NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Orlando Magic
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Toronto Raptors
Memphis Grizzlies
Atlanta Hawks
Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers
LA Clippers
Charlotte Hornets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Houston Rockets
San Antonio Spurs
Denver Nuggets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons
Oklahoma City Thunder
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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-3.6
-1.0
-2.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.2
-2.3
-2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.2
-1.5
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.4
-3.2
-2.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
-1.0
1.2
65.5
11.1
2.7
0.5
0.0
-1.8
-0.3
-1.6
3.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.8
-5.8
-3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
-1.7
2.1
58.4
10.8
2.7
0.6
0.0
-2.8
-2.4
-0.4
12.7
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
-8.6
-3.6
-5.0
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
-9.5
-5.1
-4.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.1
-1.9
0.8
87.1
12.7
2.3
0.3
0.0
0.5
1.2
-0.8
1.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
-0.1
0.4
39.7
7.2
1.7
0.3
0.1
-1.1
-1.0
-0.1
69.2
9.4
2.0
0.2
0.1
0.7
2.0
-1.2
93.1
23.9
5.6
0.8
0.2
1.7
0.4
1.2
62.0
12.8
4.2
0.9
0.3
1.5
1.5
-0.0
87.4
22.2
6.5
2.1
0.3
2.9
1.2
1.7
62.7
16.4
6.7
1.5
0.4
2.1
1.3
0.8
58.4
17.1
5.9
1.9
0.4
3.6
1.1
2.5
99.5
50.0
15.4
4.2
1.6
3.5
1.0
2.4
99.9
53.9
18.3
4.9
1.8
4.4
1.6
2.8
100.0
70.1
38.5
9.6
4.2
5.4
6.5
-1.1
99.9
70.5
31.4
12.6
6.4
5.2
4.0
1.2
100.0
79.0
41.6
20.7
6.7
5.2
3.6
1.7
100.0
77.6
41.3
21.1
6.8
5.8
3.6
2.2
100.0
81.7
47.6
25.9
9.1
5.7
0.8
4.8
100.0
80.4
47.7
26.5
9.3
10.1
3.5
6.5
100.0
92.5
77.8
65.4
52.1
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.