizards
Denver Nuggets
Sacramento Kings
New York Knicks
Miami Heat
Dallas Mavericks
Charlotte Hornets
Atlanta Hawks
Brooklyn Nets
Toronto Raptors
Portland Trail Blazers
New Orleans Pelicans
Memphis Grizzlies
Minnesota Timberwolves
Detroit Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Indiana Pacers
Orlando Magic
Houston Rockets
Milwaukee Bucks
Oklahoma City Thunder
LA Clippers
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
PBPIPOFFPDEFPLAYOFF%MAKE CS%MAKE CF%FINALS%WIN TITLE%
-7.9
-3.1
-4.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.4
-1.8
-4.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.4
-1.9
-4.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.9
2.7
-3.6
5.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.0
-0.5
-2.5
20.1
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
-6.7
-4.5
-2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.8
-1.8
99.9
61.8
29.7
8.9
2.7
0.3
2.0
-1.7
25.2
2.4
0.7
0.1
0.0
3.0
4.4
-1.4
100.0
69.3
23.8
5.3
1.5
-3.1
-1.9
-1.2
41.7
1.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.4
1.4
-1.1
11.7
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.0
-6.5
-5.6
-0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.2
-0.3
-0.9
79.3
7.3
1.8
0.2
0.0
-4.6
-3.9
-0.8
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.5
-1.7
-0.8
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.8
-0.8
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.1
-4.5
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
2.4
0.5
98.8
44.7
13.7
3.7
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.6
86.6
19.6
5.2
0.9
0.2
0.5
-0.2
0.7
99.9
41.2
5.3
0.8
0.2
8.0
7.1
0.9
100.0
96.6
88.1
64.9
38.4
5.7
4.7
1.0
100.0
91.2
68.3
26.4
11.6
5.0
3.0
2.0
99.8
66.4
33.4
12.8
4.7
3.6
1.5
2.0
95.8
43.1
16.8
4.9
1.3
2.5
-0.0
2.5
99.8
42.4
5.5
1.1
0.1
-2.0
-5.1
3.1
58.2
3.5
0.8
0.0
0.0
3.3
-0.2
3.5
99.2
49.5
17.6
5.4
1.3
2.9
-1.0
3.9
99.8
46.5
6.2
1.3
0.2
8.6
4.1
4.4
100.0
89.3
74.1
60.9
36.5
4.6
-2.5
7.1
77.5
22.0
8.6
2.2
0.5
Last Updated: March 12, 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.

Glossary

  • PBPI:Playoff BPI. Average BPI value throughout the course of the playoffs. Includes past, currently-scheduled, and hypothetical future playoff games
  • POFF:Offensive component of Playoff BPI. Offensive contribution to expected point margin vs average opponent on neutral court
  • PDEF:Defensive component of Playoff BPI. Defensive contribution to expected point margin vs average opponent on neutral court
  • PLAYOFF%:Chance to make the NBA playoffs, according to BPI.
  • MAKE CS%:Chance to make the Conference Semifinals, according to BPI.
  • MAKE CF%:Chance to make the Conference Finals, according to BPI.
  • FINALS%:Chance to make the NBA Finals, according to BPI.
  • WIN TITLE%:Chance to win the NBA Finals, according to BPI.