NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Detroit Pistons
Denver Nuggets
Houston Rockets
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers
San Antonio Spurs
Minnesota Timberwolves
Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Atlanta Hawks
Golden State Warriors
LA Clippers
Memphis Grizzlies
Portland Trail Blazers
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Milwaukee Bucks
Dallas Mavericks
New Orleans Pelicans
Indiana Pacers
Brooklyn Nets
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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11.3
3.9
7.5
100.0
93.6
83.3
70.9
62.4
4.7
1.0
3.8
100.0
74.7
49.1
31.2
8.2
5.5
7.3
-1.7
99.7
70.4
34.8
10.2
6.4
4.9
2.0
2.9
99.8
69.5
35.3
10.8
6.2
4.5
4.7
-0.2
99.5
69.0
42.5
23.6
6.0
3.1
3.7
-0.6
98.9
61.0
30.7
14.9
2.9
3.4
3.2
0.2
99.2
60.3
29.7
14.2
2.4
3.1
1.4
1.6
99.0
52.4
15.5
3.0
1.4
3.1
0.8
2.3
91.1
37.6
11.8
2.4
1.2
0.3
-1.5
1.8
93.5
31.5
9.8
2.9
0.3
1.9
-0.3
2.2
75.5
29.6
12.3
4.9
0.7
1.0
0.2
0.8
77.9
26.6
9.8
3.4
0.4
0.6
-1.1
1.7
81.4
25.3
8.0
2.3
0.2
0.3
1.4
-1.1
85.7
24.4
5.3
0.7
0.3
1.4
-0.1
1.5
83.8
23.4
5.5
0.9
0.3
1.2
0.6
0.6
60.5
20.4
7.9
2.6
0.4
1.6
-0.3
1.9
73.0
19.3
5.6
0.7
0.2
1.8
1.5
0.3
38.2
7.0
2.2
0.4
0.2
0.4
-0.6
1.1
12.1
1.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
-2.4
-1.7
-0.6
16.1
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.0
-1.7
-0.7
-1.1
4.7
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.0
-5.2
-2.7
-2.5
6.7
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
-2.5
-1.3
-1.3
2.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
-1.2
1.6
1.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.7
-1.5
-3.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.7
-4.6
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.5
-5.1
-2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.6
-2.6
-4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.1
-1.3
-6.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.2
-5.3
-4.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: January 26, 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.