NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets
New York Knicks
Orlando Magic
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Boston Celtics
Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia 76ers
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers
San Antonio Spurs
Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves
Toronto Raptors
Memphis Grizzlies
Milwaukee Bucks
Dallas Mavericks
Phoenix Suns
LA Clippers
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Indiana Pacers
Brooklyn Nets
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Charlotte Hornets
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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12.9
4.8
8.1
100.0
97.2
88.5
74.2
65.0
7.5
4.1
3.5
100.0
80.3
51.8
14.1
9.3
5.8
5.0
0.8
99.9
75.0
50.7
33.5
8.1
4.0
-0.2
4.1
98.6
59.5
32.6
16.6
3.3
4.1
2.8
1.3
97.5
58.8
32.0
16.2
3.3
6.0
7.2
-1.2
99.9
71.4
29.2
6.9
4.2
2.6
0.7
1.9
99.1
51.6
23.2
9.6
1.5
3.0
3.3
-0.3
95.9
48.9
22.9
10.2
1.9
2.0
1.0
1.0
82.4
31.7
12.5
4.5
0.7
1.9
1.2
0.7
82.2
30.9
12.1
4.8
0.6
1.9
-0.6
2.5
83.6
30.1
10.7
3.8
0.4
3.1
3.6
-0.5
98.5
44.0
8.5
1.4
0.5
2.9
2.8
0.1
98.0
39.7
7.4
1.3
0.5
3.2
-0.8
4.0
92.9
30.7
6.9
1.1
0.4
2.5
1.2
1.3
92.0
28.0
6.0
0.8
0.4
-0.6
-1.4
0.8
49.0
11.6
3.0
0.8
0.1
0.7
-0.7
1.4
51.8
5.3
1.2
0.2
0.1
-1.3
0.2
-1.5
10.7
1.8
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.3
-2.0
1.7
14.6
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.0
-1.3
-0.6
-0.7
36.7
2.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.1
-0.8
7.1
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
-6.5
-2.4
-4.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.4
-3.1
-2.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.3
-4.0
-1.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.4
-4.6
-3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.4
-1.8
-0.6
8.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.7
-3.0
-2.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.5
-3.5
-4.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-12.4
-6.1
-6.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.4
-3.3
-2.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: December 11, 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.