NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
New Orleans Pelicans
Brooklyn Nets
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Sacramento Kings
Charlotte Hornets
Indiana Pacers
Chicago Bulls
LA Clippers
Portland Trail Blazers
Milwaukee Bucks
Dallas Mavericks
Phoenix Suns
Toronto Raptors
Memphis Grizzlies
Philadelphia 76ers
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Golden State Warriors
Boston Celtics
San Antonio Spurs
Cleveland Cavaliers
Orlando Magic
Los Angeles Lakers
Detroit Pistons
Denver Nuggets
New York Knicks
Houston Rockets
Oklahoma City Thunder
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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-6.6
-2.4
-4.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.4
-4.5
-3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.5
-3.5
-5.0
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
-5.7
-3.0
-2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-3.4
-2.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.2
-3.9
-1.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-3.2
-2.3
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.1
-0.8
6.7
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
-2.5
-1.7
-0.7
7.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.2
0.3
-1.5
10.8
1.7
0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.2
-2.0
1.8
14.8
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
-1.2
-0.6
-0.6
37.0
2.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.6
-1.4
0.8
49.4
11.5
3.1
0.8
0.1
0.8
-0.6
1.5
55.3
6.4
1.7
0.2
0.1
1.8
1.2
0.6
80.6
29.2
11.2
4.0
0.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
81.3
29.9
11.7
4.1
0.5
2.0
-0.5
2.5
85.2
29.6
10.9
3.9
0.5
2.4
1.1
1.3
90.6
27.1
5.4
0.8
0.3
3.2
-0.8
4.0
92.0
30.7
7.1
1.0
0.4
3.2
3.4
-0.2
95.9
50.7
23.8
10.8
2.0
3.1
2.8
0.2
97.8
42.3
8.3
1.5
0.6
4.2
2.9
1.3
98.1
59.7
33.1
17.6
3.4
4.0
-0.2
4.2
98.5
58.8
30.7
15.2
2.8
2.9
3.4
-0.5
98.8
44.1
8.5
1.4
0.6
2.8
0.8
1.9
99.3
53.3
24.2
9.9
1.3
5.8
7.0
-1.2
99.9
69.6
27.4
6.0
3.4
5.7
5.0
0.7
99.9
75.6
51.2
33.6
8.9
7.5
4.1
3.4
100.0
79.5
51.9
13.7
9.0
12.8
4.6
8.2
100.0
97.3
89.2
75.3
65.6
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.