NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
Detroit Pistons
Philadelphia 76ers
Boston Celtics
Minnesota Timberwolves
New York Knicks
Toronto Raptors
Atlanta Hawks
Houston Rockets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Los Angeles Lakers
Denver Nuggets
Portland Trail Blazers
Indiana Pacers
Orlando Magic
Golden State Warriors
Miami Heat
Dallas Mavericks
Phoenix Suns
Charlotte Hornets
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
LA Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Memphis Grizzlies
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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9.1
1.8
7.2
100.0
87.7
62.9
41.1
28.9
6.6
2.9
3.7
100.0
80.1
50.0
25.6
16.1
5.5
1.6
3.9
99.7
69.8
41.8
23.5
10.2
5.2
1.5
3.7
97.7
65.0
37.8
21.2
8.7
4.9
3.2
1.7
99.4
66.5
37.6
20.7
8.7
5.8
2.0
3.8
100.0
72.3
35.8
16.7
9.7
3.3
1.1
2.1
93.1
48.6
23.4
11.1
3.8
2.6
-0.6
3.2
92.1
42.7
18.7
8.4
2.7
2.5
1.0
1.6
91.6
41.0
18.1
7.3
2.3
3.9
2.5
1.4
99.4
54.6
19.4
7.2
3.3
2.0
1.6
0.4
85.4
33.2
12.7
4.8
1.3
2.7
3.0
-0.3
96.2
33.3
10.1
3.3
1.3
2.3
3.0
-0.8
92.8
30.5
9.7
3.0
1.1
2.2
0.3
1.9
93.0
28.8
9.0
2.4
1.0
0.2
0.8
-0.6
47.0
12.2
4.1
1.3
0.3
0.2
-1.2
1.4
47.8
12.2
3.6
1.2
0.3
0.7
1.0
-0.3
41.0
6.5
2.1
0.6
0.2
-0.7
-0.2
-0.5
24.3
5.6
1.5
0.5
0.1
-2.3
-1.8
-0.4
25.7
2.3
0.4
0.1
0.0
-2.6
-1.3
-1.3
24.5
2.3
0.5
0.1
0.0
-1.7
-1.2
-0.5
19.1
3.2
0.8
0.1
0.0
-5.3
-1.7
-3.6
1.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.3
-4.0
-3.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.2
-1.7
-1.5
7.8
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
-7.1
-2.8
-4.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.9
-4.4
-3.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.7
-4.8
-5.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.7
0.5
-4.2
4.7
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.4
-0.6
-2.8
2.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.6
-1.4
-2.1
13.7
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: 27 October 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.