NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Boston Celtics
San Antonio Spurs
Denver Nuggets
Houston Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves
LA Clippers
Philadelphia 76ers
Los Angeles Lakers
Charlotte Hornets
Golden State Warriors
Orlando Magic
Miami Heat
Toronto Raptors
Atlanta Hawks
Phoenix Suns
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Memphis Grizzlies
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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10.1
3.6
6.4
100.0
93.0
79.1
66.6
52.7
5.7
0.8
4.8
100.0
80.8
48.0
26.5
9.5
5.8
3.5
2.2
100.0
80.0
45.8
25.0
8.6
5.3
4.1
1.2
100.0
79.6
42.3
21.3
6.4
5.2
3.5
1.7
100.0
78.5
42.0
21.4
7.0
4.6
1.7
2.9
100.0
70.9
40.0
10.1
4.7
5.3
6.4
-1.1
99.8
69.6
29.9
11.6
6.0
3.5
1.0
2.4
99.9
53.3
16.9
4.3
1.6
3.5
1.1
2.4
99.4
50.0
15.0
3.8
1.4
2.9
1.2
1.7
62.5
16.9
7.4
1.8
0.6
1.6
1.6
-0.0
87.3
21.7
6.7
2.1
0.4
0.7
2.0
-1.2
93.5
24.4
5.7
0.8
0.3
2.0
1.2
0.8
57.9
16.1
5.6
1.8
0.3
1.6
0.3
1.2
62.1
12.6
4.2
0.9
0.2
0.4
-1.7
2.1
59.1
11.5
2.9
0.7
0.1
0.3
-0.9
1.2
64.6
11.6
2.7
0.6
0.1
-1.1
-2.0
0.9
88.2
12.6
2.3
0.4
0.1
0.3
-0.0
0.4
39.8
7.4
1.8
0.4
0.1
-1.1
-1.0
-0.1
69.0
9.0
1.7
0.1
0.0
-3.5
-0.9
-2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.0
-2.3
-2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.3
-1.5
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.4
-3.2
-2.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.8
-0.2
-1.5
3.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.8
-5.8
-3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.8
-2.4
-0.4
12.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.5
-3.6
-4.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.1
-2.5
-6.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.6
-5.1
-4.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
1.2
-0.8
1.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: March 2, 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.