NBA Basketball Power Index 2024-25

Team
Oklahoma City Thunder
Cleveland Cavaliers
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Houston Rockets
Denver Nuggets
Golden State Warriors
LA Clippers
New York Knicks
Memphis Grizzlies
Indiana Pacers
Minnesota Timberwolves
Milwaukee Bucks
Detroit Pistons
Dallas Mavericks
Sacramento Kings
Phoenix Suns
Orlando Magic
Chicago Bulls
Toronto Raptors
Portland Trail Blazers
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Brooklyn Nets
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
San Antonio Spurs
Philadelphia 76ers
Charlotte Hornets
New Orleans Pelicans
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
PBPIPOFFPDEFPLAYOFF%MAKE CS%MAKE CF%FINALS%WIN TITLE%
10.9
4.9
6.0
100.0
93.5
81.8
72.2
54.3
7.9
6.7
1.2
100.0
95.2
82.2
50.8
20.6
7.6
5.3
2.3
100.0
94.6
76.1
39.4
15.2
5.6
3.0
2.7
99.8
65.6
24.4
8.0
2.8
4.8
0.3
4.5
100.0
61.3
30.7
5.9
1.7
4.8
5.6
-0.8
99.8
60.3
24.1
5.7
1.8
4.6
1.3
3.3
93.1
35.8
13.7
3.4
1.0
4.3
0.5
3.8
92.4
34.1
12.7
2.8
0.7
3.8
4.0
-0.2
100.0
68.7
18.0
5.4
0.9
3.1
2.1
1.0
92.4
28.0
7.5
1.2
0.3
2.4
2.5
-0.2
100.0
60.0
10.6
2.4
0.3
1.9
0.3
1.5
88.9
20.4
4.9
0.7
0.1
1.5
1.0
0.5
99.9
33.7
5.1
0.8
0.1
1.4
0.1
1.3
100.0
37.5
5.5
1.0
0.1
1.3
1.6
-0.3
15.9
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.7
2.0
-1.3
13.7
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
3.0
-2.7
4.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.5
-4.7
4.2
71.2
4.9
1.3
0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.2
-1.1
28.6
1.4
0.4
0.1
0.0
-1.2
-2.4
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.4
-1.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.6
-0.5
-1.1
71.2
3.1
0.6
0.0
0.0
-2.1
-2.0
-0.1
29.2
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-5.7
-5.0
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.2
-2.8
-3.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.2
-4.6
-1.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.7
-2.5
-5.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.2
-4.4
-5.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.5
-7.7
-2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-12.6
-6.1
-6.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: April 1, 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.

Glossary

  • PBPI:Playoff BPI. Average BPI value throughout the course of the playoffs. Includes past, currently-scheduled, and hypothetical future playoff games
  • POFF:Offensive component of Playoff BPI. Offensive contribution to expected point margin vs average opponent on neutral court
  • PDEF:Defensive component of Playoff BPI. Defensive contribution to expected point margin vs average opponent on neutral court
  • PLAYOFF%:Chance to make the NBA playoffs, according to BPI.
  • MAKE CS%:Chance to make the Conference Semifinals, according to BPI.
  • MAKE CF%:Chance to make the Conference Finals, according to BPI.
  • FINALS%:Chance to make the NBA Finals, according to BPI.
  • WIN TITLE%:Chance to win the NBA Finals, according to BPI.