NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Houston Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers
Toronto Raptors
Philadelphia 76ers
LA Clippers
Charlotte Hornets
Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns
Orlando Magic
Golden State Warriors
Atlanta Hawks
Portland Trail Blazers
Milwaukee Bucks
Memphis Grizzlies
Chicago Bulls
New Orleans Pelicans
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
Brooklyn Nets
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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4.5
2.6
1.9
100.0
74.6
36.5
17.3
5.4
5.6
1.2
4.4
100.0
79.8
47.5
27.1
9.6
5.2
2.6
2.6
100.0
77.3
43.0
22.2
7.7
5.3
2.1
3.2
100.0
72.6
45.1
13.8
6.9
9.9
3.2
6.7
100.0
91.5
77.4
63.5
50.9
5.6
4.5
1.2
100.0
79.6
46.0
25.4
8.6
5.0
5.9
-0.9
99.9
67.8
26.5
9.8
4.7
3.6
1.3
2.3
99.8
53.3
15.5
4.5
1.6
3.3
1.1
2.2
99.7
49.3
13.7
3.6
1.4
1.0
1.9
-1.0
93.6
24.7
5.5
0.8
0.2
-1.1
-1.9
0.7
78.4
11.9
2.0
0.3
0.1
0.8
1.2
-0.4
76.6
16.8
4.9
1.2
0.2
4.0
1.8
2.2
76.6
24.9
12.3
3.4
1.2
3.2
1.6
1.7
76.3
27.9
12.0
4.8
1.2
0.4
-1.1
1.5
66.9
12.5
3.2
0.6
0.1
-1.2
-1.6
0.4
61.3
6.0
1.1
0.1
0.0
0.3
-1.5
1.8
57.8
10.5
2.4
0.4
0.1
1.5
0.5
1.0
57.1
9.5
3.0
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.6
-0.1
43.6
9.2
2.5
0.7
0.1
-2.9
-2.4
-0.6
12.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.6
-0.7
-1.9
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
1.2
-1.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.8
-2.3
-2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.5
-0.7
-2.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.0
-1.9
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-3.3
-2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.9
-5.7
-3.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.8
-3.5
-5.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.1
-2.0
-6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-9.2
-4.7
-4.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: March 6, 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.