NBA Basketball Power Index 2025-26

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets
New York Knicks
Denver Nuggets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Orlando Magic
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons
Los Angeles Lakers
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Philadelphia 76ers
Golden State Warriors
San Antonio Spurs
Minnesota Timberwolves
Toronto Raptors
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
LA Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Memphis Grizzlies
Charlotte Hornets
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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12.0
4.3
7.7
100.0
96.1
84.8
68.8
58.5
7.6
4.1
3.4
100.0
79.8
50.9
16.4
11.2
5.5
4.8
0.6
99.8
73.4
48.9
32.2
9.4
6.0
7.1
-1.1
99.9
71.6
30.1
8.7
5.3
4.0
2.8
1.2
97.2
59.8
33.4
17.4
3.7
3.6
-0.3
3.9
96.5
55.6
28.6
13.6
2.9
3.0
3.3
-0.2
95.1
49.0
23.1
10.6
2.4
2.6
0.8
1.9
98.9
52.5
24.3
10.8
1.8
3.5
3.7
-0.2
99.3
50.8
11.3
2.4
1.1
2.0
1.0
1.0
80.8
30.6
11.8
4.5
0.8
2.1
-0.4
2.5
86.7
33.1
13.1
4.9
0.8
1.8
1.2
0.6
80.8
31.2
12.7
5.0
0.8
3.1
-0.9
3.9
90.2
28.1
6.7
1.1
0.5
2.7
2.4
0.3
95.5
32.9
7.1
1.4
0.5
2.7
1.3
1.4
93.3
29.9
6.5
1.1
0.4
-0.5
-1.3
0.9
53.2
13.2
3.7
0.8
0.1
-6.6
-2.6
-4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-3.3
-2.2
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
-1.6
1.8
18.4
1.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-3.9
-1.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.2
-0.7
6.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
-1.3
0.2
-1.5
10.1
1.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
-8.3
-4.5
-3.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4
42.4
3.7
0.9
0.1
0.0
-2.6
-1.8
-0.8
5.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.5
-2.8
-2.7
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
-6.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
-0.6
1.4
49.5
5.8
1.4
0.1
0.0
-5.5
-3.4
-2.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: December 8, 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.