NBA Basketball Power Index 2026-27

Team
San Antonio Spurs
Detroit Pistons
Oklahoma City Thunder
Houston Rockets
Philadelphia 76ers
Minnesota Timberwolves
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Toronto Raptors
Cleveland Cavaliers
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers
Portland Trail Blazers
Denver Nuggets
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Indiana Pacers
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks
LA Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks
Brooklyn Nets
Orlando Magic
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
Memphis Grizzlies
Charlotte Hornets
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
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7.5
3.2
4.3
100.0
81.1
54.1
33.3
21.2
6.3
1.1
5.2
100.0
81.5
52.1
32.4
16.0
6.5
1.5
5.0
99.9
72.1
40.2
21.1
12.5
5.8
3.5
2.4
99.8
69.9
37.3
18.9
11.0
5.2
1.8
3.4
99.7
68.7
39.0
20.8
9.7
5.6
1.8
3.7
99.0
63.2
31.1
14.5
7.7
4.4
2.8
1.6
99.8
63.8
32.4
15.5
6.2
3.6
1.4
2.2
98.7
53.6
25.7
11.4
4.3
3.6
1.3
2.3
97.6
48.4
22.6
9.9
3.6
2.6
2.6
0.0
97.9
43.4
18.0
7.0
2.5
3.9
3.0
0.9
89.1
33.1
12.5
4.6
2.1
3.0
3.6
-0.6
92.7
29.6
9.7
3.1
1.2
2.6
0.7
1.8
90.0
27.9
8.8
2.8
1.1
1.6
3.1
-1.5
76.7
18.3
5.4
1.4
0.5
0.8
-0.6
1.4
80.5
20.3
5.5
1.7
0.3
-0.5
1.0
-1.4
57.2
11.7
3.1
0.8
0.2
-0.7
-0.3
-0.4
23.2
3.3
0.7
0.2
0.1
-4.5
-2.1
-2.4
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.5
-3.4
-4.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.4
-1.4
0.0
20.4
2.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
-5.3
-2.9
-2.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-8.1
-3.9
-4.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.5
-5.2
-2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.3
-1.5
0.2
24.4
3.5
0.6
0.2
0.0
-2.9
-0.6
-2.4
7.2
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
-11.0
-4.9
-6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.7
-1.6
-3.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.6
-0.9
-1.7
15.0
1.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
-1.5
-0.3
-1.2
24.0
2.2
0.4
0.1
0.0
-3.4
-2.9
-0.4
6.1
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: 4 November 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.